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Welcome to the March 31, 2025 CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. Here are the articles listed in his episode: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/ransomware_crews_edr_killers/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-health-breach-compromises-patient-data-at-us-hospitals/ https://cybernews.com/news/sams-club-walmart-investigates-clop-ransomware-claim/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cybersecurity-gaps-leave-doors-wide-open

Welcome to the March 26, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/cyber-war/hacktivists-targeting-israel-opisrael-opjerusalem/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/gemini-hackers-can-deliver-more-potent-attacks-with-a-helping-hand-from-gemini/ https://www.scworld.com/news/edr-killer-use-links-ransomhub-with-play-medusa-bianlian-gangs https://securityaffairs.com/175923/malware/crooks-deepseek-users-with-fake-sponsored-google-ads-to-deliver-malware.html  

Welcome to the March 26, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/oracle_breach_update/ https://cybernews.com/security/sydney-tools-exposed-data-leak/ https://cybernews.com/ai-news/ai-sextortion-scams-risk-increase-137-percent-in-us-avast/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-warns-users-to-patch-unauthenticated-access-flaw-immediately/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/chinese-hackers-breach-asian-telecom.html https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-delete-your-data-from-23andme/  

Welcome to the March 24, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. My apologies, no show notes today. Email me at darren@thecyburguy.com if you need links to the articles in this episode. #knowledgeisprotection #cybernews #nationstate #ransomware

Welcome to the March 17, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/pennsylvania_nonprofit_cyberattack/ https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/phishing-attacks-tycoon-2fa-evilproxy/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/infosys-settles-175m-class-action-lawsuit-third-party-breach https://cyberscoop.com/capital-one-hacker-paige-thompson-sentence-appeals-court/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-zero-day-exploited-by-11-state-hacking-groups-since-2017/ https://www.wired.com/story/eleven11bot-botnet-record-size-ddos-attacks/

Welcome to the March 17, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/lockbit-ransomware-developer-extradited-to-the-us/ https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/cisa-cuts-isac-funding-employees https://defensescoop.com/2025/03/13/prioritize-cybersecurity-training-military-engineers/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-security-alert-issues-on-github-use-oauth-app-to-hijack-accounts/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-adobe-docusign-oauth-apps-target-microsoft-365-accounts/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-phishing-email-tricks-users-with-fake-wallet-migration/ https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/high-stakes-hidden-costs-examining-the-fallout-of-the-u-s-disbanding-its-public-private-cyber-alliances/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/03/dont-let-your-kids-on-roblox-if-youre-worried-says-roblox-ceo https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fraudsters-clop-ransomware-extort/  

Welcome to the March 14, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/tech/huawei-major-corruption-probe/ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/openai-operator-agent-proof-concept-phishing-attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-previously-hacked-in-august-months-before-data-breach/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/new-massjacker-malware-targets-piracy.html https://www.scworld.com/news/new-lockbit-linked-ransomware-group-targets-fortinet-vulnerabilities

Welcome to the March 13, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/ios-apps-leak-hardcoded-secrets-research/ https://cybernews.com/security/ftc-top-scams-in-2024/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-hackers-backdoor-carrier-grade-juniper-mx-routers https://cyberscoop.com/amid-personnel-turmoil-at-cyber-agencies-a-government-shutdown-could-increase-potential-harm/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-medusa-ransomware-hit-over-300-critical-infrastructure-orgs/ https://www.scworld.com/news/healthcare-cybersecurity-set-for-ai-boom-in-2025 https://www.csoonline.com/article/3842496/the-state-of-ransomware-fragmented-but-still-potent-despite-takedowns.html  

APOLOGIES ON THE LATE DELIVERY Welcome to the March 6, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/jaguar-land-rover-data-breach-security-risks/ https://cybernews.com/security/youtubers-blackmailed-into-spreading-malware/ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/whopping-number-microsoft-zero-days-under-attack https://securityaffairs.com/175269/hacking/apple-third-zero-day-2025.html https://cyberscoop.com/x-ddos-attack-researchers-elon-musk-dark-storm/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/03/android-devices-track-you-before-you-even-sign-in    

Welcome to the March 6, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cyberscoop.com/cybercriminals-record-speed-attacks-2024/ https://cyberscoop.com/chinese-nationals-indictments-espionage-attacks/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/youtube-warns-of-ai-generated-video-of-its-ceo-used-in-phishing-attacks/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/03/china-linked-silk-typhoon-expands-cyber.html https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-telegram-groups-doxing-women-for-their-facebook-posts/ https://www.scworld.com/news/healthcare-organizations-facing-more-sophisticated-attacks  

