Vlog - Security Snark
Security Snark - Episode 4 (November 15, 2021)
This week's episode offers a cybersecurity resource for businesses, the FBI gets hacked, Russia is tied to a hacking group, and the MLB is the target of pirating.
FTC Shares Ransomware Defense Tips for Small US Businesses
Bleeping Computer
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What To Know: Here is a new resource from the FTC, intended to help businesses who lack in-house cybersecurity resources.
Why You Should Care: Ransomware continues to be a pervasive and serious threat to the livelihood of small businesses across the U.S. Many businesses who are attacked with ransomware never recover and will go out of business within a few months.
FBI System Hacked to Email ‘Urgent’ Warning about Fake Cyberattacks
Bleeping Computer
Attack Type:
What To Know: The FBI’s email servers were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings that recipients' networks were breached.
Why You Should Care: Anyone can be hacked, even the FBI. Also, you cannot implicitly trust the source of an e-mail – always “Trust, but verify.”
Russian Intelligence Agency Linked to Hacker Group
Security Week
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What To Know: In Russia and some other countries, members of the state security services will work with and for organized crime.
Why You Should Care: Organized crime sometimes has access to state level cyberweapons.
Pirate-Site Operator Hacked MLB and Tried to Extort $150,000, Feds Say
Ars Technica
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What To Know: MLB’s content was being stolen and resold for a profit. The pirate then got really greedy and attempted to extort the MLB for $150,000.
Why You Should Care: The costs of piracy are passed on to consumers, driving up prices for content.