Over the last day or two, several Mac users appear to have been locked out of their machines after hackers signed into their iCloud accounts and initiated a remote lock using Find My iPhone.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/20/hackers-find-my-iphone-remote-mac-lock/
Hackers set their sights on companies like Google, Microsoft and Samsung, infecting potentially hundreds of computers with malicious software.
https://www.cnet.com/news/ccleaner-microsoft-google-samsung-intel-sony/#ftag=CAD590a51e
As more companies unplug their data centers and rent out cloud-computing services from providers such as Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. , some are discovering an unexpected problem: They’re accidentally leaving their corporate data exposed for all the world to see.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-unexpected-security-problem-in-the-cloud-1505700061?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The popular software, CCleaner, owned by antivirus provider Avast, was hacked, and the hackers inserted a malware that could install ransomware or keyloggers and infect computers.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/18/piriform-ccleaner-hacked-malware-downloads/
This is a very interesting article on the issues behind the Equifax breach. Unpatched servers are a symptom of a bigger problem. Identification and authentication methods and motivation of business to fix issues are the real problem.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-real-problem-with-equifax?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29
