IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-01-04

• U.S. CISA Agency warns of possible cyber attacks from Iran

• Iranian Cyberattacks Feared After Killing of Top General

• Google Chrome Extension, Shitcoin Wallet found stealing passwords and crypto-wallet keys

• Shitcoin Wallet Extension Isn’t A Crypto Wallet But A Crypto Stealer

• BusKill, a $20 USB Dead Man’s Switch for Linux Laptop

• Authorities lost track of suspect after WhatsApp hacking warning

• DEF CON 27, Bio Hacking Village, Jay Lagario’s – Hacking Wetware With Open Source Software And Hardware’

• KringleCon 2019, (Sat, Jan 4th)

• DeathRansom Evolves From Joke To Actual Ransomware

• New Magecart Skimmers Practice Steganography

• Cybercriminals Fill Up On Gas Pump Scams Ahead Of Oct. Deadline

• Starbucks Exposed An API Key In GitHub Public Repository

• New Year, New Critical Cisco Patches To Install

• Facebook fined $1.65 by Brazil Governenment over Cambridge Analytica

• First RegRipper 2020 Update

• The Army Bans TikTok

• How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks (Detailed Guide)

• IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: RECAPPING SECURITY CONGRESS 2019

• Serious Vulnerabilities Impacted Ruckus Wireless Router Firmware

• How to Secure Your Wi-Fi Router and Protect Your Home Network

• Cisco Talos discovered 2 critical flaws in the popular OpenCV library

• Warning! Ireland’s National Cyber Security Strategy; Fight Against Cyber-Crime

• Email Server of Special Olympics of New York Hacked; Later Used To Launch a Phishing Campaign

• How to stop your iPhone and apps from tracking you 24/7

• 11 Bugs in Cisco Data Center Network Manager Let Hackers Perform RCE, SQL Injection, Authentication Bypass Attacks

• Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)

• Linux Gamers Banned in Battlefield V if Using Wine and DXVK

• IT exec sets up fake biz, uses it to bill his bosses $6m for phantom gear, gets caught by Microsoft Word metadata

• DeathRansom evolves from joke to actual ransomware

• U.S. government limits exports of AI software

• How the US Prepares Its Embassies for Potential Attacks

• Xiaomi IoT Cameras Leak Private Stills via Google Home Hub

• The Week in Ransomware – January 3rd 2020 – Busy Holiday Season

• Universal Directory vs Active Directory

• The Soleimani Strike: One Person Decides

• Qassem Soleimani and Beyond

• IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-01-03

• Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video from the Gulf of Mexico

• India’s Reaction to the Killing of Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani

• Clop Ransomware Now Kills Windows 10 Apps and 3rd Party Tools

• Iran could conduct cyberattacks as retaliation

• Did the President Have the Domestic Legal Authority to Kill Qassem Soleimani?

• Life after G-Suite/Postini

• Is the inability to baseline systems crippling cybersecurity progress and oversight?

• Packet Clearing House: A Letter, And, One More Thing.

• Time is running out for Federal 100 nominations!

• GAO: USPS last-mile data useful, but unlikely to generate much revenue

• Microsoft Products Reaching End of Life in 2020

• Iran May Respond With Cyberattacks to Killing of Qassem Soleimani

• Killing of Iranian general spurs concern about cyber retaliation

• Breaking out biometrics funding

• DARPA takes the IoT to sea

• Mac Pro Hands-On: Adding Additional SSD Storage Using a PCIe Slot

• Take your career to the next level with CompTIA and Infosec Skills | Cyber Work Podcast

• Ransomware Victim Southwire Sues Maze Operators

• New year, new critical Cisco patches to install – this time for a dirty dozen of bugs that can be exploited to sidestep auth, inject commands, etc

