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**Cybersecurity Headlines**

Daily stories from the world of information security. To delve into any daily story, head to CISOseries.com.

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Ransomware infects Discord, Twitter welcomes Trump, Black Friday scams Nov 21, 2022

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New ransomware encrypts files, then steals your Discord account

Donald Trump returns to Twitter after Elon Musk's poll

More than half of Black Friday spam emails are scams

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Compyl

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

Week in Review: The fall of FTX, Australia Medibank fallout, supply chain failures Nov 18, 2022

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Link to Blog Post

This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, November 14-18, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Scrimsher, CISO, Kontoor Brands

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni

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

Musk's ultimatum, Iran breaches government using Log4Shell, Amazon RDS data leak Nov 18, 2022

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Musk's ultimatum to employees leaves Twitter at risk

Iranian APT breaches government agency using Log4Shell

Hundreds of Amazon RDS snapshots discovered leaking user data

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised third party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps, including which end users have enabled them, and the level of data access they've been granted. Visit AppOmni.com to request a free risk assessment.

Disneyland phishing, Ukraine's IT army in action, NSA goes low-key with private researchers Nov 17, 2022

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Disneyland phishes with Punycode

The effectiveness of Ukraine's IT army

NSA seeks to lower barriers to work with private sector

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

Amazon cuts 10,000, FIFA apps warning, Breach impact 98% Nov 16, 2022

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Amazon to cut 10,000 employees in tech and corporate roles

Privacy experts cautious about FIFA World Cup Apps

98% of organizations have been severely impacted by cyber supply chain breach

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps, including which end users have enabled them, and the level of data access they've been granted. Visit AppOmni.com to request a free risk assessment.

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

Australia ransom ban, scourge of brand impersonation sites, GitHub gets private reporting Nov 15, 2022

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Australia considers ban on ransomware payments

Thousands of sites used for brand impersonation

GitHub gets private reporting

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

Android lockscreen bypass, Lockbit hits Thales, FTX funds disappear Nov 14, 2022

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Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen

Thales hit by Lockbit 3.0 again

At least $1 billion of client funds missing at FTX

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

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

Lockbit operator extradited, Twitter CISO quits, NotPetya insurance shakeup Nov 11, 2022

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Alleged LockBit operator to be extradited from Canada to U.S.

Musk's ends remote work and promised to fight spam. CISO Kissner quits.

Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

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

Crypto Winter comes for FTX, oil and gas flow control vulnerability, images hide malware in PyPI Nov 10, 2022

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Crypto Winter comes for FTX

Vulnerability found in oil and gas utilities

And now a word from our sponsor, AppOmni

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

Powerball drawing delayed, Australian health record leak, Hushpuppi gets 11 year sentence Nov 09, 2022

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$2 billion Powerball drawing delayed by security issues

Hackers leak Australian health records on dark web

Hushpuppi gets 11 years in prison for cyber fraud