Industry Spotlight - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/sb/sb-industry-spotlight/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Industry Spotlight - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/sb/sb-industry-spotlight/ 32 32 133346385 China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/china-cyberwar-coming-versas-vice-volt-typhoons-target/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2029126 A Chinese flag flies on a high pole

Xi whiz: Versa Networks criticized for swerving the blame.

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‘Terrorgram’ Telegram Terrorists Trash Transformers — Grid in Peril https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/telegram-terrorgram-grid-richixbw/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:19:11 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028965 Sign reads, “Danger: High Voltage!”

Should’ve listened to Edison: After the arrest of Pavel Durov—the Telegram CEO—comes news of domestic extremists using the chat app to organize.

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Audit: FBI is Losing Track of Storage Devices Holding Sensitive Data https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/audit-fbi-is-losing-track-of-storage-devices-holding-sensitive-data/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:58:52 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028784 FBI data storage devices

DOJ inspectors have found the FBI is not labeling hard drives and other storage devices holding sensitive that are slated for destruction, making them hard to track, and that boxes of them can sit in a poorly secured facility for months.

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Pig Butchering at Heart of Bank Failure — CEO Gets 24 Years in Jail https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/shan-hanes-htsb-ceo-pig-butchering-richixbw/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:54:40 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028729 A pig in a muddy farm field

Oink, oink, FAIL—you’re in jail: Kansas bank chief exec Shan Hanes stole money from investors, a church and others to buy cryptocurrency to feed a scam.

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Report: Manufacturing Remains Atop Cyberattack Leader Board https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/report-manufacturing-remains-atop-cyberattack-leader-board/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:38:06 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028624 FBI data storage devices

A report published today by Critical Start, a provider of managed cybersecurity services, finds cyberattacks in the first half of 2024 continued to focus on vertical industries that are rich in critical data that can either be encrypted or stolen. For example, the manufacturing and industrial products sector remains the top targeted industry sector, with..

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Backdoor in RFID Cards for Offices, Hotels Can Lead to Instant Cloning https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/backdoor-in-rfid-cards-for-offices-hotels-can-lead-to-instant-cloning/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:47:52 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028500 backdoor RFID contactless card

A backdoor found in millions of Chinese-made RFID cards that are used by hotels and other businesses around the world can let bad actors instantly clone the cards to gain unauthorized access into rooms or run supply chain attacks, say researchers with Paris-based Quarkslab.

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Patch Tuesday not Done ’til LINUX Won’t Run? https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/microsoft-linux-duel-boot-fail-richixbw/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:34:47 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2028427 A pair of work boots

Redmond reboot redux: “Something has gone seriously wrong.” You can say that again, Microsoft.

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Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/texas-sues-gm-privacy-richixbw/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:41:35 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2027824 DonkeyHotey (cc:by-sa)

KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ pri­vacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured).

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Google: Iranian Group APT42 Behind Trump, Biden Hack Attempts https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/google-iranian-group-apt42-behind-trump-biden-hack-attempts/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:59:45 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2027787 U.S. Election Meddling Iran Biden Trump

Google cybersecurity researchers confirm that the Iranian-sponsored APT42 threat group is being ongoing phishing campaigns against President Biden, Vice President Harris, and ex-President Trump in an attempt to influence the upcoming presidential elections.

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August Patch Pileup: Microsoft’s Zero-Day Doozy Dump https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/august-2024-patch-tuesday-richixbw/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:32:13 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2027632 The word “Tuesday” in cutout paper letters on a textured background

See These CVEs: Patch Tuesday—ten zero-days, seven Critical vulns, zero time to waste.

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