Infosecurity News
RDP Abuse Present in 90% of Ransomware Breaches
Sophos reveals “unprecedented” levels of RDP compromise in ransomware attacks in 2023
YouTube Video Game ‘Hacks’ Contain Malware Links
Proofpoint has spotted a new infostealer campaign using malicious links in YouTube video descriptions
Dataset of 73 Million AT&T Customers Linked to Dark Web Data Breach
The telecommunications giant said that the published dataset comprises information from 2019 or earlier
Researchers Report Sevenfold Increase in Data Theft Cases
Kaspersky said cybercriminals harvested 50.9 login credentials per infected device in 2023
Trusted Contributor Plants Sophisticated Backdoor in Critical Open-Source Library
A backdoor in XZ Utils, a widely used file-compressing software in Linux systems, could have led to a critical supply chain attack had a Microsoft researcher not spotted it in time
Indian Authorities Rescue Hundreds Trafficked For Cybercrime
Hundreds of Indians forced into cybercrime by Cambodian gangs have been rescued
Impersonation Scams Net Fraudsters $1.1bn in a Year
FTC figures reveal a three-fold increase in losses from impersonation scams over the past three years
CISA Launches New Cyber Incident Reporting Rules for US Defense Contractors
CISA has revealed the first draft for an update of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022
US Treasury Urges Financial Sector to Address AI Cybersecurity Threats
The US Treasury report sets out recommendations for financial institutions on addressing immediate AI-related operational risk, cybersecurity and fraud challenges
NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate National Vulnerability Database
After weeks of speculation, NIST has finally confirmed its intention to establish an industry consortium to develop the NVD in the future
17 Billion Personal Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2023
Flashpoint recorded a 34.5% rise in reported data breaches in 2023, with ransomware a major driver of this increase
Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years
Beaming research reveals that nearly half of UK SMEs have lost data since 2019, costing billions
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
A rising volume of calls to the Scottish Cyber and Fraud Centre highlights surging threat levels
NHS Trust Confirms Clinical Data Leaked by “Recognized Ransomware Group”
NHS Dumfries and Galloway confirmed that patient clinical data was leaked following the attack on its systems earlier in March 2024
Google Reports Major Spike in Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Google detected nearly 100 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2023
Only 3% of Businesses Resilient Against Modern Cyber Threats
Cisco scored just 3% of organizations as having a ‘mature’ level of readiness to cyber threats, a significant decline from the previous year
Chinese Hackers Target ASEAN Entities in Espionage Campaign
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 observed two Chinese-affiliated APT groups recently conducting cyber espionage campaigns targeting ASEAN organizations
UK Law Enforcers Arrest 400 in Major Fraud Crackdown
British police have swooped on 400 fraud suspects and seized £19m
Only 5% of Boards Have Cybersecurity Expertise, Despite Financial Benefits
The Diligent and Bitsight report found that stronger cybersecurity measures equate to significantly higher financial performance for businesses
Portugal Forces Sam Altman's Worldcoin to Stop Collecting Biometric Data
The cryptocurrency-powered iris-scanning project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman must halt collecting data for 90 days in Portugal
