Friday, April 4th, 2025
Cybersecurity Week in Review (04/04/25)
Oracle Cloud Users Urged to Take Action
With Oracle not budging from its denial of a breach that a growing number of security experts believe occurred, some are urging the company’s cloud customers to take immediate steps to verify if their data was compromised and to protect against any resulting misuse.
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/oracle-cloud-users-urged-take-action
Malaysian Airport’s Cyber Disruption a Warning for Asia
A US$10 million ransomware attack on the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia resulted in hours — if not days — of disruption, a signal that the nation and the region at large must harden defenses against cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure.
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/malaysian-airport-cyber-disruption-warning-asia
Apple fined €150 million over App Tracking Transparency issues
Autorité de la concurrence, France’s antitrust watchdog, has fined Apple €150 million ($162 million) for using the App Tracking Transparency privacy framework to abuse its dominant market position in mobile app advertising on its devices.
Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack
The InterLock ransomware group over the weekend claimed responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack on National Presto Industries that occurred on March 1.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-takes-credit-for-national-presto-industries-attack/
Check Point Responds to Hacking Claims
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point has issued a response after a hacker claimed to have stolen valuable information from the company’s systems.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/check-point-responds-to-hacking-claims/
Questions Remain Over Attacks Causing DrayTek Router Reboots
Taiwan-based networking equipment manufacturer DrayTek has shared some clarifications regarding the recent router reboots reported by customers around the world, but some questions remain unanswered.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/questions-remain-over-attacks-causing-draytek-router-reboots/
North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe
North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe.
Phishing platform ‘Lucid’ behind wave of iOS, Android SMS attacks
A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named ‘Lucid’ has been targeting 169 entities in 88 countries using well-crafted messages sent on iMessage (iOS) and RCS (Android).
North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance (CeFi).
U.S. seized $8.2 million in crypto linked to ‘Romance Baiting’ scams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $8.2 million worth of USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency that was stolen via ‘romance baiting’ scams.
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