Cyber Spies Next Door: How MFA Could Save Your Network from Sneaky Neighbors!
Infosec in brief: Brace yourself, your local café could be a cyber espionage launchpad. Volexity discovered the “nearest neighbor attack,” where APT28 targets Wi-Fi networks lacking multifactor authentication. Just another reason to secure everything, including guest Wi-Fi. So, enjoy your latte, but maybe check your network security settings too.
Hot Take:
So apparently, espionage has gone from Cold War spy novels to coffee shop Wi-Fi hacking. I guess the guy sipping a latte across the street might just be a Russian cyber-spy. Time to add “watch out for suspicious baristas” to your cybersecurity checklist!
Key Points:
- Volexity discovered a new “nearest neighbor attack” by APT28, targeting Wi-Fi networks through nearby compromised networks.
- Cisco warns about a potential lapse in its Firepower Management Center’s certificate authority.
- Microsoft seized 240 phishing websites linked to a Phishing-as-a-Service operation based in Egypt.
- The DoD’s handling of controlled cryptographic devices is under wraps, but supposedly flawless.
- Helldown ransomware expands its targets to Linux and VMware systems, while Jupyter Notebooks get hijacked for illegal UEFA streams.
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