Infosecurity News

  1. Romance Baiting Losses Surge 40% Annually

    Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Chainalysis figures reveal 40% increase in losses to pig butchering, or romance baiting, scams

  2. Russian Seashell Blizzard Enlists Specialist Initial Access Subgroup to Expand Ops

    Microsoft found that Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard has deployed an initial access subgroup to gain persistent access in a range of high-value global targets

  3. EFF Leads Fight Against DOGE and Musk's Access to US Federal Workers' Data

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation has requested a US federal court to block Elon Musk’s DOGE access to US Office of Personnel Management Data

  4. North Korea Targets Crypto Devs Through NPM Packages

    SecurityScorecard has uncovered a sophisticated campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, distributing crypto-stealing malware

  5. CHERI Security Hardware Program Essential to UK Security, Says Government

    NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse discussed a UK government-backed project designed to secure underlying computer hardware, preventing most vulnerabilities from occurring

  6. Romance Scams Cost Americans $697.3M Last Year

    Romance scams cost Americans $697.3m in 2024, with crypto fraud schemes on the rise

  7. Exclusive: Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records

    Massive IoT data breach exposed 2.7 billion records including Wi-Fi credentials

  8. Security Detection Tech Failing, Say Cyber Leaders in Regulated Industries

    A new Everfox survey shows a growing consensus among regulated organizations in favor of a strategic shift away from detecting cyber threats to preventing them

  9. Microsoft Fixes Another Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days

    February Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft fix four zero-days, including two under active exploitation

  10. US, UK and Australia Sanction Russian Bulletproof Hoster Zservers

    The US and its allies have sanctioned Russian bulletproof hoster Zservers for abetting ransomware attacks

  11. Alabama Hacker Admits Role in SEC X Account Breach

    An Alabama man has admitted hacking into the US Security and Exchange Commission’s X account using SIM swap fraud to gain access

  12. New Chinese Hacking Campaign Targets Manufacturing Firms to Steal IP

    Chinese hackers are infiltrating the networks of suppliers of “sensitive” manufacturers, according to a Check Point report to be published in the coming weeks

  13. DDoS Attack Volume and Magnitude Continues to Soar

    Gcore reported a 56% year-over-year rise in DDoS attacks in H2 2024, highlighting a steep long-term growth tend for the attack technique

  14. Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Prioritize Speed and Volume in Attacks

    Ransomware groups are adopting agile techniques in a quantity-over-quality approach, according to a new report from Huntress

  15. 8Base Ransomware Site Seized, Phobos Suspects Arrested in Thailand

    Four Europeans were arrested in Phuket, believed to be members of the Phobos ransomware group

  16. Apple Mitigates “Extremely Sophisticated” Zero-Day Exploit

    Apple has patched a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in targeted attacks

  17. OpenAI Was Not Breached, Say Researchers

    Kela researchers explain that infostealers are to blame for compromised OpenAI logins

  18. BadIIS Malware Exploits IIS Servers for SEO Fraud

    Trend Micro uncovers BadIIS malware exploiting IIS servers for SEO fraud and malicious redirects

  19. Georgia Hospital Alerts 120,000 Individuals of Data Breach

    Memorial Hospital and Manor, located in Bainbridge, Georgia, has alerted 120,000 individuals that their data was breached following a ransomware attack last November

  20. US: Man Gets 20 Years for $37m Crypto Heist

    A US resident based in Indiana was charged with cyber intrusion and cryptocurrency theft conspiracies

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