19th & 22nd

  GoDaddy hack causes data breach affecting 1.2 million customers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/godaddy-hack-causes-data-breach-affecting-12-million-customers/ US SEC warns investors of ongoing govt impersonation attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sec-warns-investors-of-ongoing-govt-impersonation-attacks/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer 

  Robinhood says hackers also got thousands of phone numbers https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22786405/robinhood-hack-user-phone-numbers-text-entries-investigtation SOURCE:  Mitchell Clark, The Verge  This Major Pharmacy Chain Just Announced It's Closing 900 Stores https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/this-major-pharmacy-chain-just-announced-it-s-closing-900-stores/ss-AAQS0As?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Kali Coleman, BestLife  (via MSN)

  PayPal is in late-stage talks to acquire Pinterest https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/pinterest-shares-soar-following-report-paypal-may-buy-it.html SOURCE:  Jessica Bursztynsky & Kate Rooney, CNBC Suspected Chinese hackers behind attacks on ten Israeli hospitals https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/suspected-chinese-hackers-behind-attacks-on-ten-israeli-hospitals/ SOURCE:  Bill Toulas, Bleeping Computer

  Sinclair TV stations crippled by weekend ransomware attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sinclair-tv-stations-crippled-by-weekend-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer FBI warns of fake govt sites used to steal financial, personal data https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-fake-govt-sites-used-to-steal-financial-personal-data/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer

  Microsoft: Iran-linked hackers target US defense tech companies https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-iran-linked-hackers-target-us-defense-tech-companies/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Pacific City Bank discloses ransomware attack claimed by AvosLocker https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pacific-city-bank-discloses-ransomware-attack-claimed-by-avoslocker/ SOURCE:  Bill Toulas, Bleeping Computer 

  Google warns 14,000 Gmail users targeted by Russian hackers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-warns-14-000-gmail-users-targeted-by-russian-hackers/ SOURCE:  Ionut Ilascu, Bleeping Computer Tesla moving HQ from California to Texas: CEO Elon Musk promises 'ecological paradise' around the Colorado River https://news.yahoo.com/tesla-moving-hq-california-texas-010018362.html SOURCE:  Kara Carlson, Austin American-Statesman, (via Yahoo News)

  Neiman Marcus sends notices of breach to 4.3 million customers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/neiman-marcus-sends-notices-of-breach-to-43-million-customers/ SOURCE:  Bill Toulas, Bleeping Computer Hackers rob thousands of Coinbase customers using MFA flaw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-rob-thousands-of-coinbase-customers-using-mfa-flaw/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer

  Salvation Army Hit by Ransomware Attack https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/salvation-army-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  James Coker, InfoSecurity Magazine  (Follow @ReporterCoker) Facebook sues hackers who hijacked advertising agencies' accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-sues-hackers-who-hijacked-advertising-agencies-accounts/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer

  Hackers pose as Bloomberg employees in email scam https://www.cyberscoop.com/arabic-talos-bloomberg-remote-access-najaf/ SOURCE:  Sean Lyngaas, CyberScoop  China-linked hackers used Pulse Secure flaw to target U.S. defense industry - researchers https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-linked-hackers-used-pulse-141437468.html SOURCE:  Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing, Reuters  (via Yahoo News)

  533 million Facebook users’ phone numbers leaked on hacker forum https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/533-million-facebook-users-phone-numbers-leaked-on-hacker-forum/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Do you get lost at the airport or the mall? Google Maps will help you find your way https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/03/30/google-maps-add-weather-info-directions-inside-malls-airports/7058144002/ SOURCE:  Brett Molina, USA TODAY

Robinhood Warns Customers of Tax-Season Phishing Scams https://threatpost.com/robinhood-warns-customers-of-tax-season-phishing-scams/165180/ SOURCE:  Elizabeth Montalbano, Threat Post  The microchip shortage explained: How it's impacting car prices and the tech industry https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/04/02/chip-shortage-car-prices-tech-items/4849838001/ SOURCE:  Michael Liedtke, Tom KrisherAssociated Press

  This will make you never want to use a home security camera again https://bgr.com/2021/03/31/home-security-cameras-hackers-stealing-private-video/ SOURCE:  Andy Meek, BGR How to see everything Google tracks about you and erase it https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2021/04/01/google-tracks-lot-data-you-heres-how-erase-it/4811047001/ SOURCE:  Kim Komando for USA TODAY

Google: North Korean hackers target security researchers again https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-north-korean-hackers-target-security-researchers-again/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Elon Musk hiring "several thousand" people to work at SpaceX Starbase in Texas https://www.techrepublic.com/article/elon-musk-hiring-several-thousand-people-to-work-at-spacex-starbase-in-texas/ SOURCE:  Teena Maddox, Tech Republic 

  CISA gives federal agencies 5 days to find hacked Exchange servers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-gives-federal-agencies-5-days-to-find-hacked-exchange-servers/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer  Analyst pleads to leaking secrets about drone program https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/31/analyst-pleads-to-leaking-secrets-about-drone-program-478739 SOURCE:  Associated Press   

  How alleged Iranian hackers are posing as an Israeli scientist to spy on US medical professionals  https://www.cyberscoop.com/iran-charming-kitten-medical-proofpoint/ SOURCE:  Sean Lyngaas, Cyber Scoop  Ford slashes vehicle production at seven plants in North America due to chip shortage https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/ford-slashes-vehicle-production-at-seven-plants-in-north-america-due-to-chip-shortage.html SOURCE:  Michael Wayland, CNBC  

  Russia suspected of stealing thousands of State Department emails https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/30/russia-suspected-emails-478541 SOURCE:  Betsy Woodruff Swan and Natasha Bertrand, POLITICO YouTube tests hiding dislike counts on videos https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/30/youtube-tests-hiding-dislike-counts-on-videos/ SOURCE:  Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

  Don’t be fooled by these insidious Instagram DM phishing scams https://bgr.com/2021/03/29/instagram-scams-copyright-dm-fake-links-security/ SOURCE:  Jacob Siegal, BGR  PayPal launches crypto checkout service https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/paypal-launches-crypto-checkout-service.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

  T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp7ad/tmobile-verizon-att-sms-hijack-change SOURCE:  Joseph Cox, Motherboard Nike sues maker of 'Satan shoes' https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2021/03/29/nike-sues-maker-of-satan-shoes.html SOURCE:  Matthew Kish  –  Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal

  AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ap-sources-solarwinds-hack-got-emails-of-top-dhs-officials/ar-BB1f4dVd?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press,  (via MSN) Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/visa-moves-to-allow-payment-settlements-using-cryptocurrency.html SOURCE:  Reuters  (via CNBC)

A massive hack that Google thwarted was actually a counterterrorism operation https://bgr.com/2021/03/28/google-project-zero-iphone-android-hack-counterterrorism-western-ally/ SOURCE:  Chris Smith, BGR  Facebook to reopen its Bay Area offices for some employees in May https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/facebook-to-reopen-its-bay-area-offices-for-some-employees-in-may.html SOURCE:  Annie Palmer, CNBC