Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Well that's Christmas down for another year, and a rather different one it was for so many of us around the world. I'm pumping this post out very quickly (a couple of days after recording) whilst midway along a very long drive. I'll share more about that on my New Year's Day broadcast so for now, here's the Christmas Day weekly update: References Ledger customers are receiving some super nasty protection emails (makes me think of the mob charging business to make sure "nothing happens to them.

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Daniel Miessler

DECEMBER 26, 2020

A lot of people are surprised when I tell them that computer security isn’t really a priority in most companies, or for our society in general. I captured this in my piece Why Software Remains Insecure , which basically comes down to security being precisely as good as it needs to be. Or 100 years. Before you squint at that, ask yourself how many homes are broken into every year.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. Emotet is back on Christmas Eve, after two months of silence, cybercrime operators are sending out spam messages to deliver the infamous Trickbot Trojan. The recent Emotet campaign uses updated payloads and is targeting over 100,000 recipients per day. “After a lull of nearly two months, the Emotet botnet has returned with updated payloads.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Plus: Dozens of reporters get hit by an iMessage exploit, continued fallout from the SolarWinds hack, and more of the week’s top security news.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, hacked The Hospital Group and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity clients. The Hospital Group has 11 clinics and has a celebrity clientele, but it made the headlines because the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, claims to have hacked its systems and threatens to release before-and-after pictures of celebrity clients.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

GoDaddy made the headlines for an initiative that is dividing cybersecurity community, it sent phishing messages offering bonuses to its employees. GoDaddy sent an email to its employee that promised a Christmas bonus to help them to face economic problems caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The web provider apologized Thursday for the cyber security test aimed at verifying the response of its personnel to a phishing campaign. “GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seri

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