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Major US broadband providers hacked by China’s Salt Typhoon, the Internet Archive hit by major DDoS and data breach, and air-gapped European government systems breached.

Major US broadband providers hacked by China’s Salt Typhoon, the Internet Archive hit by major DDoS and data breach, and air-gapped European government systems breached.

Infosec Monitor: No. 46

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
Salt Typhoon targeting US ISPs, NIST has new password guidelines, and the MoneyGram outage

Salt Typhoon targeting US ISPs, NIST has new password guidelines, and the MoneyGram outage

Infosec Monitor: No. 45

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
FBI disrupts massive botnet, Iranian hackers attempted to influence Biden campaign, and GitHub users face new phishing threat.

FBI disrupts massive botnet, Iranian hackers attempted to influence Biden campaign, and GitHub users face new phishing threat.

Infosec Monitor: No. 44

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
Chinese backdoors in US port cranes, cybersecurity workforce growth stalls, and 1.7M customers hit in breach of Slim CD

Chinese backdoors in US port cranes, cybersecurity workforce growth stalls, and 1.7M customers hit in breach of Slim CD

Infosec Monitor: No. 43

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
DOJ exposes ‘Doppelganger’ election disinformation campaign, FBI warns of imminent North Korean crypto theft wave, and Halliburton confirms data theft in cyber attack.

DOJ exposes ‘Doppelganger’ election disinformation campaign, FBI warns of imminent North Korean crypto theft wave, and Halliburton confirms data theft in cyber attack.

Infosec Monitor: No. 42

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
Iranian hackers are teaming up with ransomware gangs, was the US Marshall Service breached, and the Telegram CEO arrest sparked DDoS attacks.

Iranian hackers are teaming up with ransomware gangs, was the US Marshall Service breached, and the Telegram CEO arrest sparked DDoS attacks.

Infosec Monitor: No. 41

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
California’s AI security bill moves forward, Equiniti pays $850K SEC settlement, and Halliburton hacked.

California’s AI security bill moves forward, Equiniti pays $850K SEC settlement, and Halliburton hacked.

Infosec Monitor: No. 40

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
$2.7B US personal records leaked, a $60M BEC scam, and burnout in cybersecurity.

$2.7B US personal records leaked, a $60M BEC scam, and burnout in cybersecurity.

Infosec Monitor: No. 39

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
Crowdstrike fallout, a ransomware attack killed a cow and calf, and the Olympics hit by a ransomware attack.

Crowdstrike fallout, a ransomware attack killed a cow and calf, and the Olympics hit by a ransomware attack.

Infosec Monitor: No. 38

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
A record breaking $75M ransom was paid, everyone is suing CrowdStrike, and the Azure outage was caused by a DDoS attack.

A record breaking $75M ransom was paid, everyone is suing CrowdStrike, and the Azure outage was caused by a DDoS attack.

Infosec Monitor: No. 37

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
The Crowdstike outage, data breach victims up 409%, Wiz’s aquisition response.

The Crowdstike outage, data breach victims up 409%, Wiz’s aquisition response.

Infosec Monitor: No. 36

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
LockBit hits the Federal Reserve, a new MoveIt critical bug, and new malware increased by 40% in Q1.

LockBit hits the Federal Reserve, a new MoveIt critical bug, and new malware increased by 40% in Q1.

Infosec Monitor: No. 35

Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith