Sam Fay

Articles from Sam Fay

Cybersecurity Weekly: Walgreens leaked PII, ultrasonic Siri hack, Clearview data breach

March 3, 2020

Walgreens accidentally leaked sensitive user data. Hackers can use ultrasonic waves to secretly control voice assistants. The AI firm Clearview lost billions of photos of users in a recent hack. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Amazon implements Ring 2FA, WordPress trojan-infected themes, AdSense email extortion

February 25, 2020

Amazon enables mandatory 2-factor authentication following recent Ring hacks. 20,000 WordPress websites were infected through trojan-infected themes. A new email extortion scheme threatens to ban Google AdSense ads. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Puerto Rico loses millions, Paypal phishing scam, new Emotet Wi-Fi spreading function

February 17, 2020

The Puerto Rico government was hit by a $2.6 million phishing scam. An active PayPal phishing scam targets SSNs and passport photos. The Emotet malware now hacks nearby Wi-Fi networks to infect new victims. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Coronavirus phishing scam, Android Bluetooth worm, Philips Hue flaw

February 10, 2020

Phishers impersonate the World Health Organization with a new coronavirus email scam. A critical Android Bluetooth flaw leaves the mobile OS exploitable without any user interaction. Philips Hue smart lights expose Wi-Fi networks to hackers. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Card details listed for sale, new phishing attack spotted, Sprint support conversations exposed

February 3, 2020

Hackers list 30 million stolen payment card details for sale from the recent Wawa attack. Microsoft detects a new phishing attack that uses HTML attachments. Sprint exposed private customer conversations to the web. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Jeff Bezos hacked, DDoS mitigation firm admits to DDoS, TrickBot steals AD credentials

January 28, 2020

Saudi prince allegedly hacked Jeff Bezos using WhatsApp. The founder of a DDoS mitigation firm admits to launching DDoS attacks. TrickBot now steals Windows Active Directory credentials. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Citrix backdoor, Amazon data leak, Equifax to spend on data security

January 21, 2020

Hackers patch Citrix servers to deploy their own backdoor. Amazon fires employees for leaking customer data. Equifax commits to spending $1 billion on data security under data breach settlement. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: California school ransomware, Office Sway phishing campaign, SNAKE ransomware

January 14, 2020

A ransomware attack causes a California school district to teach with pen and paper for the week. A new phishing campaign is hosting landing pages on Office Sway. A new strain of ransomware targets business networks. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Colorado BEC scam, CyrusOne ransomware, new California privacy law

January 7, 2020

A town in Colorado loses over $1 million to BEC scammers. Data center provider CyrusOne suffers a ransomware attack. California adopts the strictest privacy law in the United States. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Wyze data leak, PayPal phishing scam, prison footage leak

December 31, 2019

IoT company Wyze suffers a data leak affecting millions of customers. An ambitious phishing campaign aims for more than just usernames and passwords. Security camera footage from a prison in Thailand leaks to YouTube. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: In-person password reset, Apple bug bounty, Wawa cyberattack

December 23, 2019

38,000 people were forced to pick up their email passwords in person following a security incident at a German university. Apple opened up its bug bounty program to all security researchers. A recent cyberattack stole payment data from over 700 Wawa stores. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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Cybersecurity Weekly: Cybercrime-fighting dog, cancelled Netflix accounts hacked, TLS phishing bait

December 17, 2019

The midwest gets its first cybercrime-fighting dog. Dead Netflix accounts are getting reactivated by hackers. Cybercriminals are now using green TLS padlocks as phishing bait. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.

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