This Week in Security News: Medical Malware and Monitor Hacks
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. This week, learn how baby monitors may be susceptible to hacking. Also, learn about a medical flaw that enables hackers to hide malware.
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Is Your Baby Monitor Susceptible to Hacking?
In a number of high-profile cases, home surveillance cameras have been easily compromised and disturbing reports of hacked baby monitors are in the news.
Global Governments Demonstrate Rising Commitment to Cybersecurity
According to the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) 2018 Global Cybersecurity Index, only half of countries around the globe had a government cybersecurity strategy in 2017, which rose to 58 percent in 2018.
What Did We Learn from the Global GPS Collapse?
The problem highlights the pervasive disconnect between the worlds of IT and OT.
Malware Creates Cryptominer Botnet Using EternalBlue and Mimikatz
A malware campaign is actively attacking Asian targets using the EternalBlue exploit and taking advantage of Living off the Land (LotL) obfuscated PowerShell-based scripts to drop Trojans and a Monero coinminer on compromised machines.
Medical Format Flaw Can Let Attackers Hide Malware in Medical Images
Research into DICOM has revealed that the medical file format in medical images has a flaw that can give threat actors a new way to spread malicious code through these images.
Hackers Could Read Your Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook Emails by Abusing Microsoft Support
A hacker or group of hackers broke into a customer support account for Microsoft, and then used that to gain access to information related to customers’ email accounts such as the subject lines of their emails and who they’ve communicated with.
New Business Email Compromise Scheme Reroutes Paycheck by Direct Deposit
A new business email compromise (BEC) scheme, where the attacker tricks the recipients into rerouting paychecks by direct deposit, has emerged.
Leadership Turnover at DHS and Secret Service Could Hurt US Cybersecurity Plans
Departures of top officials at the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will add to an already difficult public-private disconnect on cybersecurity, especially since Kirstjen Nielsen has a rare set of cybersecurity skills that helped the DHS protect companies in critical industries.
Microsoft Disclosed Security Breach From Compromised Support Agent’s Credentials
Microsoft has notified affected Outlook users of a security breach that allowed hackers access to email accounts from January 1 to March 28, 2019.
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