Infosecurity News

#Enigma2022: Security's Role in Helping HealthTech Find Its Way
Joy Forsythe claimed that securing healthcare technologies is critical to human health and safety

US Accuses Russia of Disinformation Plot to Justify Invasion of Ukraine
The US has claimed Russia plan to produce a fabricated video showing a Ukrainian attack on Russians

NFT Wash Trading Made Scammers at Least $9m in 2021
Mounting fraud and money laundering connected to surging NFT market

Cyber-Attacks Hobble Some of Europe's Largest Ports
Fuel supply chain impacted by possible ransomware

Trustpilot Set to Sue Firms That Solicit Fake Reviews
Repeat offenders to be targeted with legal action as problem deepens

Education Provider Infosec Announces New Cybersecurity Scholarships
Underrepresented groups in cybersecurity industry offered $225k in scholarships

DHS Creates Cyber Safety Review Board
New public-private panel will analyze cyber incidents for ways to improve cybersecurity

#Enigma2022: Contextual Security Should Supplement Machine Learning for Malware Detection
Day 2 of Engima 2022 explored how organizations and security vendors can improve malware detection

KP Snacks Hit by Cyber-Attack
Britain’s nuts held to ransom in cyber-attack that could cause snack shortage

Growing Number of Phish Kits Bypass MFA
Proofpoint warns of use of transparent reverse proxies

Home Improvement Firm Fined £200k for Nuisance Calls
Home2Sense cold-called relatives of recently deceased homeowners

Online Thieves Steal $320m from Crypto Firm Wormhole
Attackers exploited a vulnerability to harvest 120K Ethereum

Orange County Launches Cybercrime Initiative
SafeOC aims to help public identify and report cyber-threats

Fake Influencer Flags Hacking Tactics
Cybersecurity awareness campaign shows how hackers gather personal data from social media

Online Ad Association Fined for Privacy Violation
Belgian data watchdog penalizes IAB Europe over ad-targeting tool

#Enigma2022: Pandemic Misinformation Reveals Challenges for Online Health Information
Populations in every country believe in various misinformation and low-quality information statements

Third of Employees Admit to Exfiltrating Data When Leaving Their Job
71% of IT leaders believe the 'great resignation' has increased security risks in their organization

CVSS 9.9-Rated Samba Bug Requires Immediate Patching
Open source networking protocol exposed to low complexity attacks

90% of Security Leaders Warn of Skills Shortage
Over a third of positions still unfilled after 12 weeks

Scottish Agency Still Recovering from 2020 Ransomware Attack
SEPA forced to write off £2m due to corrupted records



