The CyBUr Smart Morning News Update

February 5, 2025

Welcome to the February 5, 2025 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://databreaches.net/2025/02/04/kept-in-the-dark-meet-the-hired-guns-who-make-sure-school-cyberattacks-stay-hidden/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/math_prodigy_crypto_scheme/
https://cybernews.com/security/trump-hotels-data-leak-claim-breach-forums/
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cybercriminals-traitorous-insiders-ransom-notes
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/02/from-motherships-to-shotguns-drone-war-evolves-rapidly-in-ukraine/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/google-play-apple-app-store-apps-caught-stealing-crypto-wallets/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyber-agencies-share-security-guidance-for-network-edge-devices/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/russian-cybercrime-groups-exploiting-7.html
 
 

February 3, 2025

Welcome to the January 29, 2025 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/cybercrime/heartsender-cybercriminal-netwotk-takedown-fbi-dutch-police-operation-heart-blocker/
https://fedscoop.com/cryptojacking-federal-government-agencies-usaid/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-blocked-236-million-risky-android-apps-from-play-store-in-2024/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/beyondtrust-zero-day-breach-exposes-17.html
https://www.scworld.com/news/akamai-warns-of-active-attacks-from-new-mirai-variant
https://securityaffairs.com/173721/security/whatsapp-disrupted-paragon-spyware-campaign.html
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3813642/north-korean-hackers-impersonated-recruiters-to-steal-credentials-from-over-1500-developer-systems.html
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/scammers-exploiting-deepseek-hype/
 

January 29, 2025

Welcome to the January 29, 2025 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/2025/01/28/the_us_governments_new_cio/
https://cybernews.com/news/deepseek-rise-risks-privacy/
https://www.wired.com/story/deepseek-ai-china-privacy-data/
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/super-bowl-lix-magnet-cyberattacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploiting-flaws-in-simplehelp-rmm-to-breach-networks/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/purecrypter-deploys-agent-tesla-and-new.html
https://securityaffairs.com/173536/hacking/apple-fixed-the-first-zero-day-vulnerability-of-2025.html
https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/three-big-reasons-ransomware-payments-are-up-more-than-5x-over-last-year/
 

January 27, 2025

Welcome to the January 27, 2025 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/2025/01/27/contractor_trespass_british_museum/
https://cybernews.com/cybercrime/breaking-bad-star-x-account-hacked/
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-critical-meeting-management-bug-urgent-patch
https://cyberscoop.com/doj-indicts-five-in-north-korean-fake-it-worker-scheme/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-now-says-190-million-impacted-by-2024-data-breach/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/gamacopy-mimics-gamaredon-tactics-in.html
https://www.wired.com/story/subaru-location-tracking-vulnerabilities/
https://www.scworld.com/news/attacks-on-ivanti-appliances-demonstrate-danger-of-chained-exploits
 

January 22, 2025

Welcome to the January 22, 2025 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/security/russian-hackers-ransomware-microsoft-teams-sophos/
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/trump-fires-cyber-safety-board-salt-typhoon-hackers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-mitigated-a-record-breaking-56-tbps-ddos-attack/
https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/ex-cia-analyst-pleads-guilty-to-sharing.html
https://securityaffairs.com/173275/hacking/mercedes-benz-infotainment-system-flaws.html
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3805122/healthcare-most-vulnerable-to-cyber-threats-eu-launches-action-plan.html
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