VRTNWS – Pas op voor goedkope slimme apparaten: “Ze zijn zo lek als een zeef”
“Slimme huishoudtoestellen zoals een deurbel, stofzuiger of wasmachine zijn heel makkelijk te hacken. De onderzoekers konden makkelijk wachtwoorden onderscheppen en een slim deurslot kon vanop afstand worden geopend.”
Infosecurity – The Rise of Device Encryption
“The findings also illustrate how a lack of encryption can make an organization vulnerable: 12% of the IT leaders surveyed said that this had been the cause of a data breach within their business in the last year.”
KPMG – 2021 CEO Outlook Pulse Survey
“Among the key trends, cyber security risk emerged as the number one risk, rising dramatically from fifth place in August 2020.”
Securityboulevard – Online Ed is the New Corporate Threat Vector
“Schools are popular targets because they often lack the resources and personnel to focus on strengthening cybersecurity; educational institutions also tend to use older and outdated systems for which patching is difficult.”
ZDNET – Cyberattack on UK university knocks out online learning, Teams and Zoom
“In recent incidents affecting the education sector, ransomware has led to the loss of student coursework, school financial records, as well as data relating to COVID-19 testing,” the agency said.
Nakedsecurity – Too slow! Booking.com fined for not reporting data breach fast enough
“The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) – the country’s data protection regulator – has fined online travel and hotel booking company Booking.com almost half a million Euros over a data breach.”
De Tijd: Wees extra voorzichtig met vreemde telefoontjes en berichten
In de nasleep van het huidige veiligheidslek ontwikkelde De Ceukelaire de website benikerbij.be, waar elke Belg kan controleren of zijn of haar telefoonnummer gelekt is, door het eenvoudigweg in te geven op de website. ‘
CBS – Stanford, University Of California Targeted In Widespread Ransomware Cyber Attack
“The cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in Accellion, a third-party vendor that is used to securely transfer files.”
De Tijd – Criminelen maakten 34 miljoen buit via phishing
“Oplichters gingen vorig jaar met 34 miljoen euro aan de haal door bankgegevens van hun slachtoffers te ontfutselen via valse mails en berichten. De crisis biedt criminelen nieuwe kansen om mensen te misleiden.”
BleepingComputer – Computer giant Acer hit by $50 million ransomware attack
“In conversations between the victim and REvil, which started on March 14th, the Acer representative showed shock at the massive $50 million demand.”