InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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1 min readAug 25, 2021
- New Hampshire Town Scammed Out of $2.3 Million
(Teiss, August 25th)
A New Hampshire town has been scammed by cyber-criminals out of $2.3 million via two business email compromise (BEC) scams. - You’ve Got Fake Mail: Pro-Palestinian Hackers Behind Massive Phishing Campaign Targeting Israelis Expecting Packages [Paywall]
(Haaretz, August 25th) - Google launches updated Safety Centre in Indian languages
(Financial Express, August 25th) - Kanye West’s Donda is the most anticipated release of the year not only for fans but also for scammers [In Italian, use browser to translate.]
(AffarItaliani, August 25th) - “Domino efffect” as cyber insurance, brokers react to losses
(Insurance Business Canada, August 25th) - Tim Hortons cooks up China cybersecurity recipe
(Reuters, August 24th) - Microsoft’s Sarah Armstrong-Smith on cybersecurity, digital transformation and diversity
(Maddyness, August 25th) - Why does cybersecurity matter in employment law?
(InfoTechLead, August 25th)
Companies often focus on preventing external cyberattacks, forgetting that internal threats can be more devastating. - Custom WhatsApp Build Delivers Triada Malware
(Threatpost, August 24th) - Unsurprisingly, the NSO Group’s Malware Is Targeting Activists Again
(Gizmodo, August 24th)
The notorious spyware firm says its products are only used to hunt “terrorists.”
