(This is our CINS Army Brief for October 2019. Learn more and subscribe here.)

This Halloween brought more malware, ransomware and phishing than Ghosts, Goblins and Ghouls. November promises to bring more of the same with your turkey and stuffing. Enjoy this cornucopia of articles on security threats scarier than any ghost.

• Cyber-Risk Business Cases: Using Economic Impact to Justify TIG Investment
  https://threatpost.com/cyber-risk-business-case-tig-investment/148687/
• The New Target That Enables Ransomware Hackers to Paralyze Dozens of Towns and Businesses at Once
  https://www.propublica.org/article/the-new-target-that-enables-ransomware-hackers-to-paralyze-dozens-of-towns-and-businesses-at-once
• The Russian hackers who hit the 2016 election have been very busy since
  https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614586/kremlin-hackers-are-back-in-the-spotlight-after-2016-election-breach/
• 5 cyber security threats you didn’t know you should be threatened by
  https://securityboulevard.com/2019/10/5-cyber-security-threats-you-didnt-know-you-should-be-threatened-by/
• FBI warns about attacks that bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-attacks-that-bypass-multi-factor-authentication-mfa/
• Discord Turned Into an Info-Stealing Backdoor by New Malware
  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/discord-turned-into-an-info-stealing-backdoor-by-new-malware/
• Here’s Why ‘Raccoon’ Infostealer Is Popular With Criminals
  https://www.govinfosecurity.com/heres-raccoon-infostealer-popular-criminals-a-13294
• Updated Gustuff Android Trojan Changes Tactics
  https://duo.com/decipher/updated-gustuff-android-trojan-changes-tactics

… Boo!