In this edition of Week in security, Tony looks at these topics:

  • ESET research that uncovered a new cyberespionage group, FamousSparrow, that has targeted hotels, governments, and private companies worldwide and is another APT group to have leveraged the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities known as ProxyLogon.
  • Risks posed by misconfigurations of cloud resources, as these errors contribute to leaks of billions of records every year and the resulting incidents represent a major threat to corporate security, reputation and bottom line.
  • Europol cracking down on a cybercrime operation that was run by a gang linked to the Italian Mob

Read more:
FamousSparrow: A suspicious hotel guest
Plugging the holes: How to prevent corporate data leaks in the cloud
European police dismantle cybercrime ring with ties to Italian Mafia

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