Infosecurity News
FTC Records 50% Drop in Nuisance Calls Since 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission is celebrating a halving of unwanted telemarketing and scam calls since 2021
UK Shoppers Lost £11.5m Last Christmas, NCSC Warns
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is urging shoppers to stay safe this Christmas after revealing they lost £11.5m to fraudsters in 2023
Palo Alto Networks Confirms New Zero-Day Being Exploited by Threat Actors
The security provider has elevated its warning about a vulnerability affecting firewall management interfaces after observing active exploitation
Bitfinex Hacker Jailed for Five Years Over Billion Dollar Crypto Heist
Ilya Lichtenstein hacked into the cryptocurrency exchange in 2016 and stole around 120,000 bitcoins
watchTowr Finds New Zero-Day Vulnerability in Fortinet Products
The new vulnerability was named “FortiJump Higher” due to its similarity with the “FortiJump” vulnerability discovered in October
Ransomware Groups Use Cloud Services For Data Exfiltration
SentinelOne described some of ransomware groups’ favorite techniques for targeting cloud services
Sitting Ducks DNS Attacks Put Global Domains at Risk
Over 1 million domains are vulnerable to “Sitting Ducks” attack, which exploits DNS misconfigurations
Microsoft Power Pages Misconfiguration Leads to Data Exposure
Misconfigurations in Microsoft Power Pages granting excessive access permissions expose sensitive data, risking PII to unauthorized users
Massive Telecom Hack Exposes US Officials to Chinese Espionage
The FBI and CISA have confirmed that US officials’ private communications have been compromised
API Security in Peril as 83% of Firms Suffer Incidents
Over 80% of UK organizations suffered an API security incident in the past year, with each costing over £400,000
Bank of England U-turns on Vulnerability Disclosure Rules
The UK’s financial regulators have discarded plans to force critical suppliers to disclose new vulnerabilities
Hive0145 Targets Europe with Advanced Strela Stealer Campaigns
Hive0145 is targeting Spain, Germany, Ukraine with Strela Stealer malware in invoice phishing tactic
AI Threat to Escalate in 2025, Google Cloud Warns
2025 could see our biggest AI fears materialize, according to a Google Cloud forecast report
Lazarus Group Uses Extended Attributes for Code Smuggling in macOS
Lazarus APT has been found smuggling malware onto macOS devices using custom extended attributes, evading detection
Amazon MOVEit Leaker Claims to Be Ethical Hacker
An individual who posted data allegedly stolen via MOVEit from Amazon and other big-name firms claims not to be malicious
Microsoft Fixes Four More Zero-Days in November Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has addressed four zero-day vulnerabilities this month, two of which have been exploited
TA455’s Iranian Dream Job Campaign Targets Aerospace with Malware
The TA455 phishing campaign used fake job offers on LinkedIn to deploy malware
Phishing Tool GoIssue Targets Developers on GitHub
New phishing tool GoIssue targets GitHub, enabling mass phishing, and has been linked to the GitLoker extortion campaign
CISOs Turn to Indemnity Insurance as Breach Pressure Mounts
Panaseer claims 72% of security leaders are taking out personal indemnity insurance as board scrutiny increases
