Cyware Weekly Threat Intelligence, July 13 - 17, 2020

Weekly Threat Briefing • July 17, 2020
Weekly Threat Briefing • July 17, 2020
The Good
Cybersecurity for remote workers amid the pandemic has become an important requirement. Keeping the need in mind, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released a new set of free tools and roleplay exercises to help organizations keep their employees safe while working from home. Additionally, Google Meets has included a Zoom-Bombing protection feature to protect its education customers from unwanted intrusions.
The Bad
Data leaks on various dark web forums grabbed the headlines as hackers dumped data stolen from Wattpad, MGM Hotel Resorts, Bhinneka, and LiveAuctioneers. A U.K. ticketing provider was also affected after its 4.8 million records were sold at a price of $2,500.
New Threats
Among the new threats discovered this week, security researchers revealed that seven ransomware families have expanded their activities by targeting Operation Technology (OT) software. Apart from this, a new Android malware named BlackRock was found to be capable of stealing information from 337 banking, dating, social media, and instant messaging apps.