Welcome to the March 3, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/chinese-apt-vpn-bug-worldwide-ot-orgs https://cyberscoop.com/army-soldier-alleged-cybercriminal-foreign-spies/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-names-cybercriminals-behind-ai-deepfake-network/ https://www.scworld.com/news/cybercriminals-prefer-remote-tools-over-malware-says-crowdstrike https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/cyber-attack-news-headlines-trending-on-google-53/    

Welcome to the February 26, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/china_hacked_gop_emails/ https://cybernews.com/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-claims-fbi-kash-patel-birthday/ https://cyberscoop.com/bybit-lazarus-group-north-korea-ethereum/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/have-i-been-pwned-adds-284m-accounts-stolen-by-infostealer-malware/ https://www.wired.com/story/openai-job-scam/ https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/ai-is-coming-for-your-passwords-better-make-them-strong/  

Welcome to the February 24, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.wired.com/story/1-4-billion-stolen-from-bybit-in-biggest-crypto-theft-ever/ https://cybernews.com/crypto/bybit-hackers-memecoins/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/black-basta-ransomware-gang-s-internal-chat-logs-leak-online/ https://www.scworld.com/news/health-net-pays-11m-to-settle-claims-over-false-cybersecurity-certs https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/24/account-takeover-detection-theres-no-single-tell/ https://securityaffairs.com/174586/intelligence/australia-bans-kaspersky-over-national-security-concerns.html  

FAIR WARNING - THIS IS A BIT OF A RANT HEAVY PODCAST Welcome to the February 21, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ghost-ransomware-targets-orgs-70-countries https://cybernews.com/security/vivifi-data-leak/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/north-korean-hackers-target-freelance.html https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/signs-organization-culture-hurting-cybersecurity https://www.scworld.com/news/1-in-4-cybersecurity-pros-would-not-recommend-their-employer https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/how-streaming-platforms-and-content-producers-can-combat-digital-piracy/    

Welcome to the February 19, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/veeam_forums_data_loss/?td=rt-3a https://www.csoonline.com/article/3825444/ransomware-gangs-extort-victims-17-hours-after-intrusion-on-average.html https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/piratefi-game-on-steam-caught-installing-password-stealing-malware/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/new-xerox-printer-flaws-could-let.html https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/cybercriminals-exploit-onerror-event-in.html https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/its-time-to-move-beyond-awareness-training-why-readiness-is-the-new-standard-for-cybersecurity/  

Welcome to the February 17, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/macos_xcsset_malware_returns/ https://cybernews.com/security/china-spy-espionage-ransomware/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breach-more-us-telecoms-via-unpatched-cisco-routers/ https://securityaffairs.com/174237/hacking/exploitation-palo-alto-networks-pan-os-firewalls-bug.html https://www.scworld.com/news/pig-butchering-led-to-banner-2024-for-cryptocurrency-scams https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/complexity-the-silent-killer-of-cybersecurity/  

This episode is a banger, and it is because of this article https://shorturl.at/NOtUB. It is an article on LinkedIN by Dr. Chase Cunnigham about our new "National Cyber Director."  And the points Chase makes I could not have said any better (though I do add my own similar thoughts.)  I think you'll like it.  Again, our politicians are trying to do the cybers. Give a listen, tell a friend.  Email me with thoughts at darren@thecyburguy.com.

Welcome to the February 12, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/bitcoin_drive_landfill/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-8base-ransomware-operators-for-phobos-encryption-attacks/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/alabama-hacker-admits-role-sec-x/ https://cybernews.com/security/hipshipper-data-leak-exposed-shipping-records/ https://cybernews.com/news/lockbit-hosting-zservers-sanctioned-treasury/ https://securityaffairs.com/174066/hacking/apple-fixes-iphone-and-ipad-bug-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks.html

Welcome to the February 10, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/chatgpt-20-million-openai-account-logins-for-sale-breachforums/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/ransomware-extortion-drops-to-8135m-in.html https://securityaffairs.com/174005/hacking/playstation-network-global-outage.html https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/netflixs-zero-day-tv-series-is-a-devastating-global-cyberattack-really-possible/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3818068/21-of-cisos-pressured-to-not-report-compliance-issues.html https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercriminals-graphics-files/ https://www.digital-operational-resilience-act.com/

Welcome to the February 7, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/gravy_analytics_data_breach_suit/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-workaround-for-windows-security-update-issues/ https://cybernews.com/security/deepseek-ios-app-security-issues/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/deepseek-phishing-sites-pursue-user-data-crypto-wallets

