Cyware Weekly Cyber Threat Intelligence July 2 - July 6, 2018

Weekly Threat Briefing • July 6, 2018
Weekly Threat Briefing • July 6, 2018
Another week has passed with plenty of new cyber threats, attacks and breaches - both accidental and malicious. Still, significant measures are being taken to protect people against perilous cyber threats. Britain’s HMRC said it took down 20750 malicious websites while a £300 million court is being set up to tackle cybercrime and fraud. A DHS-funded tool to protect mobile users against phishing attempts is going commercial. Google Chrome is labeling all HTTP sites as ‘not secure’. Tinder beefed up its data security with encryption.
This week also saw a couple of serious data breaches. US law enforcement personnel data was exposed by an active shooter training center. The NHS blamed a coding error for a data-sharing mistake. Typeform said hackers downloaded a backup of its customer data. Meanwhile, a Facebook bug briefly unblocked previously blocked users.
This week’s fresh batch of malware included the OSX.Dummy that targets crypto-investors and a Rakhni Trojan that can choose to mine or encrypt. Researchers said hackers could use thermal imaging to read key presses. Gandcrab v4 popped up while attackers are using fake invoice emails to drop malware in a new hacking campaign.