Infosecurity News
Cybersecurity Deals Boom as Investment Dips, Pinpoint Reports
2023 saw an increased number of deals in the cybersecurity industry, but the overall investment in the sector dropped, Pinpoint revealed
New Decryption Key Available for Babuk Tortilla Ransomware Victims
Cisco Talos announced that a decryption key for the Babuk Tortilla ransomware variant is available for victims to download
Nigerian Gets 10 Years For Laundering Scam Funds
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for his role in romance and BEC scam
LoanDepot Confirms Ransomware Attack in SEC Filing
Mortgage lender LoanDepot has revealed a ransomware breach resulting in stolen and encrypted data
New Research: Tackling .NET Malware With Harmony Library
New research from Check Point explores the significance of code manipulation in malware analysis
Anti-Hezbollah Groups Hack Beirut Airport Screens
AP said departure and arrival screens displayed a message accusing Hezbollah of jeopardizing Lebanon
Turkish APT Sea Turtle Resurfaces, Spies on Dutch IT Firms
Turkey-aligned espionage group Sea Turtle has been conducting campaigns targeting Dutch telecommunication and media organizations
North Korean Hackers Stole $600m in Crypto in 2023
North Korean hackers remain effective in stealing cryptocurrency despite growing international law enforcement action
Merck Settles With Insurers Over $700m NotPetya Claim
Pharma giant Merck has reached a settlement with cyber-insurers that refused to pay out for “acts of war”
Security Firm Certik’s Account Hijacked to Spread Crypto Drainer
Blockchain security firm Certik had its own social media account hacked to push a crypto scam
19 xDedic Cybercrime Market Users and Admins Face Prison
The dark web site’s infrastructure was taken down in 2019 following an international law enforcement operation
Cyber-Attacks Drain $1.84bn from Web3 in 2023
A Certik report found there was $1.84bn in losses across 751 cybersecurity incidents targeting Web3 in 2023
NIST Fortifies Chatbots and Self-Driving Cars Against Digital Threats
This effort is the first step in NIST’s broader mission to support the development of trustworthy AI
23andMe Blames User “Negligence” for Data Breach
A 23andMe letter sent to a legal firm representing victims of the data breach claims that users were at fault for recycling passwords
LastPass Enforces 12-Character Master Passwords
Password manager provider LastPass has started implementing stricter password measures for its customers
Ukraine Blames Russian Sandworm Hackers for Kyivstar Attack
Ukraine’s security service says Sandworm accessed Kyivstar’s system at least six months before launching the attack
Using Stronger Passwords Among Top 2024 Digital Resolutions
Security measures top Kaspersky’s annual digital resolutions survey
HealthEC Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million Patients
HealthEC said that sensitive medical data was exposed in the breach, which is now thought to have impacted 4.5 million people
Experts Clash Over Ransomware Payment Ban
Emsisoft has called for a complete ban on ransomware payments after another record-breaking year of attacks
Nigerian Faces $7.5m BEC Charges After Charities Are Swindled
A Nigerian man is facing a 100-year jail term after being arrested on multimillion-dollar BEC charges
