Infosecurity News

Ransomware Attacks Soar 288% in First Half of 2021
NCC Group says largest number came from Conti group

CISA: Plan Now to Avoid Labor Day Breach
Alert warns of ransomware attacks on holiday weekends

Banksy NFT Scammer Returns £240,000 to Victim
Fraudster appears to have inserted fake auction link on official site

Victim of Cyber-Theft Sues Parents of Alleged Culprits
After hiring investigators to track his stolen Bitcoin, cybercrime victim sues alleged schoolboy cyber-thieves

Indonesians Told to Delete Unsecured Tracing App
Ministry of Health urges public to ditch test and trace app over unprotected data concerns

Illinois Physicians Notify 600K Patients of Data Breach
DuPage Medical Group says hack may have exposed patients’ information

UK Government Considers New Regulations for Video Streaming Platforms
A consultation has begun on ways to protect users from harmful content such as misinformation

Ransomware May Have Cost US Schools Over $6bn in 2020
Comparitech study finds threat actors going after bigger targets

Fines Issued by the ICO Surge by 1580% in 2020/21
Fines issued by the ICO in FY 2020/21 reached a record £42m, a 1580% increase on the previous year

Report Warns of COP26 Cyber-Threat to Glasgow
Rail infrastructure and local businesses could be hit

Bangkok Airways Admits Attackers Stole Passenger Data
Notice coincides with LockBit 2.0 leak threat online

Rights Group Advises Afghans to Delete Data
Group fears Taliban may use biometric databases to target Afghans with ties to previous government

Cyber-thieves Hit DeFi Platform Again
Cream Finance loses tokens and crypto worth $25m in second flash loan attack

US DOJ Announces Cyber Fellowships
New program aims to help prosecutors tackle emerging national security threats

Ms. Information Vaccine Campaign Launches
Drag queen partners with New York healthcare agency to share accurate vaccine information

Microsoft Cloud Databases Exposed
Thousands of Microsoft cloud computing customers warned that their data is in peril

New Cyber Warfare Wing Coming to Ohio
US Air Force will build Air National Guard’s first Cyber Warfare Wing in “Danger City”

FBI Warns Businesses of New Hive Ransomware
Affiliate groups have already compromised 28 organizations

Critical IoT Camera Flaw Allows for Device Hijacking
Threat actors could snoop on or stop video feeds

Chinese Developer Exposes Data on Over One Million Gamers
EskyFun database was left unsecured online