• Cisco Drops a Dozen Vulnerability Patches

• FBI Warns of Maze Ransomware Focusing on U.S. Companies

• How Iran’s Hackers Might Strike Back After Soleimani’s Assassination

• BusKill USB cable switches off your laptop in the event of theft

• US businesses could be at risk of an Iran cybersecurity attack

• Company Shuts Down Because Of Ransomware

• How not to buy drugs on the Internet

• Privacy assessment finds risk with CDM shared service platform

• Google Boots Security Camera From Nest Hub After Private Images Go Public

• TikTok Banned By The US Army

• Travelex Suspends Services Post Malware Discovery

• Travelex Suffers Malware Attack

• Landry’s Restaurant Chain Hit With POS Malware

• 3 Critical Bugs Allow Remote Attacks on Cisco NX-OS and Switches

• Ransomware Attack Topples Telemarketing Firm, Leaving Hundreds Jobless

• Cyber News Rundown: US Coast Guard Hit with Ransomware

• Will spam die in 2020?

• What Can be Expected Following the Death of General Suleimani

• Cybercriminals Fill Up on Gas Pump Transaction Scams Ahead of Oct. Deadline

• Adam Sandler’s Twitter Account Hacked

• U.S. Government Issues Warning About Possible Iranian Cyberattacks

• The Training Evaluation Conundrum

• Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex issues password reset warning

• Xiaomi Security Camera Shows User Wrong Video Feed

• How Will Iran Retaliate to Soleimani Killing?

• Travelex Knocked Offline by System-Wide Malware Attack

• Why Use Smart Contracts to Build Blockchain Applications?

• Summer Exit Planned for Head of UK’s National Cyber Security Centre

• Cyberattack Forces Currency Exchange Giant Travelex Offline

• How Bitcoin Processing Units Are Being Used For Mining Digital Currency

• Apple Now Allowing AirPods Charging Cases to Be Engraved With Emojis

• Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020: What Do Experts Think?

• Apple Targets Jailbreaking in New Complaint Against Corellium

• Colorado Town Wires Over $1 Million to BEC Scammers

• Serious Vulnerabilities Patched in OpenCV Computer Vision Library

• 3 Cybersecurity Trends For Businesses to Focus on in 2020

• Iran has shown a talent for cyberattacks, and businesses may be a prime target for retaliation

• Top US Security Official: “Brush Up” on Hostile Online Iranian Tactics

• Brit banking sector hasn’t gone a single day of 2020 without something breaking

• Week in security with Tony Anscombe

• Company shuts down because of ransomware, leaves 300 without jobs just before holidays

• VIDEO: The State of OT Cybersecurity – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

• Edge Feature Section

• Continental Drift: Is Digital Sovereignty Splitting Global Data Centers?

• 5 steps to a secure cloud control plane

• The Edge Cartoon Caption Contest: Latest Winners, New Toon ‘Like a Boss’

• Malware Hits Travelex Currency Exchange Service

• Organizations May ‘Uncloud’ Over Security, Budgetary Concerns

• US Army banned the popular TikTok app over China security concerns

• Google Boots Security Camera Maker From Nest Hub After Private Images Go Public

• Trend Micro offers the utmost Cloud Security platform named ‘Cloud One’

• 2020 iPhones Expected to Feature Thinner and Possibly More Power Efficient Displays

• This Week in Security News: Latest Cyber Risk Index Shows Elevated Risk of Cyber Attack and IoT Company Wyze Exposes Information of 2.4M Customers

• Celebrating Decades of Success with Microsoft at the Security 20/20 Awards

• Improve How You Enforce Security Policies with the Panorama Plugin for Cisco TrustSec

• Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug

• Python is dead. Long live Python!

