Webinars

Articles

• Russia and China-backed hackers are exploiting WinRAR zero-day bug – Google security researchers say they have found evidence that government-backed hackers linked to Russia and China are exploiting a since-patched vulnerability in WinRAR, the popular shareware archiving tool for Windows.
• US Government Releases Anti-Phishing Guidance – CISA, NSA, FBI, and MS-ISAC have released guidance and prevention recommendations on common phishing techniques.
• Fake Corsair job offers on LinkedIn push DarkGate malware – A threat actor is using fake LinkedIn posts and direct messages about a Facebook Ads specialist position at hardware maker Corsair to lure people into downloading info-stealing malware like DarkGate and RedLine.
• Ragnar Locker ransomware gang taken down by international police swoop — Europol – This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities from eleven countries delivered a major blow to one of the most dangerous ransomware operations of recent years.
• Police employee arrested for computer trespassing and violation of official secrecy – An employee of the Amsterdam police unit was arrested this week on suspicion of computer trespassing and violation of official secrecy.
• D-Link confirms data breach after employee phishing attack – Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer D-Link confirmed a data breach linked to information stolen from its network and put up for sale on BreachForums earlier this month.
• 23AndMe Hacker Leaks New Tranche of Stolen Data – Two weeks after the first data leak from the DNA ancestry service, the threat actor produces an additional 4 million user records they purportedly stole.

• The Most Popular IT Admin Password Is Totally Depressing – Top 10:
  1. admin
  2. 123456
  3. 12345678
  4. 1234
  5. Password
  6. 123
  7. 12345
  8. admin123
  9. 123456789
  10. adminisp

Podcasts

• Darknet Diaries EP 138: THE MIMICS OF PUNJAB
• Cyberwire Ep 1930 | 10.19.23 – Vigilance isn’t purely receptive. Without criticism, it will become blind with detail.

Projects

LinkedIn Learning – CompTIA Security+ Module 8: Network Security Design and Implementation

TryHackMe – SOC Level 1(85 % Complete): KAPE – Complete

Python for Cybersecurity (Section 5 out of 10)