Friday Wrap Up: 4 October 2024
It's been a busy week in cybersecurity and time for a Friday Wrap Up. Here are some of the interesting stories from this past week.
Cybersecurity Breaches and Insider Threats
🚨 Hacker charged for breaching five companies to conduct insider trading. (Published on 9/30/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More
🔓 Patelco Credit Union suffers data breach impacting over 1 million individuals. (Published on 9/30/2024, SecurityWeek). Read More
⚠️ T-Mobile fined $16M after three consecutive years of data breaches. (Published on 10/1/2024, Ars Technica). Read More
💻 North Korean hackers using new VeilShell backdoor in cyber attacks targeting Southeast Asia. (Published on 10/3/2024, The Hacker News). Read More
💼 Cyberattackers target HR departments with More_Eggs backdoor in spear-phishing campaign. (Published on 10/1/2024, Dark Reading). Read More
Emerging Vulnerabilities and Exploits
🔑 Weak Entra ID credentials attract hybrid cloud ransomware attacks, warns Microsoft. (Published on 9/30/2024, Dark Reading). Read More
🛡️ Critical Ivanti remote code execution flaw exploited in live attacks. (Published on 10/2/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More
⚙️ WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin flaw exposes sites to cross-site scripting attacks. (Published on 10/4/2024, The Hacker News). Read More
⛏️ Cryptojacking attack targets Docker API to create a malicious botnet. (Published on 9/30/2024, The Hacker News). Read More
DDoS Attacks and Mitigations
🌐 Cloudflare mitigates the largest-ever DDoS attack peaking at 3.8 Tbps. (Published on 10/4/2024, The Hacker News). Read More
📈 Record-breaking DDoS attack peaks at 3.8 Tbps, Cloudflare defends against it. (Published on 10/2/2024, SecurityWeek). Read More
⚡ Largest DDoS attack targeting global sectors peaks at 3.8 Tbps, mitigated by Cloudflare. (Published on 10/3/2024, BleepingComputer). Read More
🖨️ Unix printing vulnerabilities enable attackers to launch DDoS attacks with minimal effort. (Published on 10/2/2024, Dark Reading). Read More
Other Notable Events
🌊 Hurricane Helene causes catastrophic flooding, challenging IT readiness in impacted regions. (Published on 10/4/2024, InformationWeek). Read More
🌍 Ukraine-Russia cyber battles escalate, with attacks spilling over into real-world impacts. (Published on 10/3/2024, Dark Reading). Read More
Stay informed and secure in the tech and cybersecurity world. Have a great weekend, and remember to patch and protect your systems!