Welcome to the February 5, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://databreaches.net/2025/02/04/kept-in-the-dark-meet-the-hired-guns-who-make-sure-school-cyberattacks-stay-hidden/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/math_prodigy_crypto_scheme/ https://cybernews.com/security/trump-hotels-data-leak-claim-breach-forums/ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cybercriminals-traitorous-insiders-ransom-notes https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/02/from-motherships-to-shotguns-drone-war-evolves-rapidly-in-ukraine/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/google-play-apple-app-store-apps-caught-stealing-crypto-wallets/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyber-agencies-share-security-guidance-for-network-edge-devices/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/russian-cybercrime-groups-exploiting-7.html    

Welcome to the January 29, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/heartsender-cybercriminal-netwotk-takedown-fbi-dutch-police-operation-heart-blocker/ https://fedscoop.com/cryptojacking-federal-government-agencies-usaid/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-blocked-236-million-risky-android-apps-from-play-store-in-2024/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/beyondtrust-zero-day-breach-exposes-17.html https://www.scworld.com/news/akamai-warns-of-active-attacks-from-new-mirai-variant https://securityaffairs.com/173721/security/whatsapp-disrupted-paragon-spyware-campaign.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3813642/north-korean-hackers-impersonated-recruiters-to-steal-credentials-from-over-1500-developer-systems.html https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/scammers-exploiting-deepseek-hype/  

Welcome to the January 29, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/the_us_governments_new_cio/ https://cybernews.com/news/deepseek-rise-risks-privacy/ https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-ai-china-privacy-data/ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/super-bowl-lix-magnet-cyberattacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploiting-flaws-in-simplehelp-rmm-to-breach-networks/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/purecrypter-deploys-agent-tesla-and-new.html https://securityaffairs.com/173536/hacking/apple-fixed-the-first-zero-day-vulnerability-of-2025.html https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/three-big-reasons-ransomware-payments-are-up-more-than-5x-over-last-year/  

Welcome to the January 27, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/contractor_trespass_british_museum/ https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/breaking-bad-star-x-account-hacked/ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-critical-meeting-management-bug-urgent-patch https://cyberscoop.com/doj-indicts-five-in-north-korean-fake-it-worker-scheme/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-now-says-190-million-impacted-by-2024-data-breach/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/gamacopy-mimics-gamaredon-tactics-in.html https://www.wired.com/story/subaru-location-tracking-vulnerabilities/ https://www.scworld.com/news/attacks-on-ivanti-appliances-demonstrate-danger-of-chained-exploits  

Welcome to the January 22, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/russian-hackers-ransomware-microsoft-teams-sophos/ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/trump-fires-cyber-safety-board-salt-typhoon-hackers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-a-record-breaking-56-tbps-ddos-attack/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/ex-cia-analyst-pleads-guilty-to-sharing.html https://securityaffairs.com/173275/hacking/mercedes-benz-infotainment-system-flaws.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3805122/healthcare-most-vulnerable-to-cyber-threats-eu-launches-action-plan.html #knowledgeisprotection #cybernews #awareness #CSRB    

Welcome to the January 20, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/news/trump-to-revive-tiktok/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/19/openais_chatgpt_crawler_vulnerability/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/star-blizzard-hackers-abuse-whatsapp-to-target-high-value-diplomats/ https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-likely-stole-fbi-call-logs-from-att-that-could-compromise-informants/ https://www.scworld.com/news/sneaky-log-phishing-kits-slip-by-microsoft-365-accounts  

Welcome to the January 15, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/fbi_french_cops_boot_chinas/ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-january-2025-record-security-update https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/hackers-are-exploiting-a-new-fortinet-firewall-bug-to-breach-company-networks/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-says-north-korea-stole-over-659-million-in-crypto-last-year/ https://cyberscoop.com/biden-administration-cybersecurity-executive-order-2025/ #cybernews #stupidEO #rantincoming #knowledgeisprotection  

Welcome to the January 13, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/china_treasury_foreign_investment/ https://cybernews.com/security/bytedance-used-tiktok-data-spy-on-americans-supreme-court/ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/crowdstrike-job-interviews-hacker-tactic https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-texts-trick-apple-imessage-users-into-disabling-protection/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/microsoft-sues-hacking-group-exploiting.html https://www.scworld.com/news/funksec-ransomware-chases-notoriety-with-ai-assisted-code #cybernews #knowledgeisprotection #awareness #thecybers #tiktok

Welcome to the January 10, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/white_house_smart_device_security_label/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/powerschool_school_data/?td=rt-3a https://cybernews.com/security/group-greeting-e-card-malware-campaign-infects-thousands/ https://cyberscoop.com/fcc-moves-to-tighten-industry-reporting-rules-for-robocalls/ https://www.scworld.com/news/new-banshee-stealer-variant-continues-attacks-on-macos-devices  

The cyber news was a little light today so instead of a usual CyBUr Smart Morning News Update, here is the Tactical Podcast episode that was streamed on January 7. It is a discussion on cyber issues to think about for 2025. Give a listen, tell a friend.  The Tactical Cyber Podcast is broadcast every two-ish weeks.

