Infosecurity News

Microsoft, Intel and Goldman Sachs Team Up For New Supply Chain Security Initiative
The Supply Chain Security group will bring in experts from across the tech sphere

LightBasin Operation Compromises 13 Global Telcos in Two Years
Stolen data would be useful to signals intelligence, says CrowdStrike

Apple iCloud Hacker Steals Nudes
Californian stole sexually explicit images of young women from hundreds of iCloud accounts

Prison for UPMC Data Thief
Former FEMA IT specialist given maximum sentence for stealing and selling UPMC employee data

Data Breach Hits US Dental Patients
Tens of thousands of patients’ data exposed in phishing attack on Professional Dental Alliance vendor

83% of Ransomware Victims Pay the Demand
83% of victims said they felt they had no choice than to pay the demand to restore their data

Shared Responsibility Key to Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Vendors, network operators and governments must work closer together to combat critical infrastructure threats

US Authorities Issue BlackMatter Ransomware Alert
CISA, FBI and NSA reveal TTPs and suggest mitigation steps

VPN Provider's Misconfiguration Exposes One Million Users
Quickfox mainly serves Chinese diaspora looking to access mainland sites

UK in Midst of $200m Crypto Fraud Epidemic
Police record 30% increase in losses compared to 2020

iPhone Hackers Win $300K
World’s first public remote jailbreak of iPhone 13 Pro wins white hat hackers huge cash prize

South Korea Wants Help to Arrest Alleged Cyber-Criminals
Interpol “red notice” requested for individuals suspected of cyber-attacks on United States

Cyber-Attack on US TV Broadcaster
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s data exposed in weekend ransomware attack

Fraud Victims Lose £9.3bn in Well-Being per Year
Online fraud alone was associated with well-being losses of £7.2bn

Europol Warns of Major EU Recovery Fund Fraud
Police launch new operation to tackle anticipated financial crime

Twitch: No Passwords Were Taken in Data Breach
Firm claims only a “small fraction” of users were impacted

US Treasury Tracks $5.2bn of Ransomware Transactions in Six Months
Figure relates only to top 10 variants and Bitcoin payments

Cyber-attack Response Takes More than Two Working Days
New research finds average global cyber-attack response time is 20.09 hours

Researchers Condemn Apple’s Proposed Phone-Scanning Features
Strategies to monitor phones for illicit content branded invasive, ineffective and dangerous

Data Stolen from American Osteopath Group
American Osteopathic Association notifies nearly 27,500 individuals of summertime data swipe



