Cyber Security News & Trends – 01-04-19
How long did it take before 2019’s first cyberattack took place? Find out this and more. SonicWall has collected this week’s best cybersecurity stories, just for you.
SonicWall Spotlight
SonicWall Celebrates Key EMEA Milestones – Enterprise Channels MEA
- SonicWall’s Michael Berg comments on SonicWall’s boosted presence in EMEA, crediting channel expertise and commitment to speaking the local language as key factors in growth.
Ransomware Attacks Hit Legal System – Today’s General Counsel Magazine
- An investigation into the growing threat of ransomware in the legal world uses SonicWall 2018 data as its jumping off point.
Cyber Security News
The Elite Intel Team Still Fighting Meltdown and Spectre – Wired
- The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities were first announced a year ago and made major waves in the news cycle due to their scope and impact. Wired follow up on the story with an in-depth look at how STORM, Intel’s strategic offensive research and mitigation hacker group, have been dealing with the problem.
Town of Salem Breach Affects 7 Million Accounts – SC Magazine
- Some payment information was exposed in the breach, but the main leak was of usernames, email addresses, hashed passwords, IP addresses, game and forum activity. The developers have stressed that no card numbers were leaked.
What We Still Don’t Know About the Cyberattack on Tribune Newspapers – Washington Post
- A cyberattack seriously hampered printing several papers owned by Tribune Publishing, including The L.A. Times. While the Tribune group say they suspect the cyberattack originated from abroad, they have given little other information and the identity and motive of attackers remain unclear.
Dublin’s Luas Tram System Threatened With Private Data Leak – ZDNet
- Dublin’s tram system is hit with what looks like a ransomware attack that threatens to expose online users unless a ransom of one bitcoin is paid.
Your Data Was Probably Stolen in Cyberattack in 2018 – and You Should Care – USA Today
- Marriott, Quora, Facebook, Dunkin’ Donuts; USA today summarize the biggest hacks of 2018 and come to the conclusion that very few people have escaped unscathed.
German Politicians Targeted in Mass Data Attack – BBC
- Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, had personal details stolen and published on Twitter throughout December. No one has publicly taken responsibility for the attack yet but all parties except those on the far right were affected.
- When an App is first uploaded into the Google Play Store it is subject to tough reviews to ensure it is safe for users, but some malware developers have been taking advantage of less stringent checks later down the line and injecting malware as an update.
2019’s First Data Breach: It Took Less than 24 Hours – CBR Online
- The first data breach of 2019 was reported less than 24 hours into the New Year when an estimated 30,000 Australian civil servants had work emails, phone numbers and job titles leaked. Thankfully, no financial information is said to have been affected.
In Case You Missed It
- 5 Tips to Keep You Cybersecure During Holiday Travel – Nicole Landfield
- 4 Security Predictions for MSSPs in 2019 – Brook Chelmo
- Is 802.11ax Going Away? And What is Wi-Fi 6? – Srudi Dineshan
- 6 Phishing Scams to Look Out for this Holiday Shopping Season – Ganesh Umapathy
- Video: Why Layered Security Matters – Geoff Blaine
- NRF 2019: Join SonicWall at the ‘Big Show’ – Nicole Landfield