Welcome to the January 6, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/news/us-sanctions-integrity-tech-chinese-firm-behind-flax-typhoon-threat-actors/ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/hipaa-security-rules-pull-no-punches https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/budget-boost-required-to-tackle-ai-generative-cyber-attacks/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-wallet-drainers-stole-494-million-in-2024/ https://trustwallet.com/blog/what-are-crypto-wallet-drainers  

*Full Disclosure this is another one that ends abruptly, mostly because I talked a lot!* Welcome to the January 3, 2025 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/chinese_spies_targeted_sanctions_intel/ https://cybernews.com/security/double-clickjacking-attackers-can-steal-user-accounts/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/three-russian-german-nationals-charged.html https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-leaks-data-stolen-in-rhode-islands-ribridges-breach/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-3-million-mail-servers-without-encryption-exposed-to-sniffing-attacks/  

*Full Disclosure this one ends abruptly, because there was a lot of news to discuss* Welcome to the December 23, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/29/llm_supply_chain_attacks/ https://cybernews.com/security/cl0p-ransomware-hits-over-60-companies-using-cleo-platform/ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/emerging-threats-vulnerabilities-prepare-2025 https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-telecom-cybersecurity-gaps-white-house-response/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-zagg-customers-credit-cards-in-third-party-breach/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/customer-data-from-800-000-electric-cars-and-owners-exposed-online/ https://www.scworld.com/feature/critical-infrastructure-the-five-sectors-hit-hardest-by-cyberattacks-in-2024  

As we leave 2024 and head into 2025, the final Friday Op-Ed of the season is a discussion on how to take a positive approach to "cyber" in the new year for both your business and your family. Give a listen, tell a friend. Feel free to contact me at darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at Linkedin.com/in/darrenmott #knowledgeisprotection @cyber @positivethoughts #awareness

Welcome to the December 23, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3629407/russia-fires-its-biggest-cyberweapon-against-ukraine.html https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/netwalker-ransomware-romanian-sentenced-20-years-prison/ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/us-ban-tp-link-routers-politics-exploitation-risk https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-stole-13-billion-worth-of-crypto-this-year/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/lockbit-developer-rostislav-panev.html  

Welcome to the December 18, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/trump_administration_china_offensive/?td=rt-3a https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/texas-tech-medical-data-breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fake-ledger-data-breach-emails-try-to-steal-crypto-wallets/ https://securityaffairs.com/172074/malware/fbi-warns-of-hiatusrat-scanning-campaigns.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3623709/nail-the-software-setup-and-avoid-attacks-with-the-top-10-cybersecurity-misconfiguration-list.html #cybernews #knowledgeisprotection #awareness

Welcome to the December 15, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/texas_it_admin_csam/ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/cleo-mft-zero-day-exploits-escalate-analysts-warn https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/390-000-wordpress-accounts-stolen-from-hackers-in-supply-chain-attack/ https://www.wired.com/story/iverify-spyware-detection-tool-nso-group-pegasus/ https://securityaffairs.com/171980/malware/iocontrol-cyberweapon-targets-us-isreael.html https://www.csoonline.com/article/3618146/how-to-turn-around-a-toxic-cybersecurity-culture.html #cybernews ##awareness #knowledgeisprotection

Welcome to the December 13, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-shuts-down-rydox-cybercrime-market-arrests-3-admins/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/doj_dpkr_fake_tech_worker_indictment/ https://cybernews.com/security/srp-federal-credit-union-data-breach/ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-december-2024/ #cybernews ##awareness #knowledgeisprotection

Welcome to the December 11, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cyberscoop.com/turla-leverage-cybercriminal-tools-target-ukraine-microsoft/ https://cybernews.com/news/krispy-kreme-doughnut-chain-cyberattack-operations-disrupted-/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/11/telecom_cybersecurity_standards/ #cybernews #nothedonuts #awareness #knowledgeisprotection

Welcome to the December 9, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/badass_russian_techie_outsmarts_fsb/?td=rt-3a https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/does-your-company-need-virtual-ciso https://cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-cybercrime-violent-crime-fbi-intellignce-report/  

