Managing the Risk of IT-OT Convergence
Why manufacturing and logistics are especially challenged. Source: https://threatpost.com
Hacks
Connected Wristwatch Allows Hackers to Stalk, Spy On Children
“Our advice is to stop using this watch” as mitigations are not available, researchers told Threatpost. Source: www.threatpost.com
Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Balloons, with Google the Latest Victim
A slew of verified Twitter accounts have been hijacked and altered, used to tweet out a bogus Bitcoin giveaway scam. Source: www.threatpost.com
Pwn2Own Trifecta: Galaxy S9, iPhone X and Xiaomi Mi6 Fall to Hackers
Hacker contest earns participants $325,000 based on the discovery of 18 vulnerabilities. Source: www.threatpost.com
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Bug in Win7, Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Microsoft’s November Patch Tuesday fixes include mitigation against a zero-day vulnerability leaving Windows 7, Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 open to attack. Source: https://threatpost.com
Google’s G Suite, Search and Analytics Taken Down in Hijacking
Google cloud business customers were impacted by a Border Gateway Protocol hijacking. Source: www.threatpost.com
Embracing the Cybersecurity ‘Grey Space’
Security teams carefully monitor potential threat activity, but incidents aren’t always black and white. Source: www.threatpost.com
‘DerpTroll’ Faces 10 Years in Prison for DDoSing Gaming Sites as a Teen
He admitted to taking Steam, EA Origin and Sony Online Entertainment offline in 2013 and 2014, causing at least $95,000 in damages. Source: https://threatpost.com
DJI Patches Forum Bug That Allowed Drone Account Takeovers
Bug opened door for malicious link attack, giving hacker access to stored DJI drone data of commercial and consumer customers. Source: www.threatpost.com
HSBC Data Breach Hits Online Banking Customers
The data breach includes names, addresses, transaction histories, account information and more. Source: https://threatpost.com