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All of us at Tripwire’s Vulnerability Exposure and Research Team (VERT) are constantly looking out for interesting stories and developments in the infosec world. Here’s what cybersecurity news stood out to us during the week of September 26th, 2022. I’ve also included some comments on these stories. Sophos Firewall Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks on South Asian Organizations UK-based cybersecurity company Sophos has warned customers that a new zero-day vulnerability affecting some of its firewall products…

The UK’s privacy and data watchdog has fined four companies a total of £370,000 for breaking local privacy laws. It said the four had made over 820,000 “predatory” marketing calls to people who had registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), which means they have explicitly requested not to be contacted. The issues began after a 2020 government scheme issued vouchers of up to £5000 to UK citizens, helping them to improve energy efficiency at…

With “See Yourself in Cyber” as the theme for this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the focus is on you with a look at several quick ways you can quickly get safer online.  Now in its 21st year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month marks a long-standing collaboration between the U.S. government and private industry. It’s aim, empower people to protect themselves from digital forms of crime. And that stands as a good reminder. Phishing attacks, malware, and the…

The second largest school district in the US has warned that hackers have begun posting data they claim to have stolen from the institution last month. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which serves over 600,000 students from kindergarten to twelfth grade, was compromised by the Vice Society group in early September. It’s unclear exactly how much or what type of data may now have been exposed by the group, although at the time…

An Illinois couple have been sentenced to several years behind bars after running a near decade-long fraud scheme making them millions of dollars. Registered nurse, Patricia Omorogbe, 61, and Felix Omorogbe, 71, both of Lansing, were sentenced to a combined three-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of over $8.2m. The $6.7m scheme ran from January 2009 to June 2018 across their three home health companies: Lansing-based A&Z Home Health Care and Dominion Home…

After years of falling behind, the construction industry has realised the importance of its data. Construction-related businesses invested a remarkable 188% more in cybersecurity in 2018–19. Data leaks and cyberattacks have jolted sectors worldwide, affecting everyone. 55% of UK businesses experienced a cyberattack in 2019 alone, and the average damage resulting from breaches is £176,000. This is why every company needs to choose an effective cyber protection system to stop attackers from ruining all they…

Follies The Broadway Tower in Worcestershire, England is a famous structure. It’s inspiring, beautiful, and at 62 feet high, like other similar buildings, it’s a folly. While it looks grand inside and out, it serves no purpose than to be a decoration. It’s all too easy to buy a set of policies and procedures, change the company name and some other details, then present it as an application development and security program. Regrettably, there are…