Infosecurity News
US Urges Critical Infrastructure Firms to Get “Shields Ready”
Government campaign aims to promote cyber-resilience
Three-Quarters of Retail Ransomware Attacks End in Encryption
Sophos claims more victims are taking longer to recover
Threat Actor Farnetwork Linked to Five Ransomware Schemes
Group-IB lifts the lid on prolific cyber-criminal
Data Breach at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Affects 665,000 Customers
The leaked data include personally identifiable information, such as customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers and membership numbers
GootBot Implant Heightens Risk of Post-Infection Ransomware
IBM found Gootloader group opting for GootBot over off-the-shelf tools for lateral movement
New BlueNoroff Malware Variant Targets Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Jamf Threat Labs found a Mach-O universal binary communicating with an identified malicious domain
Veeam Patches Two Critical Bugs in Veeam ONE
Two flaws have near-maximum CVSS scores
SIM Box Fraud to Drive 700% Surge in Roaming Scams
Juniper Research warns telcos they need bilateral agreements in place
Critical Atlassian Bug Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Attempts to deploy Cerber variant on Confluence servers
Russian National Sanctioned For Virtual Currency Money Laundering
Zhdanova reportedly utilized cash, international money laundering associates and businesses fronts
Spy Trojan SpyNote Unveiled in Attacks on Gamers
The findings are part of Kaspersky’s latest investigation, spanning from July 2022 to July 2023
US, Japan and South Korea Unite to Counter North Korean Cyber Activities
The consultative body aims to tackle cyber-attacks used to fund Pyongyang’s weapons development, including its nuclear program
Over Half of Users Report Kubernetes/Container Security Incidents
Many say it led to a subsequent data breach
Security Agency Publishes Post-Quantum Guidance For Firms
NCSC wants to ease transition to quantum safety
Okta Breach Hit Over 130 Customers
Several suffered follow-on session hijacking attacks
Healthcare Data Breaches Impact 88 Million Americans
The Department of Health and Human Services said there has been a 239% increase in large breaches
UK AI Safety Institute: A Blueprint for the Future of AI?
One of the Institute’s missions is to cement the UK’s position as a world leader in AI safety
Microsoft Takes on Cyber-Threats with New Secure Future Initiative
Secure Future is the first major cybersecurity initiative overhaul in a decade
Atlassian Finds Public Exploit for Critical Bug
Attacks in the wild a near certainty as customers urged to patch
Israeli Entities Under Attack By MuddyWater’s Advanced Tactics
Deep Instinct said MuddyWater leveraged a new file-sharing service called “Storyblok”
