Cybersmart Security

NortonlifeLock Password Breach, Fortinet's VPN weaknesses exploited and Europol Takes Down Call Centers.

  In this episode, Hackers used stolen credentials to beat Norton password manager, European Police(Europol) clamped down on cyber criminals that scammed Germans of over $2M. And Fortinet's experts warn of weaknesses being exploited in VPN's vulnerabilities.   The *Cybersecurity News Review series(The Midweek Edition)-CNRs* is a review of selected cybersecurity news from cyberspace and key takeaways or lessons that we can learn from them as individuals or organizations. 
 
Thank you for listening. Salahudeen Amao gives a breakdown of recent news in cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. New episodes are released every week. Follow him on Twitter @Major_Jeneral. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions via voice message on the Anchor app or email to getcybersmart@protonmail.com. 

LINKS: 

1. &nbsp;NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts&nbsp;

2. Europol takes down call centers that scammed Germans out of €2 million &nbsp;

3. Fortinet Technical Report&nbsp;


NortonlifeLock Password Breach, Fortinet's VPN weaknesses exploited & Europol TakesDown Call Centers

A review of cybersecurity news from the cyberspace including Privacy under threat after misuse of Covid contact tracing App by German Police,Box 2FA bypass opens user accounts to attack, $34.6M withdrawn in crypto.com 2FA bypass &amp; Quick Thinking saves Florida hospital from a ransomware attack.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening.&nbsp;
Salaudeen Amao gives a breakdown of recent news in cyberspace. Learn something about security and more that can help you get Cybersmart both online and offline. Episodes are released every week. Follow him on Twitter @Major_Jeneral. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions via voice message on the Anchor app or email to getcybersmart@protonmail.com&nbsp;
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 &nbsp;German police under fire for misuse of COVID contact tracing app https://amp.dw.com/en/german-police-under-fire-for-misuse-of-covid-contact-tracing-app/a-60393597&nbsp;
 Box 2FA Bypass Opens User Accounts to Attack https://threatpost.com/box-2fa-bypass-accounts-attack/177760/
  &nbsp;2FA Bypassed in $34.6M Crypto.com Heist: What We Can Learn https://threatpost.com/2fa-bypassed-crypto-com-heist/177846/&nbsp;
  Crypto.com confirms 483 accounts hacked, $34 million withdrawn https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocom-confirms-483-accounts-hacked-34-million-withdrawn/
  'Lock it down and piss people off': How quick thinking stopped a ransomware attack from crippling a Florida hospital&nbsp; https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/politics/florida-hospital-ransomware/index.html

