Joke's On You
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“I announce I am a hacker and uber has suffered a data breach.” That’s how Uber employees first heard of a major cyber attack from a threat actor that stole login credentials from an employee. At first, they thought the message was a joke. It wasn’t.
Cutting Ties: In the first known case of a country cutting diplomatic relations over a cyber attack, Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled all its embassy staff after tracing the source of the attack.
“Real harm to real people”: Twitter whistleblower and former security chief Peiter Zatko accused the company of being “grossly negligent” towards security and putting the sensitive info of its 400 million users at risk. In a congressional hearing, his testimony alarmed lawmakers.
School Daze: The LA School District (second largest in the US) became the latest victim in a string of cyber attacks targeting K-12 schools, bringing the number up to at least 26 US school districts infected with ransomware so far this year.
Road Rage: In what sounds like a scene from a James Bond movie, hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow after exploiting Russian ride-hailing app Yandex Taxi. Here’s how they did it.
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Excluded: With cyber insurance payouts skyrocketing, Lloyd’s of London announced it will no longer cover nation-state attacks in its cyber policies... and queue the backlash. The problem? That leaves a lot of gray area.
LastPass, the world’s most popular password manager, got hacked. Attackers stole source code but didn’t access user data, so luckily, customer accounts are not at risk. So here’s a good question: What if your password manager gets hacked?
Dishonorable Mentions: Other major brands hit with breaches in the last month: U-Haul, Holiday Inn, DoorDash, Plex, and Samsung.
Stay cyber safe out there!
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