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Weekly Cyber Brief

For this series, I will discuss a single event in a given week that i have found to be quite interesting in the realm of cyber security.

Articles in this series

WCB#9-Critical injection vulnerability found in Carbon Black App Control

Feb 27, 20234 min read

Weekly Recap From a U.S. military data leak to fake air strike warnings in Russia, this week in Cyber ran the gamut of interesting stories. Some of...

WCB#9-Critical injection vulnerability found in Carbon Black App Control

WCB #8- Screenshot-based malware targets high value organizations in the U.S and Germany.

Feb 20, 20234 min read

Weekly Recap From meddling in elections to dangerous "disguised" Google ads, this week in Cyber had an array of engaging stories. Some of these...

WCB #8- Screenshot-based malware targets high value organizations in the U.S and Germany.

WCB #7 -Cunning threat actor "NewsPenguin" targets Pakistani entities

Feb 13, 20235 min read

Weekly Recap Top Android phones from China are packed with spyware, research finds: This story by Thomas Claburn highlights the fact that top android...

WCB #7 -Cunning threat actor "NewsPenguin" targets Pakistani entities

WCB #6 - The Hidden TrickGate

Feb 6, 20235 min read

Weekly Recap This week in cyber felt a bit dystopian if you ask me. Stories ranged from individuals being scanned with facial recognition to enter a...

WCB #6 - The Hidden TrickGate

WCB#5- Re-emergence of Kronos Malware

Jan 30, 20235 min read

Weekly Recap Another busy week in the world of cyber. From determining the culprits of a well-known crypto hack to the revival of notorious malware,...

WCB#5- Re-emergence of Kronos Malware

WCB#4-Ransomware Attack on Maritime software

Jan 23, 20234 min read

Weekly Recap From credential stuffing attacks to ransomware attacks, this week in Cyber saw a plethora of eye-catching stories. Some of these stories...

WCB#4-Ransomware Attack on Maritime software