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US federal agencies affected by MOVEit breach, Pentagon leak suspect indicted, Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed Jun 16, 2023

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US federal agencies affected by MOVEit vulnerability

Pentagon leak suspect indicted by a federal grand jury

Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

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China ESXi exploit, WooCommerce vulnerability, Lockbit ransom report Jun 15, 2023

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China-linked APT group spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day

Hundreds of thousands of ecommerce sites impacted by critical plugin vulnerability

7-Nation LockBit report shows US paid over $90m in ransoms since 2020

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

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For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Amazon server outage, Fortinet zero-day exploited, US intelligence buys personal data Jun 14, 2023

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Amazon server outage broke fast food apps among other things

Update: Fortinet warns of possible zero-day exploited in limited attacks

US intelligence confirms it buys Americans' personal data

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

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For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

Fortigate firewall flaw, BatCloak's undetectable malware, Swiss government cyberattacks Jun 13, 2023

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Critical RCE flaw discovered in Fortinet FortiGate firewalls

BatCloak engine makes malware fully undetectable

Swiss Government targeted by series of cyberattacks

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

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For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Faked journalist hack, Strava leaks locations, Reddit API protests Jun 12, 2023

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Faked crypto journalists steal real crypto

Strava heat maps leak addresses

API changes lead to Reddit protests

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor

Week in Review: Hipponen's malware warning, outwitting hackers, Clop's MoveIt attack Jun 09, 2023

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Link to Blog Post

This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Joshua Scott, Head of Security and IT, Postman

Thanks to our show sponsor, Trend Micro

Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future. Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

PowerDrop targets Defense, YKK zipper attacked, Barracuda urges replacement Jun 09, 2023

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New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry

Zipper giant YKK confirms cyberattack targeted U.S. networks

Barracuda urges customers to replace vulnerable appliances immediately

Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro

Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?"

Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour.

Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and defend your organization with speed and accuracy. Find the closest city to you and register today to take a leap towards a more resilient future.

Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Google email authentication, SEC data breaches, Clop asks victims to email Jun 08, 2023

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Google improves brand email authentication

SEC drops cases due to data protection failures

Clop asks victims to contact it for a ransom

Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro

Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?"

Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour.

Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

Microsoft $20M COPPA settlement, Hactivists take credit for Outlook.com outages, SEC accuses Coinbase of breaking US regulations Jun 07, 2023

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Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro

Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?"

Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour.

Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.com.

Satellite hacking, Atomic Wallet breach, SEC sues Binance Jun 06, 2023

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Satellite hacking at DEF CON

Atomic Wallet investigating losses

SEC sues Binance

Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro

Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?"

Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour.

Head to trendmicro.com/cisoseries

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