Local and national governments often hold confidential data on their citizens that can be targeted by cybercriminals for malicious purposes. Now, cybercriminals published the voter information of over 4.9 million residents of the country of Georgia, on a hacking forum. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles-based social media marketing firm, Social Bluebook, leaked the user information of around 217,000 people in a breach affecting its internal database. With that said, let’s glance through the top 10 cybersecurity updates from across the globe during the weekend.
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In a voter information breach affecting the country of Georgia, the personal information of more than 4.9 million individuals, including the deceased, was published on a hacking forum.
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Social Bluebook, a Los Angeles-based social media firm, was hacked and its entire backend database, containing some 217,000 user accounts, was stolen by cybercriminals.
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DrayTek Corporation was targeted by a mysterious hacker group who has been taking over its routers to eavesdrop on FTP and email traffic inside corporate networks.
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Security researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign in which attackers attempted to deliver a malware payload on the systems of SMBs via phishing emails impersonating the U.S. Small Business Administration (U.S. SBA).
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Amid the ongoing COVID-19 scare, security experts discovered a phishing attack purporting to be from a local hospital that tricked recepients into opening a malicious attachment by warning them of having been in contact with someone infected by the virus.
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Hackers infiltrated a Utah state delegates' meeting on the Zoom video conferencing platform, unmuted them, and defaced the screen with explicit images and racial slurs. The Utah Attorney General’s Office is reportedly investigating the matter.
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Cybercriminals were spotted targeting Netflix users in Brazil with phishing emails taking advantage of a recent announcement made by the company regarding downgrading of video streaming quality and asking users to update their account information.
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The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Cabinet Office, and the Prime Minister's Office have jointly established a misinformation 'rapid-response unit' to counter online scams and false narratives on COVID-19.
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Europol warned against four main avenues for illicit activity: cybercrime, fraud, counterfeit and substandard goods, and organized property crime, that cybercriminals are exploring and exploiting during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Virgin Media is facing a potential class-action lawsuit that could cost the company up to $5.6 billion in compensation payout for the customers affected in an April 2019 incident that left the personal details of 900,000 customers exposed online.
