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Want to know what’s new in cybersecurity? Check out this week’s cybersecurity news. From terrifying cybersecurity flaws to huge thefts, check out the biggest headlines from the first week of the 2022.

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Content:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Kremlin insider
00:51 Stolen NFTs
01:35 Hospital system data breach
02:10 Pixel’s 911 bug fix
02:40 LastPass security incident
Outro
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Let’s take a look at the biggest headlines from the first week of 2022.

Days before Christmas, the U.S. extradited a Russian businessman from Switzerland, based on insider trading charges. Now it turns out that the man is not just a tech tycoon but a high-up Kremlin insider. Apparently, Vladislav Klyushin’s cybersecurity firm had ties with the Russian government and military intelligence. If he flips, Klyushin could provide new insights into Russia’s interference in the U.S. 2016 presidential election and the hack of the Democratic Party.

Speaking of hacking, an art collector lost $2.2 million after he reportedly clicked on a phishing link. In what Todd Kramer describes as the worst night of his life, the highly valued Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs were stolen from his digital wallet. When criminals put the works back up for sale, the NFT marketplace OpenSea froze the assets. This action received a lukewarm response from some critics since some argue that blockchain tech shouldn’t have external oversight. Others criticize centralized platforms like OpenSea for their long history of dangerous security vulnerabilities.

Over the weekend, the Broward Health hospital system in the U.S. informed a staggering 1.3 million patients and staff of a data breach. It included extremely sensitive information like names, addresses, bank account information, medical history, social security numbers, and more. On top of that, Broward Health waited months to inform the victims because the Department of Justice asked them to.

The next news segment also comes as a reminder to update your software. Google is in the process of releasing an update to fix a terrifying bug that prevents users from calling 911. The vulnerability is found on older Pixel phones that have Microsoft Teams installed but aren’t signed in. The update is now available on Android 12 (including the Pixel 3 and up), but the update hasn’t rolled out to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro yet.

Now that you have updated your Pixel, it’s time to change your LastPass master password.

A few weeks back, the password manager LastPass had a security scare. It sent notifications to users about unauthorized logins from third parties. But don’t panic just yet. This week, the company concluded that no accounts have been compromised so far.

The alerts are the result of a credential-stuffing attack. This type of attack is when criminals try to break into your account using previously compromised credentials. It also turns out that some of the alerts were sent in error. But even if you don’t think your account was compromised, it’s a good time to change your login information. Also, this is a great example of why you should never, ever reuse your passwords.

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