Innovative Communications and Corporate Deception

Over 150 government database servers are dangerously exposed to the internet. Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in CheckPoint’s ZoneAlarm antivirus software. Albabat ransomware goes cross-platform. ESET reports on the Chinese Operation FishMedley campaign. VanHelsing ransomware targets Windows systems in the U.S. and France. CISA issues five ICS advisories warning of high-severity vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure systems. A former NFL coach is indicted for allegedly hacking into the accounts of thousands of college athletes. Brandon Karpf joins us with a look at cyberspace in space. A fraud detection firm gets shut down for fraud. 

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Selected Reading

Over 150 US Government Database Servers Vulnerable to Internet Exposure (GB Hackers)

White House Shifting Cyber Risk to State and Local Agencies (Data Breach Today)

Cybercriminals Exploit CheckPoint Driver Flaws in Malicious Campaign (Infosecurity Magazine)

Albabat Ransomware Attacking Windows, Linux & macOS by Leveraging GitHub (Cyber Security News)

Chinese I-Soon Hackers Hit 7 Organizations in Operation FishMedley (SecurityWeek)

VanHelsing Ransomware Attacking Windows Systems With New Evasion Technique & File Extension (Cyber Security News)

CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories Covering Vulnerabilities & Exploits (Cyber Security News)

Former NFL, Michigan Assistant Coach Matt Weiss Charged With Hacking for Athletes' Intimate Photos (SecurityWeek)

AdTech CEO whose products detected ad fraud jailed for fraud (The Register) 

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