Episodes
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 442 It is Thursday September 30th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Conti Wants to Destroy Your Backups
CISA releases tool to help orgs fend off insider threat risks
Trucking giant Forward Air reports ransomware data breach
Apple AirTag Zero-Day Weaponizes Trackers
Conti Ransomware Expands Ability to Blow Up Backups
Data Breaches Reported by Horizon House and Samaritan Center of Puget Sound
PHI of 29,000 Patients...
Published 09/30/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 441 It is Wednesday September 29th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and What Happens When Microsoft 365 MFA Doesn’t Work?
NSA, CISA share VPN security tips to defend against hackers
FinFisher malware hijacks Windows Boot Manager with UEFI bootkit
Twitter web client outage forces users to log out, blocks logins
Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks users out of their accounts
Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against San Diego Health...
Published 09/29/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 440 It is Tuesday September 28th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Massive Attack Takes Out Numerous VoIP Providers
Microsoft: Nobelium uses custom malware to backdoor Windows domains
Ethereum dev admits to helping North Korea evade crypto sanctions
Bandwidth.com is latest victim of DDoS attacks against VoIP providers
Fifth of Healthcare Providers Report Increase in Patient Mortality After a Ransomware Attack
Data...
Published 09/28/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 439 It is Monday September 27th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Windows Flaw Exists in All Computers Shipped Since 2012
Exchange/Outlook Autodiscover Bug Spills $100K+ Email Passwords
Urgent Chrome Update Released to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
VMware vCenter Server Vulnerability CVE-2021-22005 Under Active Exploit
Windows 10 emergency update resolves KB5005565 app freezes, crashes
Microsoft...
Published 09/27/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 438 It is Friday September 24th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Farm Co-ops Are Being Targeted, What’s the Impact?
Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Apple Releases Security Updates
CISA Releases Guidance: IPv6 Considerations for TIC 3.0
Hacking group used ProxyLogon exploits to breach hotels worldwide
Crystal Valley Farm Coop Hit with Ransomware
Ransomware Attacks Reported by Family Medical...
Published 09/24/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 437 It is Thursday September 23rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Conti is Escalating
How REvil May Have Ripped Off Its Own Affiliates
Microsoft Warns of a Wide-Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation
Hackers are scanning for VMware CVE-2021-22005 targets, patch now!
FBI, CISA, and NSA warn of escalating Conti ransomware attacks
U.S. Vision Subsidiary Reports Hacking Incident Affecting 180,000 Individuals
August 2021...
Published 09/23/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 436 It is Monday September 20th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Who Wants to Join the Elon Musk Club?
Microsoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited by Ryuk Ransomware Gang
AT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Ring Costs Carrier $200M
New Malware Targets Windows Subsystem for Linux to Evade Detection
New "Elon Musk Club" crypto giveaway scam promoted via email
Stolen Laptop Contained the PHI of Dignity Health Patients
1,738 Patients...
Published 09/20/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 435 It is Friday September 17th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Just a Few Warnings to End the Week
REvil/Sodinokibi Ransomware Universal Decryptor Key Is Out
Third Critical Bug Affects Netgear Smart Switches — Details and PoC Released.
FBI-CISA-CGCYBER Advisory on APT Exploitation of ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Vulnerability
New Windows security updates break network printing
Walgreens Covid-19 Test...
Published 09/17/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 434 It is Thursday September 16th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and South Africa’s DOJ Hit with Ransomware, Ransomware gang threatens to wipe decryption keys, and Microsoft is going passwordless...
Attackers Impersonate DoT in Two-Day Phishing Scam
3 Former U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking for UAE Company
Ransomware encrypts South Africa's entire Dept of Justice network
Ransomware gang threatens to wipe...
Published 09/16/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 433 It is Wednesday September 15th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and It’s the Sept 2021 Post Patch Tuesday Roundup
Google Chromebook bug causes black screens after login
BlackMatter ransomware hits medical technology giant Olympus
Microsoft September 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 60 flaws
OCR Announces 20th Financial Penalty Under HIPAA Right of Access Enforcement Initiative
Jackson Health Investigating Nurse...
Published 09/15/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 432 It is Monday September 13th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and REvil is Back, Windows 0-Day exploits are being shared, and more..
WordPress Releases Security Update
WhatsApp to Finally Let Users Encrypt Their Chat Backups in the Cloud
Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums
REvil ransomware is back in full attack mode and leaking data
MyRepublic discloses data breach exposing government ID...
Published 09/13/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 431 It is Friday September 10th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Info on the Windows MSHTML Zero-Day
Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Citrix Releases Security Updates for Hypervisor
‘Azurescape’ Kubernetes Attack Allows Cross-Container Cloud Compromise
Yandex is battling the largest DDoS in Russian Internet history
Windows MSHTML zero-day defenses bypassed as new info emerges
TX: Denton...
