Secure Remote Endpoints from Vulnerabilities in Video Conferencing & Productivity Applications like Zoom

securityboulevard Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:29:00 AM CEST | info [other]

With millions working, learning and collaborating remotely due to COVID-19 challenges, there’s an explosion of remote endpoints running Zoom and other collaboration and productivity applications such as Outlook, Teams, Webex, Slack, Office 365 and more....

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security-database_co Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:33:00 AM CEST | info [other]

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Summary: The system could be made to crash or expose sensitive information. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems -.......

NASA under ‘significantly increasing’ hacking, phishing attacks

gixtools Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:50:00 AM CEST | info [other]

By GIXnews NASA has seen “significantly increasing” malicious activity from both nation-state hackers and cybercriminals targeting the US space agency’s systems and personnel working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic....

No COVID-19 Respite: Ransomware Keeps Pummeling Healthcare

blog_DataBreachTodayeuRSSSyndication-eu Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:13:00 PM CEST | info [other]

See Also: Live Webinar | Can Medium-Sized Companies in EMEA Automate Access to Critical Multi-Cloud IT Environments? With the healthcare sector being at the forefront of the global response to the disease, delivering uninterrupted care to patients is essential....

Indian scammer tries selling world’s tallest statue for US$4 bil

freemalaysiatoday Tuesday, April 7, 2020 9:22:00 AM CEST | info [other]

The Statue of Unity is nearly twice the height of New York’s Statue of Liberty. (Facebook pic/Statue Of Unity) MUMBAI: Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried selling the world’s largest statue for US$4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to.......

Feds: Zoom-Bombing Is a Crime, Not a Joke - PCMag

news_google_com Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:47:00 AM CEST | info [other]

(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The Justice Department is warning it’ll charge you with a crime if you’re found hijacking a Zoom video meeting with malicious intent. Law enforcement officials in Michigan issued the on Friday amid a wave of “ Zoom-bombing ” incidents sweeping the country....

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nationalcybersecurity Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:08:00 PM CEST | info [other]

April 07, 2020 Breaking News – Hospitals and other healthcare providers are increasingly being targeted with ransomware attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Interpol. The news comes as the FBI alerts all sectors to an expected increase in business email compromise schemes tied to the crisis....

Hackers Target Chinese Government Agencies Via VPNs: Report

blog_DataBreachTodayinRSSSyndication-in Tuesday, April 7, 2020 9:52:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Hackers are targeting Chinese government agencies and their employees by taking advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in VPN servers to plant backdoors and other malware, researchers at the Chinese security firm report. See Also: 2020 Global Threat Report This ongoing campaign appears to have started in March, the researchers say....

FBI: Covid-19-Themed BEC Scams Are on the Rise

blog_DataBreachTodaycoukRSSSyndication-co-uk Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:24:00 PM CEST | info [other]

See Also: Live Webinar | Can Medium-Sized Companies in EMEA Automate Access to Critical Multi-Cloud IT Environments? In an alert, the FBI says that fraudsters are sending BEC messages that use COVID-19 as an excuse to request a fraudulent switch or rescheduling of payments or a change to other business or government plans in order to pilfer funds....

80% of Exchange Servers Still Unpatched to Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

itsecuritynews_info Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:27:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Sorin Mustaca's IT Security news and articles about information security, vulnerabilities, exploits, patches, releases, software, features, hacks, laws, spam, viruses, malware, breaches. 80% of Exchange Servers Still Unpatched to Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability....