Cyber News
Cyber threats are evolving every day, keeping up with them is a full-time job. The WESTprotect Cyber News is your source for how these changes affect you in the real estate, title, mortgage, and settlement services industry. From cyber threats to new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP’s) we’ve got you covered.
Mobile Phishing, the Next Battleground
August 13, 2020
With the rising popularity of iOS and Android devices for everything from sending a client an SMS to attending a Zoom call, it was only a matter of time before cybercriminals seized the opportunity to target users through the least protected and most popular communication medium, mobile. Read more >>>
Hackers have increased their attacks against streaming companies, as research has shown that phishing URLs which include Netflix, HBO, YouTube, and Twitch has risen dramatically. Phishing is an attempt to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, bank account details and other personal data. Read more >>>
Samsung has started rolling out Android's August security updates to mobile devices to fix critical security vulnerabilities in the operating system. This week Android published their August 2020 security updates, which includes numerous security patches for critical vulnerabilities impacting the latest devices. Read more >>>
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned private industry partners of increased security risks impacting computer network infrastructure because of devices still running Windows 7 after the operating system reached its end of life on January 14. "The FBI has observed cybercriminals targeting computer network infrastructure after an operating system achieves end of life status," the FBI said in a private industry notification (PIN) issued yesterday. Read more >>>
THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) is reminding employers of their responsibility under the Data Privacy Act to implement policies and processes that ensure the security and privacy of their customers and employees as telecommuting or work-from-home arrangements become widespread. Read more >>>
Fifteen out of 28 desktop PDF viewer applications are vulnerable to a new attack that lets malicious threat actors modify the content of digitally signed PDF documents. The list of vulnerable applications includes Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Perfect PDF, Foxit Reader, PDFelement, and others, according to new research [PDF] published this week by academics from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany. Read more >>>
