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Daily Cybersecurity Roundup, November 29, 2022

The education sector is being constantly targeted by ransomware actors. Today, we have two schools that fell victim to cyberattacks that disrupted operations and compromised sensitive information. Have you heard of the invisible man challenge on TikTok? Attackers have started using even that to their advantage. Read along to know what transpired in the past 24 hours.

01

The Durham District School Board (DDSB), Ontario, confirmed suffering a cyberattack that disrupted the school’s access to email and phone services, along with emergency contact.

02

North Carolina-based Guilford College revealed that an October ransomware attack exposed the sensitive data of faculty, staff, and students. Vice Society ransomware claimed credits.

03

Group-IB tracked over 16,000 scam domains and 40 malicious apps on the Google Play Store abusing the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to target fans.

04

Binarly researchers discovered that Dell, HP, and Lenovo are still using outdated versions of the OpenSSL cryptographic library, posing a risk to the supply chain.

05

Latest research by Akamai disclosed that the number of API and web app attacks on the financial services sector increased by 3.5 times year-on-year in the past 12 months.

06

A fake Android app on the Google Play Store was found acting as a secret relay for account creation services for Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and others. It has garnered 100,000 downloads.

07

Hackers are using the popular “Invisible Challenge” on TikTok to lure people into downloading an info-stealing malware, WASP.

08

Law enforcement across 27 countries, along with Europol, took down 12,526 websites hosting illegal content related to counterfeiting and online piracy.

09

The EU Council issued a new cybersecurity directive, NIS2, which would set standards for cyber risk management and reporting obligations across every sector.

10

The Australian government awarded up to $25.4 million in grants under the second round of the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund.

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