Cyber Threat Advisory

Cyber Threat Updates

• Popular Torrent Uploader 'CracksNow' Caught Spreading Ransomware
  It's not at all surprising that downloading movies and software from the torrent network could infect your computer with malware, but it's more heartbreaking when a popular, trusted file upl …
• How to Hack Facebook Accounts? Just Ask Your Targets to Open a Link
  It's 2019, and just clicking on a specially crafted URL would have allowed an attacker to hack your Facebook account without any further interaction. A security researcher discovered a critical c …
• Over 92 Million New Accounts Up for Sale from More Unreported Breaches
  All these numbers…. "More than 5 billion records from 6,500 data breaches were exposed in 2018" — a report from Risk Based Security says. "More than 59,000 data breaches have been repor …
• WARNING – New Phishing Attack That Even Most Vigilant Users Could Fall For
  How do you check if a website asking for your credentials is fake or legit to log in? By checking if the URL is correct? By checking if the website address is not a homograph? By checking if the site …
• Hacker Breaches Dozens of Sites, Puts 127 Million New Records Up for Sale
  A hacker who was selling details of nearly 620 million online accounts stolen from 16 popular websites has now put up a second batch of 127 million records originating from 8 other sites for sale on t …

MS-ISAC Updates

• Lessons (Re)learned: the Congressional Report on Equifax
  By Curtis Dukes, Executive VP and GM – CIS Security Best Practices The recently released House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Congressional report discusses how the Equifax data breach led …
• Come Chat with CIS at RSA 2019
  RSA is a renowned cybersecurity conference where industry professionals gather each year. They discuss hot topics, network, and learn from industry subject matter experts (SMEs). This year, the theme …
• CIS Controls™ Cloud Companion Guide and Public Call for IoT Companion Guide
  Working with an army of global adopters and cybersecurity experts, the CIS Controls team created a cloud security companion guide to help secure cloud environments. This guide helps organizations brea …
• 6 Simple Tips for Securing IoT Devices
  IoT devices are quickly becoming features in our homes and businesses, like connected kitchen gadgets, security monitoring systems, and drones. Read on to learn how you can keep these devices secure f …
• CIS CSAT: A Free Tool for Assessing Implementation of CIS Controls
  The CIS Controls™ are a community-built set of prioritized cybersecurity guidance. They have been growing in popularity over the past 10 years. The CIS Controls are being used and developed by thousan …

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Last updated: 8/27/2018