News of the Week for 1 August 2020

- www.bleepingcomputer.com: New ‘Meow’ attack has deleted almost 4,000 unsecured databases- us-cert.cisa.gov: Alert (AA20-209A) | Potential Legacy Risk from Malware Targeting QNAP NAS Devices

- www.theregister.com: If you own one of these 45 Netgear devices, replace it: Firm won't patch vulnerable gear despite live proof-of-concept code

- threatpost.com: Lazarus Group Brings APT Tactics to Ransomware

- www.mcafee.com: McAfee Defender’s Blog: Operation North Star Campaign

- arstechnica.com: New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why

- www.bleepingcomputer.com: Zoom bug allowed attackers to crack private meeting passwords

- www.reuters.com: EU sanctions Russian intelligence, North Korean, Chinese firms over alleged cyberattacks

- www.justice.gov: Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Illegally Retaining Classified National Defense Information Regarding U.S. Military Programs

- rackcdn.com: Private Industry Notification | Cyber Actors Exploiting Built-In Network Protocols to Carry Out Larger, More Destructive Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (PDF)

- www.federaltimes.com : Will COVID finally kick-start federal telework efforts?