Threatpost editors Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch and Tara Seals discuss the top security news stories of the week ended Aug. 21, including:
IBM, the owner of the Weather Channel mobile app, has reached a settlement with the Los Angeles city attorney's office after a 2019 lawsuit alleged that the app was deceiving its users in how it was using their geolocation data. A cryptomining worm from the group known as TeamTNT is spreading through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and collecting credentials. Researchers are urging connected-device manufacturers to ensure they have applied patches addressing a flaw in a module used by millions of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices.Databases Pockmarked With an Average of 26 Vulnerabilities Globally – Podcast
What Ragnar Locker Got Wrong About Ransomware Negotiators – Podcast
Verizon DBIR Marries MITRE ATT&CK – Podcast
‘Pay Ransom’ Screen=Too Late, Humpty Dumpty – Podcast
Podcast: Ransomware Up x10; Telecoms Uber Walloped
What’s Next for T-Mobile and Its Customers? – Podcast
SolarWinds 2.0 Could Set Off the Next Financial Crisis – Podcast
Fuzz Off: How to Shake Up Code to Get It Right – Podcast
We COVID-Clicked on Garbage, Report Finds: Podcast
‘PwnedPiper’: Devastating Bugs in >80% of Hospital Pneumatics
Podcast: Why Securing Microsoft Active Directory Is Such a Nightmare
IoT Piranhas Are Swarming Industrial Controls
What’s Next for REvil’s Victims?
Protecting Phones From Pegasus-Like Spyware Attacks
What’s Making You a Ransomware Sitting Duck
SASE & Zero Trust: The Dream Team
Insider Risks In the Work-From-Home World
The State of Ransomware with Fortiguard's Derek Manky
Effective Adoption of SASE in 2021
Why and How Cybercrooks Milk Exploits in Underground Markets
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