Infosecurity News

  1. FBI: Beware of Cyber-Threat from Russian Hacktivists

    Feds claim DDoS attacks are being aimed at critical infrastructure

  2. Black Basta Ransomware Attacks Linked to FIN7 Threat Actor

    The hacker behind a tool used by Black Basta had access to the source code used by FIN7

  3. LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on Continental

    The ransomware gang made the announcement on its leak site

  4. BEC Group Crimson Kingsnake Linked to 92 Malicious Domains

    The group impersonated 19 law firms and debt collection agencies in the US, UK and Australia

  5. “Disturbing” Rise in Nation State Activity, Microsoft Reports

    The proportion of cyber-attacks perpetrated by nation states targeting critical infrastructure jumped from 20% to 40%

  6. ICO Slashes Government Data Breach Fine

    UK regulator reduces penalty by 90%

  7. Phishers Abuse Microsoft Voicemail Service to Trick Users

    Avanan spots campaign leveraging Dynamic 365 Customer Voice

  8. World's Most Expensive Observatory Floored by Cyber-Attack

    ALMA suspends astronomical observations

  9. Cyber Threat Landscape Shaped by Ukraine Conflict, ENISA Report Reveals

    The EU cybersecurity agency released its 10th annual threat landscape report on November 3, 2022

  10. TikTok Confirms Chinese Staff Can Access UK and EU User Data

    The news comes from the social media giant’s head of privacy in Europe, Elaine Fox

  11. RomCom Weaponized KeePass and SolarWinds Instances to Target Ukraine, Maybe UK

    The discovery comes from the BlackBerry Research & Intelligence Team

  12. Zurich and Mondelez Reach NotPetya Settlement, but Cyber-Risk May Increase

    The parties have mutually resolved the matter, but details of the settlement were not provided

  13. Bot Warning for Retailers Ahead of Busy Shopping Season

    Automated threats accounted for 62% of attacks last year

  14. UK Security Agency to Scan the Country for Bugs

    NCSC wants to determine "the vulnerability of the UK"

  15. Threat Actor "OPERA1ER" Steals Millions from Banks and Telcos

    More than 30 organizations compromised by off-the-shelf tools

  16. US Hacker Group Indicted For Million-Dollar RICO Conspiracy

    The group banded together to engage in a sophisticated cybercrime and tax fraud scheme

  17. Android Apps With a Million Downloads Led Users to Phishing Sites

    Chrome tabs remained open in the background, even while the smartphone was locked

  18. Dropbox Suffers Breach, 130 GitHub Repositories Compromised

    Dropbox believes the actors behind the attack are the same that targeted GitHub users in September

  19. Mobile Phishing Attacks on Government Staff Soar

    Lookout report finds over-reliance on unmanaged devices

  20. Twitter Verified Status Users Flooded with Scams

    Elon Musk’s arrival has opened the door for fraudsters

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