The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

August 30, 2024: Friday Op-Ed: My discussion with ANOTHER Scammer

Over the past weekend, I had a lengthy conversation with a scammer on WhatsApp.  I share all the details with you and help identify the points that clarified this was a scam.
Give a listen, tell a friend.

August 28, 2024

Welcome to the August 26, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-s-volt-typhoon-actively-exploiting-now-patched-0-day-in-versa-director-servers
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/31m_invoices_business_files_exposed/?td=rt-3a
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-marshals-service-disputes-ransomware-gangs-breach-claims/
https://securityaffairs.com/167631/hacking/10th-google-chrome-zero-day-this-year.html
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-attack-travel-chaos-seattle/
https://cyberscoop.com/cyber-insurance-critical-infrastructure-engineering-standards-congress/
 

August 26, 2024

Welcome to the August 26, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/23/us_georgia_tech_lawsuit/?td=rt-3a
https://cybernews.com/news/microsoft-crowdstrike-security-summit-september/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/audit-finds-notable-security-gaps-in-fbis-storage-media-management/
https://www.wired.com/story/google-android-pixel-showcase-vulnerability/
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/08/23/cve-2024-28987/
https://securityaffairs.com/167508/hacking/researchers-hacked-ecovacs-devices.html
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/ransomware-hits-in-these-specific-timings-and-steals-data-from-google-chrome/
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3490060/main-line-health-deploys-chaos-engineering-to-bolster-healthcare-resilience.html
 

August 21, 2024

Welcome to the August 21, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/flightaware_data_exposure/
https://cybernews.com/security/al-anon-data-breach/
https://cybernews.com/news/student-jobs-money-mules-fraud/
https://securityaffairs.com/167274/data-breach/zerosevengroup-toyota-data-breach.html
https://www.wired.com/story/aws-application-load-balancer-implementation-compromise/
https://www.wired.com/story/aws-application-load-balancer-implementation-compromise/
 

August 19, 2024

Welcome to the August 19, 2024 edition of the CyBUr Smart Morning News Update. 
Your morning cyber news hit with some education and opinion thrown in for good measure.
Listens and shares are appreciated.    
Feel free to email comments, suggestions, criticisms, or tips to darren@thecyburguy.com
The articles referenced in this podcast:
https://cybernews.com/news/flint-michigan-ransomware-attack-system-outage/
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/ransomhub-rolls-out-brand-new-edr-killing-byovd-binary
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/how-a-bec-scam-cost-a-company-60-million-week-in-security-with-tony-anscombe/
https://cyberscoop.com/openai-bans-accounts-linked-to-covert-iranian-influence-operation/
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/russian-hacker-jailed-3-years-for.html
https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/the-underestimated-cyber-threat-anticipating-and-combatting-supply-chain-attacks/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-mandates-mfa-azure/