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Visa proactively urge public aware of Baka Skimmer attack. (Baka credit card skimmer bundles stealth, anti-detection capabilities) – Sep 2020
Preface: Visa identified a previously unknown eCommerce skimmer, and named the skimmer ‘Baka’. Synopsis: The malicious JavaScript code aimed to avoid detection for modern defense system. Baka is stealth, anti-detection capabilities.According to an alert from Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) division, the skimmer also attempts to avoid detection and analysis by “removing itself from memory…
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Ransomware hits Jack Daniel’s, said Bloomberg News – August 15, 2020
Preface: Whiskey production involves multiple procedures carried out in potentially hazardous atmospheres. LB Remote I/O System connects sensors and actuators to the DCS via PROFIBUS. In terms of application, DCS is suitable for whisky production and complex control processes. Incident background: Brown-Forman Corp., a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages including Jack Daniel’s and Finlandia, said it…
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Australia (ACSC) urges local citizens to be vigilant against cyber attacks. The so-called copy-paste compromises – 18th June 2020
Preface: Australia’s government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Mr Morrison did not name specific cases but said it had spanned “government, industry, political organizations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure”. 19th June 2020 Technical details: Long story short. The…
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data breach spread to banking enterprise. no exception to bank of America – 28th may 2020.
Background: The PPP provides small businesses with forgivable loans of up to $10 million per company (8 weeks of payroll). This program was launched on April 3, 2020; it is a forgivable loan program offered primarily to help businesses deal with the adverse consequences COVID- 19. Point of view: Cybercrooks have been leveraging malicious macros…