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FBI Warns of DDoS Attack on State Voter Registration Site

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of a potential Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that targeted a state-level voter registration and information site in a Private Industry Notification (PIN) released today. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-ddos-attack-on-state-voter-registration-site/
Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, More

Google has released Chrome 80 today, February 4th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android platforms with bug fixes, new features, and 56 security fixes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-80-released-with-56-security-fixes-cookie-changes-more/
Cisco Patches Critical CDP Flaws Affecting Millions of Devices

Five critical vulnerabilities found in various implementations of the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) could allow attackers on the local network to take over tens of millions of enterprise devices as discovered by IoT security company Armis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-patches-critical-cdp-flaws-affecting-millions-of-devices/
Mailto (NetWalker) Ransomware Targets Enterprise Networks

With the high ransom prices and big payouts of enterprise-targeting ransomware, we now have another ransomware known as Mailto or Netwalker that is compromising enterprise networks and encrypting all of the Windows devices connected to it. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mailto-netwalker-ransomware-targets-enterprise-networks/
Medicaid CCO Vendor Breach Exposes Health, Personal Info of 654K

Medicaid coordinated care organization (CCO) Health Share of Oregon today disclosed a data breach exposing the health and personal info of 654,362 individuals following the theft of a laptop owned by its transportation vendor GridWorks IC. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/medicaid-cco-vendor-breach-exposes-health-personal-info-of-654k/
BEC Scammers’ Interest in the Real Estate Sector Rises

Cybercriminals choose their targets by the profit they can make off them and the real estate business seems ripe for the picking, security researchers warn after looking at some 600 attacks focused on this sector. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bec-scammers-interest-in-the-real-estate-sector-rises/
Oscar Nominated Movies Featured in Phishing, Malware Attacks

Attackers are exploiting the hype surrounding this year's Oscar Best Picture nominated movies to infect fans with malware and to bait them to phishing websites designed to steal sensitive info such as credit card details and personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oscar-nominated-movies-featured-in-phishing-malware-attacks/