Friday Five 9/9

This week saw two social media giants come under fire once again, malware that cons cybercriminals, and more cyberattacks in Ukraine. Read about these stories and more in this week's Friday Five!

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U.S. Disrupts Russian Botnet

The Cyclops Blink botnet, which the U.S. has removed from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices, been linked to the Russian hacking group Sandworm.

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Friday Five 1/7

A scientist pleads guilty to stealing trade secret data, a new proof-of-concept iPhone Trojan, and more - catch up on the infosec news of the week with the Friday Five!

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Malware Knocks Car Inspection Systems Offline in 8 States

Following a malware attack last week, systems in some states will be offline for the remainder of the week.

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FBI Urges Vigiliance Around COVID-19 Scams, Malware

It’s been difficult keeping track of all the scams leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money or your personal information. Now, the FBI is warning of increased attacks that target the supply chain and the healthcare industry in addition to “Zoom-bombing” style attacks.

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CISA Warns of Uptick in Emotet Malware

CISA is spreading new guidance to ensure admins can properly defend against Emotet malware attacks, which the agency claims are on the rise.

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US Coast Guard Issues Cybersecurity Best Practices for Ships

In addition to a list of best practices, the Coast Guard confirmed in an alert this week that malware affected the shipboard network of a vessel in February.

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GandCrab Ransomware Gang Calling It Quits

The cybercriminals are reportedly winding down operations around the ransomware after claiming to have made $2 billion in ransom payments

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POS Malware Continues to Evolve, Infect Restaurants

The latest breach appears to have impacted at least two million credit card numbers across six restaurants, for 10 months.

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All About 3ve

The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced this week it disrupted a significant online ad fraud operation, 3ve, that involved 1.7 million IP addresses and caused millions of dollars in losses.

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