• “Virus”-Crippled Travelex Was Running Windows 8, RDP Connected to Internet

• Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration

• Firefox 72 Will Let Users Delete Telemetry Data

• Travelex currency exchange suspends services after malware attack

• COMMENT: Travelex Forced To Take Down Site Following Cyber Attack

• Adam Sandler’s Twitter Account Hacked – Expert Response

• U.S. and China Strike Phase One Trade Agreement; Washington Steps up Efforts to Block Chinese Tech Amidst Mounting Opposition

• Cisco critical bugs: Nexus data center switch software needs patching now

• Ransomware Attackers Offer Holiday Discounts | Avast

• Cybersecurity & compliance: What’s here, what’s next

• Comment: Ransomware Attack Takes US Maritime Base Offline

• What is Kerberos Delegation? An Overview of Kerberos Delegation

• Landry’s Discloses Payment Card Incident

• Hindsight Is 2020: Three Security Visions for The Start of The New Decade

• Your Apps Have Gone Serverless. Has Your Security?

• Don’t Xiaomi pics of other people’s places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home

• Weekly Update 172

• Travelex Temporarily Disabled All Its Systems Following a Malware Attack

• Akamai: Cyber Attacks Now Being Weaponized

• Chrome Extension Stealing Cryptocurrency Keys and Passwords

• ZENS AirPower-Like Liberty Wireless Charger With 16 Coils Now Available to Order

• Data Leak Forces Password Reset at Crypto Exchange Poloniex

• TikTok’s First Transparency Report Doesn’t Tell the Full Story

• Google kills Xiaomi-Nest integration after user gets images from strangers

• Three Days After Travelex “Virus” Attack, Systems Remain Down

• Travelex UK Website Still Down After Cyberattack

• Security Recruiter Directory

• US Restaurant Chain Landry’s Hit by POS Malware

• Indian Security Researcher Finds Starbucks API Key Exposed on GitHub

• Sensor Tower: Global App Store Spending on Christmas Day 2019 Hit a Record $193 Million

• Xiaomi Cameras Connected to Google Nest Expose Video Feeds From Others

• US Biz Wins Court Case Against Ransomware Data Thieves

• Ryuk Ransomware Hits U.S. Coast Guard Facility

• Dell To Permit Apple Users To Control iPhone From Laptop

• Ransomware Attack on Maritime Facility Results in Coast Guard Warning

• Universarium – 564,962 breached accounts

• Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights

• New Year’s Eve malware attack strikes Travelex, services still offline

• D-Link security cameras get edge AI to detect glass breaks and people

• Google App Flagged as Infected on a Number of Android Devices

• Cisco addresses several flaws in its DCNM product

• Your 2020 New Year Cybersecurity Resolutions

• Remote Command Execution and Information disclosure flaws affect dozens of D-Link routers

• Promiscuous Cookies and Their Impending Death via the SameSite Policy

• 4 Questions and Answers About Implementing Orchestration in Federal Agencies

• Top 10 Best Free Antivirus Download For PC 2020

• 2020 Tax Season Scams Already Underway

• Chrome to show error codes, similar to Windows BSOD screens

• Ransomware attack on Travelex leads to website shutdown

• This page is currency unavailable… Travelex scrubs UK homepage, kills services, knackers other sites amid ‘software virus’ infection

• Ransomware attack on Michigan School District

• CCPA – Quick Overview, (Fri, Jan 3rd)

• Mitigating the risks of AI transparency

• 2020 quick tips: How to not lose your cables, chargers, and other gadgets when working out and about

• ISC Stormcast For Friday, January 3rd 2020 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=6808, (Fri, Jan 3rd)

• How to Achieve Compliance with NIS Directive

• Tripwire Enterprise and Zero Trust

• BusKill – A new USB Kill Cord Switch to Self-Destruct Your Data on Linux Machine

• Cabinet papers reveal Howard government’s Y2K contingency plan

• CES 2020: LG Unveils New 8K TVs With HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Support

• Hackers Compromise Special Olympics New Yorks Email Platform and Send Out Phishing Emails

• Boredom and security

• And we now go live to Apple v Corellium, where the iTitan is still lobbing copyright fireballs at the virtual iPhone upstart

• How to Make KYC Compliance Less Difficult for Banks

• Hackers will be the weapon of choice for governments in 2020

• DHS finds no tampering of Durham County election devices

• Sync AD with Web Applications

• Travelex exchange suffers malware attack; affects Tesco Bank service

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