Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2019-12-30

Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spains tax agency www.welivesecurity.com/2020/08/21/grandoreiro-banking-trojan-impersonates-spain-tax-agency/ Although its been some weeks since the height of the income tax season in many countries around the globe, the year 2020 has been looking less than normal even for cybercriminal activity. For several months, various threat actors have been attempting to impersonate governmental organizations, such as […]

Over 40 Windows Hardware Drivers Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-40-windows-hardware-drivers-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation/ Researchers analyzing the security of legitimate device drivers found that more than 40 from at least 20 hardware vendors can be abused to achieve privilege escalation. The vendors affected include every major BIOS vendor and big names in the computer hardware business like ASUS, Toshiba, […]

Channel Nine cyber-attack disrupts live broadcasts in Australia www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56554641 “Our IT teams are working around the clock to fully restore our systems which have primarily affected our broadcast and corporate business units. Publishing and radio systems continue to be operational,” the company said in a statement.. See also: www.smh.com.au/technology/nine-cyber-attack-has-all-the-hallmarks-of-ransomware-without-the-ransom-20210329-p57eum.html Docker Hub images downloaded 20M times […]