Published 09/10/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 430 It is Thursday September 9th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts
Zoho Releases Security Update for ADSelfService Plus
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird
TeamTNT’s New Tools Target Multiple OS
Howard University shuts down network after ransomware attack
Hackers leak passwords for 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts
Published 09/09/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 429 It is Wednesday September 8th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Is REvil Back?
Microsoft shares temp fix for ongoing Office 365 zero-day attacks
Jenkins project's Confluence server hacked to mine Monero
McDonald's leaks password for Monopoly VIP database to winners
Ransomware gang threatens to leak data if victim contacts FBI, police
REvil ransomware's servers mysteriously come back online
Published 09/08/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 428 It is Tuesday September 7th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and US govt warns orgs to patch massively exploited Confluence bug
IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months
ProtonMail Shares Activist's IP Address With Authorities Despite Its "No Log" Claims
Traffic Exchange Networks Distributing Malware Disguised as Cracked Software
Netgear fixes severe security bugs in over a dozen smart switches
US govt warns orgs...
Published 09/07/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 427 It is Friday September 3rd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Bluetooth BrakTooth bugs could affect billions of devices
Cisco Patches Critical Authentication Bug With Public Exploit
WhatsApp Photo Filter Bug Could Have Exposed Your Data to Remote Attackers
Translated Conti ransomware playbook gives insight into attacks
Atlassian Confluence flaw actively exploited to install cryptominers
FBI warns of ransomware...
Published 09/03/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 426 It is Thursday September 2nd 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and If You Ever Want a Job Again Don’t Do This
Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome
Windows 10 KB5005101 Cumulative Update released with 34 fixes
Feds Warn of Ransomware Attacks Ahead of Labor Day
Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 is now generally available
FTC bans stalkerware maker Spyfone from surveillance business
Twitter adds Safety Mode to...
Published 09/02/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 425 It is Wednesday September 1st 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Hive Ransomware is Actively Targeting Healthcare
FBI-CISA Advisory on Ransomware Awareness for Holidays and Weekends
Windows 11 will be released on October 5th to newer devices
Microsoft 365 Usage Analytics now anonymizes user info by default
Fortress Home Security Open to Remote Disarmament
FBI Alert: Hive Ransomware is Actively Targeting Healthcare
Published 09/01/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 424 It is Tuesday August 31st 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Microsoft shares guidance on securing Azure Cosmos DB accounts
CISA Adds Single-Factor Authentication to list of Bad Practices
Microsoft Exchange ‘ProxyToken’ Bug Allows Email Snooping
Windows Update will tell if you can upgrade to Windows 11
Google App bug blocks Android users from receiving, making calls
Microsoft shares guidance on securing Azure...
Published 08/31/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 423 It is Monday August 30th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and T-Mo Updates (It’s Not Good).
Windows 11 to only support one Intel 7th gen CPU, no AMD Zen 1 CPUs
Boston Public Library discloses cyberattack, system-wide technical outage
T-Mobile CEO: Hacker brute-forced his way through our network
48,000 Individuals Affected by Ransomware Attack on CarePointe ENT
PHI of 9,800 Patients of Atlanta Allergy & Asthma...
Published 08/30/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 422 It is Friday August 27th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Microsoft and Google to invest billions to bolster US cybersecurity
Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Ragnarok ransomware releases master decryptor after shutdown
Synology: Multiple products impacted by OpenSSL RCE vulnerability
FBI shares technical details for Hive ransomware
Western Digital confirms speed crippling SN550 SSD flash...
Published 08/27/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 421 It is Thursday August 26th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and New Hampshire town loses $2.3 million to overseas scammers
F5 Releases August 2021 Security Advisory
OpenSSL Releases Security Update
VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
California Man Hacked iCloud Accounts to Steal Nude Photos
New SideWalk Backdoor Targets U.S.-based Computer Retail Business
Microsoft will add secure preview for...
Published 08/26/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 420 It is Wednesday August 25th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and Ransomware Gang Leaves Clues
Modified Version of WhatsApp for Android Spotted Installing Triada Trojan
CISA Releases Five Pulse Secure-Related MARs
Samsung can remotely disable their TVs worldwide using TV Block
SteelSeries bug gives Windows 10 admin rights by plugging in a device
New zero-click iPhone exploit used to deploy NSO spyware
Ransomware...
Published 08/25/21
Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 419 It is Tuesday August 24th 2021. I am your host Scott Gombar and the July HIPAA Breach Report Has Arrived
ProxyShell Attacks Pummel Unpatched Exchange Servers
FBI: OnePercent Group Ransomware targeted US orgs since Nov 2020
Phishing campaign uses UPS.com XSS vuln to distribute malware
Botnet targets hundreds of thousands of devices using Realtek SDK
Nokia subsidiary discloses data breach after Conti ransomware...
Published 08/24/21