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Europe Police catch COVID 19 ransomware spreading gang

Posted on 7 July 2020

From cybersecurity-insiders.com

A cybercrime unit formed by a police agency operating in Europe, succeeded in catching cyber criminals on a recent note and sources say that they were trying to spread ransomware to hospitals in the name of COVID 19 testing.

According to a statement issued by Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), the 4 man hacker’s group dubbed as “Pentaguard” became highly active from March 2020. And the group came on to the surveillance radar of Romania Cyber Crime unit that was formed last year to curb cybercrime.

Threat Intelligence in a Big Data World

Posted on 7 July 2020

From securityboulevard.com

Threat intelligence is an important piece of any size organization’s cybersecurity system. But effective threat intelligence often fails is because threat analysis teams aren’t aligning themselves to the business, so they may be looking at the big picture of threats rather than for specific industry vertical threats. In the age of big data and data privacy regulations, this could be leaving an organization open to a damage data breach.

TikTok faces ban in the US; pulls out of Hong Kong

Posted on 7 July 2020

From techcrunch.com

The world’s most popular short video app continues to be in the crosshairs of politicians globally.

On Monday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning TikTok over concerns that it could be used by the Beijing government as a surveillance and propaganda tool.

EDP: Ragnar Locker ransomware attack confirmed

Posted on 7 July 2020

From en.secnews.gr

The EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) confirmed an attack from the Locker Ragnar ransomware that affected its parent company’s systems, the multinational company energy, Energias de Portugal (EDP).

EDP Group ‘s activities focus on the production and distribution of electricity.

It employs more than 11,500 employees, provides energy to more than 11 million customers and is 4 ^the largest producer of wind energy in the world and one of the largest operators of energy (gas and electricity) in Europe .

Burst Search is an extremely intrusive browser hijacker that renders Managed by your organization feature to prevent removal

Posted on 7 July 2020

From 2-spyware.com

Burst Search is a search tool that is available at the Chrome Web Store^[1]. It’s promoted a handy tool that is going to provide filtered search results and allow quick access to the local weather forecast. However, we strongly recommend users’ comment section before installing it because there are hundreds of reports stating that the Burst Search removal is impossible.

US Secret Service reports an increase in hacked managed service providers (MSPs)

Posted on 7 July 2020

From zdnet.com

The US Secret Service sent out a security alert last month to the US private sector and government organizations warning about an increase in hacks of managed service providers (MSPs).

MSPs provide remote management software for companies. MSPs can be simple services like file-sharing systems to complete solutions that manage a customer’s entire computer fleet.

5 dating apps caught leaking millions of user-sensitive data

Posted on 6 July 2020

From hackread.com

5 dating apps caught leaking millions of user-sensitive information

The IT researchers at WizCase recently discovered data leaks and privacy breaches on 5 different dating apps in the US and East Asia.

These breaches showcased compromised user data and sensitive information such as names, billing addresses, phone numbers, profiles, and even private/direct messages.