Infosecurity News
Researchers Note 16.7% Increase in Automated Scanning Activity
According to the 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard, threat actors are executing 36,000 scans per second
ISACA Highlights Critical Lack of Quantum Threat Mitigation Strategies
An ISACA survey found that just 5% of organizations have a defined strategy to defend against quantum-enabled threats
FBI Asks for Help Tracking Chinese Salt Typhoon Actors
The US authorities have asked the public to help them unmask China’s Salt Typhoon threat actors
Government Set to Ban SIM Farms in European First
The UK government says it will ban the possession or supply of SIM farms, in a fraud crackdown
Law Enforcement Crackdowns Drive Novel Ransomware Affiliate Schemes
Increased law enforcement pressure has forced ransomware groups like DragonForce and Anubis to move away from traditional affiliate models
SAP Fixes Critical Vulnerability After Evidence of Exploitation
A maximum severity flaw affecting SAP NetWeaver has been exploited by threat actors
M&S Shuts Down Online Orders Amid Ongoing Cyber Incident
British retailer M&S continues to tackle a cyber incident with online orders now paused for customers
Security Experts Flag Chrome Extension Using AI Engine to Act Without User Input
Researchers have found a Chrome extension that can act on the user’s behalf by using a popular AI agent orchestration protocol
US Data Breach Lawsuits Total $155M Amid Cybersecurity Failures
Panaseer's latest cybersecurity study revealed that US companies have paid $155M in data breach lawsuit settlements over just six months
Popular LLMs Found to Produce Vulnerable Code by Default
Backslash Security found that naïve prompts resulted in code vulnerable to at least four of the of the 10 most common vulnerabilities across popular LLMs
ELENOR-corp Ransomware Targets Healthcare Sector
ELENOR-corp ransomware, a new version of Mimic, is targeting healthcare organizations using advanced capabilities
Blue Shield of California Data Breach Affects 4.7 Million Members
A misconfigured tracking tool has exposed protected health information of 4.7 million Blue Shield members to Google Ads
Highest-Risk Security Flaw Found in Commvault Backup Solutions
A critical path traversal vulnerability in Commvault’s backup and replication solutions has been reported
Verizon DBIR: Small Businesses Bearing the Brunt of Ransomware Attacks
While the Verizon annual report showed that ransomware is rising, it also found that ransom payments are in decline
Ransomware Attacks Fall Sharply in March
NCC Group found that ransomware attacks fell by 32% in March compared to February, but described this finding as a “red herring”
ETSI Unveils New Baseline Requirements for Securing AI
ETSI’s says new technical specification for securing AI models and systems sets international benchmark
Ofcom Lays Down the Law with Child Safety Rules for Tech Giants
Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes and Guidance lists 40 new child safety measures for tech firms
Verizon's DBIR Reveals 34% Jump in Vulnerability Exploitation
After a 180% rise in last year’s report, the exploitation of vulnerabilities continues to grow, now accounting for 20% of all breaches
FBI Reveals “Staggering” $16.6bn Lost to Cybercrime in 2024
The FBI found that cybercrime losses climbed by 33% compared to 2023, driven by tactics like investment fraud and BEC
Vulnerability Exploitation and Credential Theft Now Top Initial Access Vectors
Mandiant’s M-Trends report found that credential theft rose significantly in 2024, driven by the growing use of infostealers
