Episode #70 - It's 5:05, Friday, February 3, 2023

Hey! It’s 5:05, Friday, February 3, 2023. From the Sourced Podcast Network in New York City, this is your host, Pokie Huang. Stories in today’s episode come from Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania

Let’s get to it!

🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California

SIM Jacking on the Rise

Cybercriminals Target Telecom Provider Networks

Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks

Not a SIMulation: CrowdStrike Investigations Reveal Intrusion Campaign Targeting Telco and BPO Companies

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia

Record Number of Online Shopping and Trading Scams for Western Australia in 2022

https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/announcements/online-shopping-and-trading-scams-hit-record-wa-victims-2022

🇺🇸 Tracy (Trac) Bannon, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Microsoft Monitors the Ransomware Surge

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-over-100-threat-actors-deploy-ransomware-in-attacks/

https://twitter.com/MsftSecIntel/status/1620474467083231234

https://505updates.com/november-23-2022/ 

🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania

The Inaugural EU Cybersecurity Conference held in Brussels

https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/supporting-policy-developments-to-achieve-a-high-common-level-of-cybersecurity