Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days.
Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back each Friday for highlights of the goings-on each week!
Healthcare Services Remain Inviting Cyberattack Targets
The health care industry continues to be a major target of attacks, with stolen electronic health records generating lucrative profits for data thieves and ransomware attacks often leaving affected hospitals no recourse but to pay, according to two reports released in the past week.
Malware That Eavesdrops Via Computer Microphones Is Stealing Hundreds of Gigs of Data
It’s very common to read about malware pilfering all kinds of confidential data from computers — spreadsheets, documents, databases, pictures. Researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign that takes things a step further.
Infected Weather App Is Spreading Malware
Android users who recently downloaded the Good Weather app received quite a bit more than just a weather forecast: primarily having their mobile banking app compromised. To accomplish this task, cybercriminals weaponized the Android weather app Good Weather by making it a Trojan.
Earlier this year, Action Fraud, the UK’s fraud and cybercrime reporting center, issued a warning that cyber criminals were taking advantage of generous individuals by sending phishing emails purportedly from Migrant Helpline, a charity organization dedicated to assisting migrants across the country.
Drone Steals Data from a PC’s Blinking LED
Air-gapped computers aren’t physically connected to any network and so should be protected from remote hackers. However, Stuxnet showed air-gaps can be breached. Besides that, an insider could always insert a USB drive into an air-gapped computer.
UK Crime Agency Arrests Suspect in Deutsche Telekom Cyberattack
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested a suspect in connection with last year’s cyber attack which infected nearly 1 million Deutsche Telekom routers, German federal police said on Thursday. The NCA arrested the 29-year-old Briton at one of London’s airports on Wednesday, the police said in a statement.
Ransomware is Currently the Most Damaging Threat to Home Users
To an ordinary user, securing a computer can be a nearly impossible task. Just figuring out what to watch out for can be a challenge in itself. What are the threats that should matter to ordinary, everyday users and what can they do to avoid them?
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