What started as an OP-Ed about Salt Typhoon, moved to a PSA and collapsed into a Rant.  ENJOY

Welcome to the December 4, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/03/760k_xerox_nokia_bofa_morgan/?td=rt-3a https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/authorities-take-down-matrix/ https://cyberscoop.com/cyber-resilience-corps-volunteers-berkeley-cyberpeace/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vodka-maker-stoli-files-for-bankruptcy-in-us-after-ransomware-attack/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/03/englobal-ransomware-attack/ https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/apple-espionage-on-its-employees-iphones-and-icloud-accounts/  

Welcome to the December 2, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/novel-phising-campaign-uses-corrupted-word-documents-to-evade-security/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/30/bologna_fc_ransomhub/ https://cybernews.com/news/online-influencers-accuracy-fact-checking-misinformation/ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/operation-undercut-russia-malign-influence-campaigns https://cyberscoop.com/south-dakota-cybersecurity-leadership-2025/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/wanted-russian-cybercriminal-linked-to.html https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/28/crypto-deepfake-fraud/ https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/illegal-movie-piracy-streaming-service-taken-down-and-malware-spread-investigation-impending/  

This week's OP-ED refers to this post I made on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7267172616346505217/). This had to do with a research study that showed the current methods associated with awareness training just aren't working, so I am trying to develop a new way. Give a listen and tell me what you think. darren@thecyburguy.com

Welcome to the November 25, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/north-korea-it-worker-scam-fbi-seizes-domains-tactics-microsoft/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/north-korean-hackers-steal-10m-with-ai.html https://cybernews.com/security/bojangles-data-breach/ https://cybernews.com/security/meta-removes-2m-fake-accounts-south-asia-scam-centers/ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/leaky-cybersecurity-holes-water-systems-risk https://cyberscoop.com/senate-cybersecurity-health-care-data-bill/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bangkok-busts-sms-blaster-sending-1-million-scam-texts-from-a-van/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-cyber-spies-hatvibe/  

In this Friday's OP-ED, I talk about a topic near and dear to my heart: Incident information/Intelligence sharing. We do it poorly in the cyber world.  Can't we please try to do it better. Would love to hear other thoughts on this. Give a listen, tell a friend. Feel free to contact me at darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott. Also check out my new website - www.goldshieldcyber.com.

Welcome to the November 20, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/brendan_carr_fcc/?td=rt-3a https://cybernews.com/privacy/black-friday-shopping-apps-permissions/ https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/salt-typhoon-tmobile-telecom-attack-spree https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ford-investgates-alleged-breach-following-customer-data-leak/ https://www.scworld.com/news/safepay-ransomware-obscure-group-uses-lockbit-builder-claims-22-victims https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/docusign-phishing-targets-us-state/  

Welcome to the November 18, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/helix-darknet-bitcoin-mixer-sentenced-3-years-prison-pay-700-million/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/akira-ransomware-30-victims-single-day https://cyberscoop.com/alleged-russian-phobos-ransomware-administrator-extradited-to-u-s-in-custody/ https://cyberscoop.com/un-cybercrime-treaty-hackerone-letter-security-research/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/shielded-email-googles-latest-tool-for.html https://securityaffairs.com/171138/data-breach/library-of-congress-email-communications-hacked.html https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/scams/what-is-scam-likely-putting-phone-down-unwanted-calls/  

Welcome to the November 13, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/ahold_delhaize_cybersecurity_issue_blamed/ https://cybernews.com/news/instagram-user-data-scraping/ https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-macos-malware-flutter-jamf/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/12/hot-topic-breach/ https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ta455s-iranian-dream-job-campaign/ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3600490/7-reasons-security-breach-sources-remain-unknown.html  

Welcome to the November 11, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/fraudulent_edr_emails/ https://cybernews.com/security/moveit-fallout-hackers-leak-employee-data-from-amazon-metlife/ https://cyberscoop.com/house-panels-briefing-chinese-hacker-telecom-breaches/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/halliburton-reports-35-million-loss-after-ransomware-attack/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/11/veterans-cybersecurity-professionals/    

Welcome to the November 8, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update.  Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure. Listens and shares are appreciated.     Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com The articles referenced in this podcast: https://cybernews.com/security/ransomhub-dethrones-lockbit-as-top-ransomware-cartel/ https://cyberscoop.com/2024-us-election-disinformation-threats-post-election-warning/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canada-orders-tiktok-to-shut-down-over-national-risk-concerns/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/cyber-threats-that-could-impact-retail.html https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-massive-crime-industry-thats-hacking-billion-dollar-companies/