Cybersecurity Chaos: Laughing Through the Latest Hacks and Attacks
A ransomware attack on an Oklahoma medical center impacts 133,000, while Ford investigates a possible breach. Get the scoop on these and more in Pierluigi Paganini’s Security Affairs newsletter, your weekly dose of cybercrime chaos delivered straight to your inbox!
Hot Take:
Cybercrime is like a bad sequel to a horror movie—you know the plot, you know the actors, and yet somehow, it still manages to terrify you. This week’s newsletter from Security Affairs reads like a who’s-who of internet baddies, with ransomware gangs, phishing scams, and even a little espionage thrown in for good measure. It’s like Ocean’s Eleven, but with more keyboards and fewer handsome actors.
Key Points:
- Oklahoma Medical Center hit by ransomware, affecting 133,000 patients—ouch, talk about a bedside manner!
- Chinese cybercriminals targeting Black Friday shoppers—who knew discounts could be so dangerous?
- Phobos Ransomware mastermind extradited from South Korea—guess he couldn’t phobos-cape justice!
- Ford investigating a data breach—maybe they should stick to building cars instead of data protection.
- Apple releases updates to patch exploited zero-day vulnerabilities—because nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a software update.
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