Infosecurity News
92% of Organizations Hit by Credential Compromise from Social Engineering Attacks
A Barracuda report found that 92% of organizations experienced an average of six credential compromises caused by email-based social engineering attacks in 2023
Fake Meeting Software Spreads macOS Infostealer
Recorded Future has found that Vortax, a purported virtual meeting software, is actually malicious software spreading three information stealers
VMware Discloses Critical Vulnerabilities, Urges Immediate Remediation
VMware has disclosed critical vulnerabilities impacting its VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation products, with patches available for customers
Quarter of Firms Suffer an API-Related Breach
Salt Security study finds 23% of organizations suffered a breach via production APIs in 2023
Report Reveals Record Exploitation Rate For Load Balancers
Action1 reveals cybercriminals are increasingly targeting NGINX and Citrix load balancers
Los Angeles Public Health Department Discloses Large Data Breach
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health revealed a data breach impacting more than 200,000 individuals, with personal, medical and financial data potentially stolen
Academics Develop Testing Benchmark for LLMs in Cyber Threat Intelligence
Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology introduced a benchmark designed to assess large language models’ performance in cyber threat intelligence applications
Meta Pauses European GenAI Development Over Privacy Concerns
Meta has delayed plans to train its LLMs using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram following a request by Ireland’s data protection regulator
China Attempted Covert Military Drone Tie-Up With UK University – Report
New report reveals China’s attempts to access leading AI research for military purposes
London Ransomware Attack Led to 1500 Cancelled Appointments and Operations
Ransomware attack on an NHS supplier forced the health service to rearrange 1000+ operations and appointments
UK General Election: Tech Policy Expert Calls for Law Overhaul to Combat Deepfakes
Governments should “police the content rather than the technology used to create it,” Matthew Feeney from the Centre for Policy Studies argued in a new paper
Microsoft Admits Security Failings Allowed China to Access US Government Emails
Microsoft President Brad Smith told US Congress that the tech giant accepts responsibility for security failings regarding the 2023 China hack
Ascension Attack Caused by Employee Downloading Malicious File
Healthcare firm Ascension said that ransomware attackers gained access to its systems after an employee accidently downloaded a malicious file
Arid Viper Hackers Spy in Egypt and Palestine Using Android Spyware
ESET detected five cyber espionage campaigns targeting Android users with trojanized apps deploying ‘AridSpy’ spyware
Kaspersky Finds 24 Flaws in Chinese Biometric Hardware Provider
A series of vulnerabilities could enable an attacker to bypass the Chinese manufacturer’s biometric access systems
Cyber Insurance Claims Hit Record High in North America
Insurance firm Marsh received over 1800 cyber claim reports from clients in the US and Canada in 2023, higher than any other year
Ukrainian Cyber Police Identify Suspected LockBit and Conti Member
Ukrainian police appear to have arrested a cryptor specialist with links to major ransomware groups
CISA Warns Phone Scammers Are Impersonating its Staff
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has observed an uptick in vishing scams
WithSecure Reveals Mass Exploitation of Edge Software and Infrastructure Appliances
In a new report, WithSecure found that higher severity vulnerabilities in edge services and infrastructure devices are rising fast
Scattered Spider Now Affiliated with RansomHub Following BlackCat Exit
GuidePoint has assessed with high confidence that the notorious Scattered Spider group has become an affiliate of RaaS operator RansomHub
