Car dealer hit with ransomware attack
No industry is left out of security risks. https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-biggest-car-dealer-hit-with-ransomware-attack/
Updates are more important than ever
Magento 1 is misused in this case. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/02/hundreds-of-e-commerce-sites-booby-trapped-with-payment-card-skimming-malware/
SIM-swapping attacks are expanding
From January 2018 to December 2020, the FBI received 320 complaints related to SIM-swapping incidents with losses of approximately $12 million. In 2021, it received 1,611 SIM-swapping complaints with losses of more than $68 million. https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-sim-swapping-attacks-are-rocketing-dont-brag-about-your-crypto-online/ #mobile #smartphone #login #security #webdevelopment
Education on avoiding malware is important
Ransomware warning: Attacks are rising, and they'll keep coming if victims keep paying. A joint alert by cybersecurity agencies warns about the increasing damage done by ransomware attacks - and offers advice on how to counter the threat. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-warning-attacks-are-rising-and-theyll-keep-coming-if-victims-keep-paying/
Consider a “website firewall” for the future
Whatever you have had problems or not after last WordPress supply chain attack, consider a "website firewall" for the future. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/supply-chain-attack-used-legitimate-wordpress-add-ons-to-backdoor-sites/ #wordpress #supplychain #computermalware
Spyware at hardware level
Interesting if you have special products or knowledge and want higher #security - in companies that perform edge breaking #research or #governmental #institutions. Could CPUs based on #RISCV be an alternative solution to this challenge?... Video: NOTE: The use of YouTube will send data from you outside of Europe. https://youtu.be/HNwWQ9zGT-8…
Don’t copy-paste commands to terminal
Reasons not to copy-paste between a web page and your terminal. Evaluate the copied in your simple text editor before hand. And don't use Microsoft Word for this. Video: NOTE: The use of YouTube will send data from you outside of Europe. https://youtu.be/LFXZqQL4vTY #security #securityawareness #windows #linux #linuxserver #linuxsystemadministration #sysadmin…
Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server
Yes, "of course" are Google Play Store apps secure. Google Android tells you that anything else isn't when you try to use another app store. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/google-removes-malicious-app-that-infected-500000-google-play-users/
Security threats in public web development repositories
Includes a list of malicious packages. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/malicious-packages-sneaked-into-npm-repository-stole-discord-tokens/ #cybersecurity #webdevelopment #security
