CWiCS Breaches of 2020

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  1. 3. This pharmacy chain announced an error within their mobile app's messaging feature exposing names, prescription numbers and drug names
  2. 5. Malicious code was sneaked into updates to this SolarWinds software
  3. 6. The telecom service provider became the victim of a Magecart card-skimming attack.
  4. 7. International hotel chain disclosed a data breach of 5.2 million hotel guests, making it their second data breach hitting them
  5. 10. This based cyber attacks rose 630% between January and April 2020
  6. 13. This is a well-known banking trojan that steals credentials and other sensitive information from an infected machine.
  7. 14. This Milpitas, Calif.-based platform security vendor had compromised NetExtender VPN client and SMB-oriented Secure Mobile Access
  8. 17. The university paid a $1.14 million ransom to hackers in order to save COVID-19 research.
  9. 18. Such attacks target executives across manufacturing, finance, government, and tech with the goal of obtaining sensitive info
  10. 19. Malware designed to steal sensitive information stored on an infected device.
  11. 22. Which Hotel had the breach Hackers gained access to over 10 million guest records .including Justin Bieber, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and government officials
  12. 23. Allows attackers to execute scripts in the victim’s browser which can hijack user sessions
  13. 24. Hackers are now using this Google service to bypass web security and steal credit cards
  14. 25. Hackers hit Nebraska Medical Center with --------- and stole patient data
  15. 28. This app's "Find Friends" feature could have exposed user's profile data and phone numbers (Jan 2021)
  16. 30. In April 2020, Google blocked 18 million daily malware and phishing emails related to _______
  17. 31. Since This , the US FBI reported a 300% increase in reported cybercrimes
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  1. 1. Hacker remotely controlled, and clicked on various functions on the screen to change the level of sodium hydroxide to over 100 times its normal levels, at _________ Water Treatment Plant
  2. 2. LodaRAT Windows Malware Now Also Targets ______ Devices
  3. 4. Hosted on this cloud, a massive US property and demography database exposed 200 million records (March 2020)
  4. 8. A _______ breach targeted 130 accounts, including those of past presidents and Elon Musk, resulted in attackers swindling $121,000 in Bitcoin through nearly 300 transactions
  5. 9. Top 10 from ___ is the most effective first step towards changing the software development culture within your org
  6. 11. This Confusion Supply-Chain Attack Hit Over 35 High-Profile Companies
  7. 12. This unsecured component of Mailfire’s was breached, the hacker had access to over 320 million records from notifications being pushed out to Mailfire clients.
  8. 15. Apple Patches 10-Year-Old macOS ____ Root Privilege Escalation Bug
  9. 16. Indian WAF vendor Indusface's this app offers protection to online businesses during corona virus outbreak
  10. 20. Hackers target Microsoft Windows machines running which servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware
  11. 21. A dedicated, global Cisco team that manages the receipt, investigation, and public reporting of security vulnerabilities
  12. 26. A now-defunct online service that had been previously selling access to data hacked from other websites, 21 arrested in UK
  13. 27. Trojan functioning as a downloader or dropper of other malwares
  14. 29. Attacker’s hostile data can trick the interpreter into executing unintended commands or accessing data without proper authorization