Adobe Flash Player is officially dead tomorrow
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-flash-player-is-officially-dead-tomorrow/ Flash Player will reach its end of life (EOL) on January 1, 2021, after always being a security risk to those who have used it over the years. Lisäksi
What’s Next for Ransomware in 2021?
threatpost.com/ransomware-getting-ahead-inevitable-attack/162655/ Ransomware response demands a whole-of-business plan before the next attack, according to our roundtable of experts. Ransomware works. That’s the simplest way to explain why incidents of ransomware attacks have sharply increased over the last year with no end in sight. Lisäksi:
www.wired.com/story/ransomware-2020-headed-down-dire-path/
Ticketmaster fined $10 million for breaking into rival’s systems
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ticketmaster-fined-10-million-for-breaking-into-rival-s-systems/ Ticketmaster, a Live Nation subsidiary and a leading ticket distribution and sales company, was fined $10 million for illegally accessing the systems of competitor CrowdSurge using the credentials of one of its former employees.
Microsoft Internal Solorigate Investigation Update
msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2020/12/31/microsoft-internal-solorigate-investigation-update/ Our investigation into our own environment has found no evidence of access to production services or customer data. The investigation, which is ongoing, has also found no indications that our systems were used to attack others. We detected unusual activity with a small number of internal accounts and upon review, we discovered one account had been used to view source code in a number of source code repositories. The account did not have permissions to modify any code or engineering systems and our investigation further confirmed no changes were made. These accounts were investigated and remediated. Lisäksi
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-solarwinds-hackers-accessed-our-source-code/