Cybersecurity Chaos: Volkswagen Leak, Ford Hack, and DoubleClickjacking Drama
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup highlights the latest cybersecurity stories, including the Volkswagen data leak, which exposed data from 800,000 electric cars due to misconfigured AWS storage. This weekly summary keeps you up-to-date on everything from ransomware attacks to data breaches, ensuring no cyber threat flies under your radar.
Hot Take:
Cybersecurity is like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, but instead of moles, we’re hitting data leaks, ransomware, and some rather cheeky hackers. From Volkswagen’s accidental data giveaway to Ford’s Twitter faux pas, it’s clear that even the big players aren’t immune to the cyber circus. And let’s not forget, somewhere out there, 3 million email hosts are still partying like it’s 1999 — without encryption, that is!
Key Points:
- Volkswagen’s data leak affected 800,000 electric car owners; AWS storage instances to blame
- Pittsburgh Regional Transit faced a ransomware attack causing service disruption
- Over 3 million email hosts are not using encrypted POP3/IMAP services
- Ford’s X account was hacked, resulting in unauthorized posts
- Japan’s NTT Docomo was hit with a DDoS attack affecting several services