Infosecurity News
Microsoft Mandates MFA for All Azure Sign-Ins
Microsoft is mandating MFA for all Azure sign-ins, with customers given 60-day advance notices to start implementation
Florida-Based National Public Data Confirms Data Breach
The US data broker did not address the threat actor’s claim that the breach concerns 2.9 billion records
Geopolitical Tensions Drive Explosion in DDoS Attacks
Radware found that Web DDoS attacks rose by 265% in H1 2024, driven by hacktivist groups amid rising geopolitical tensions
Cyber-criminals Exploited Paris Olympics With Fake Domains
166 Olympics-related domains displayed signs of DNS abuse like keyword stuffing and typosquatting
Advanced ValleyRAT Campaign Hits Windows Users in China
Discovered by FortiGuard Labs, the ValleyRAT campaign targets Chinese Windows systems
Russia's FSB Behind Massive Phishing Espionage Campaign
Citizen Lab attributed the campaign to Coldriver, a notorious FSB subordinate team, and Coldwastrel, a new, Russian-aligned group
Another Record Year For Ransomware Beckons as Crypto Profits Hit $460m
Ransom payments in the first half of 2024 hit $460m, according to Chainalysis
Google Warns of Iranian Cyber-Attacks on Presidential Campaigns
Google has highlighted sophisticated spearphishing attacks by Iranian state actor APT42 targeting individuals associated with the US Presidential campaign
SolarWinds Urges Upgrade After Revealing Critical RCE Bug
SolarWinds has discovered and fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Web Help Desk
New Phishing Attack Uses Sophisticated Infostealer Malware
The phishing attack uses infostealer malware to target saved passwords, credit cards & Bitcoin info
Manufacturing Firm Loses $60m in BEC Scam
Manufacturing firm Orion revealed it has lost $60m in a business email compromise (BEC) scam, which targeted a non-executive employee
Research Uncovers New Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability
CVE-2024-38173 is a medium severity RCE flaw in Microsoft Outlook, similar to CVE-2024-30103
High-Risk Cloud Exposures Surge Due to Rapid Service Growth
Firms are introducing 300 services monthly, contributing to 32% of high or critical cloud exposures
Critical Vulnerability Found in Microsoft’s AI Healthcare Chatbot
Tenable detailed two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Azure Health Bot Service, one of which has been rated critical
Cyber-Attack Spreads Phishing Scam Across Greater Manchester Areas
A cyber-attack has hit several boroughs across Greater Manchester, England, leaving thousands of residents vulnerable to a phishing scam
NCSC Calls on UK Firms to Join Mass Cyber-Deception Initiative
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre wants to test the effectiveness of cyber-deception tactics
Microsoft Fixes Nine Zero-Days on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday saw the tech giant address nine zero-day vulnerabilities
Gold Mining Firm in Australia Reports Ransomware Breach
In a Monday filing with the ASX, Evolution Mining stated that the incident was contained
NIST Formalizes World's First Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
NIST has formalized three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, with organizations urged to start the transition to quantum-secure encryption immediately
East Valley Institute of Technology Data Breach Exposes Over 200,000 Records
The EVIT breach exposed the data of 208,717 individuals, including students, faculty and parents
