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.
President Biden signed an Executive Order to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect federal government networks. This Executive Order makes a significant contribution toward modernizing cybersecurity defenses by protecting federal networks, improving information-sharing between the U.S. government and the private sector on cyber issues, and strengthening the United States’ ability to respond to incidents when they occur. Read more >>>
Google strives to push all its users to start using two-factor authentication (2FA), which can block attackers from taking control of their accounts using compromised credentials or guessing their passwords. This move is meant to increase Google user accounts' security by removing the "single biggest threat" making easy to hack: passwords that are hard to remember and, even worse, easy to steal via data breaches and phishing. Read more >>>
Attackers are promoting sites impersonating the Microsoft Store, Spotify, and an online document converter that distribute malware to steal credit cards and passwords saved in web browsers. The attack was discovered by cybersecurity firm ESET who issued a warning yesterday on Twitter to be on the lookout for the malicious campaign. Read more >>>
The United States government is formally accusing the Russian government of the SolarWinds supply-chain attack that gave hackers access to the network of multiple U.S. agencies and private tech sector companies. In a brief announcing sanctions on Russia for actions against the U.S. interests, the White House is naming the Cozy Bear group of advanced hackers as the author of the cyber espionage activity exploiting the SolarWinds Orion platform. Read more >>>
Today is Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes five zero-day vulnerabilities and more Critical Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. It has been a tough couple of months for Windows and Microsoft Exchange admins, and it looks like April won't be any easier, so please be nice to your IT staff today. With today's update, Microsoft has fixed 108 vulnerabilities, with 19 classified as Critical and 89 as Important. Read more >>>
A zero-day vulnerability in Zoom which can be used to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks has been disclosed by researchers. The browser version of the videoconferencing software is not impacted. Zoom is working to mitigate this issue with respect to Zoom Chat. In-session Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars are not affected. As a best practice, WESTprotect recommends that all users only accept contact requests from individuals they know and trust. Read more >>>
