Russian Hackers Win Big: Microsoft's Senior Exec Team Emails Breached

Jan 20, 2024 9:45:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a Friday regulatory filing, Microsoft has reported that its corporate email accounts were compromised by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Midnight Blizzard, also ...

WSJ: "A Hidden Risk in the Municipal Bond Market: Hackers"

Dec 11, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

December 7, 2023 - The Wall Street Journal has an interesting perspective on K-12 Public schools suffering ransomware attacks. The number doubles between 2021 and 2022 to almost 2,000 a ...

WSJ: "SEC Sues SolarWinds Over 2020 Hack Attributed to Russians"

Oct 31, 2023 10:24:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

October 30, 2023 the Wall street Journal broke news that the United States Security and Exchange Commission sued Solarwinds. Here are the first few paragraphs and there is a link to the ...

Hacking Your Digital Identity: How Cybercriminals Can and Will Get Around Your Authentication Methods

Sep 8, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Inadequate authentication measures leave your digital identity vulnerable to cybercriminals. Tools like multi-factor authentication, biometrics, passwords, PINs and tokens are more ...

Hacker's Movie Guide: The Complete List of Hacker and Cybersecurity Movies

Jan 27, 2023 6:36:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Is alert fatigue getting to you? I found a guide that allows you some well-deserved personal downtime, and still has something to do with work so that you can justify getting away with ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Hacking Biometrics: If You Thought Your Fingerprints Were Safe, Think Again!

Nov 3, 2022 8:50:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

When you think of using biometric technology as part of your multi-factor authentication process, you assume these attributes are safe. Cybercriminals can’t hack your fingerprints, can ...

[On-Demand Webinar] When Cybercriminals Hide in Plain Sight: Hacking Platforms You Know and Trust

Dec 1, 2021 1:32:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Today’s hackers are concealing their attacks in places you wouldn’t expect… utilizing tools your users know and trust to deliver their malicious payloads. From hijacked single sign-on ...

[Heads Up] The Bad Guys Have Likely Hacked Your Exchange Email Server

Mar 6, 2021 9:48:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What if Chinese state-sponsored hackers have owned your OWA using several brand-new zero-day vulns? Or Eastern Europe ransomware gangs? On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security ...

Someone Hacked The Four Top Russian Cybercrime Forums In One Month

Mar 5, 2021 10:52:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Intrepid investigative cyber security reporter Brian Krebs has some interesting news. He said: "Over the past few weeks, three of the longest running and most venerated Russian-language ...

The First Documented Russian Hack in...1981?

Feb 22, 2021 3:45:54 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I'm reading "Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare" by Thomas Rid and wanted to share this story with you which was new to me! It's warmly ...

Bahrain’s National Oil Company Hit by Iranian "DustMan" Data Wiper

Jan 9, 2020 2:43:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Bahrain National Oil Company was attacked by Iranian state-sponsored hackers implanting a destructive data wiper nicknamed "DustMan."

Half of M&A Cyber Audits Uncover Undisclosed Breaches That Derail Deals

Nov 15, 2019 7:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity diligence performed prior to a merger or acquisition often uncovers weaknesses in an organization’s security stance, which can spell doom for the company being purchased and ...

SIM Card Attack May Affect Over 1 Billion Mobile Phones Worldwide

Nov 15, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using SMS messaging, attackers can use phishing tactics to hijack mobile devices using a legacy piece of SIM code, called the S@T Browser, to execute commands as part of a more ...

Reuters: "Hackers hit UK political parties with back-to-back cyberattacks"

Nov 13, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

LONDON (Reuters) - Hackers hit Britain’s two main political parties with back-to-back cyberattacks on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, attempting to force political websites offline with a ...

China's Criminal Hacking Spree Created A Boeing Competitor

Oct 15, 2019 10:57:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Crowdstrike just released an explosive report which details the lengths China went to narrow the gap of the technological delta between them and market leaders like Boeing and Airbus.

Why Hack When You Can Con?

Oct 14, 2019 9:42:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brand-New: Multi-Factor Authentication Security Assessment Tool Helps Assess Your Organization's MFA Vulnerabilities

Oct 9, 2019 9:52:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You already know that using multi-factor authentication (MFA) can decrease your cybersecurity risk, and certainly is a much stronger defense compared to using traditional passwords alone. ...

Chinese Hackers Target Airbus Suppliers in Quest for Commercial Secrets

Sep 27, 2019 11:35:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks by hackers targeting its suppliers in search of commercial secrets, sources told AFP, adding they suspected a Chinese ...

WSJ: "U.S. Targets North Korean Hacking as Rising National-Security Threat"

Sep 16, 2019 7:23:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ian Talley and Dustin Volz at the WSJ wrote:

Ethical Hackers as Educators

Sep 12, 2019 6:33:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ethical hackers are especially well-positioned to use their knowledge of attack techniques to educate people, according to Zoë Rose, a white-hat hacker based in the UK. On the CyberWire’s ...

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