☝️ TWA

Presume Malicious Until Proven Benign

🤷‍♀️ What now?: Here’s a 10-minute listen on why keep your guard up at all times: Better Batteries Could Soon Come to a Phone Near You

Meanwhile … Photo-Stealing Spyware Sneaks Into Apple App Store, Google Play

📰 Headline Highlights

• 743,000 Impacted by McLaren Health Care Data Breach

• Canada says Salt Typhoon hacked telecom firm via Cisco flaw

• Apple, Netflix, Microsoft Sites ‘Hacked’ for Tech Support Scams

• Ransomware attack contributed to patient’s death, says Britain’s NHS

• MAINLINE HEALTH SYSTEMS DATA BREACH IMPACTED OVER 100,000 INDIVIDUALS

• Dire Wolf Ransomware Comes Out Snarling, Bites Verticals

• Data of more than 740,000 stolen in ransomware attack on Michigan hospital network

• Hawaiian Airlines Hit by Cybersecurity Incident

In other news, Oxford City Council suffers breach exposing two decades of data

GOOD READ: Cyber Fattah Leaks Data from Saudi Games in Alleged Iranian Operation

The headline of this edition’s newsletter may prompt you to question the rationale behind the extreme advice provided. This week’s Headline Highlights is particularly exhaustive because we found it difficult to pare down.

While summers are typically characterized by a decrease in cybersecurity events, this trend has not been consistent in recent years. Therefore, it is imperative to maintain heightened vigilance.

Inside Hexagon

Working at Hexagon Center is never a walk in the park, but we always have a blast helping others. As we reach out to assist you, we’re also learning a ton in the process.

So, it’s no surprise that our volunteers are also learning. In fact, Hexagon Center volunteers come from all walks of life, and they’re all learning together with us.

Join us. Join the fight.

HOUSEKEEPING

Glossary/Legend:

• Cyberattack - A malicious attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system, network, or device. The goal of a cyberattack is to disrupt or damage the target, or to steal data, intellectual property, or money.

• Malware (short for malicious software) - refers to any intrusive software developed by cybercriminals (often called hackers) to steal data and damage or destroy computers and computer systems.

• Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

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