Infosecurity News
Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Behind Medibank Breach
The Australian government has sanctioned Russian national Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the Medibank data breach
SEC Confirms SIM Swap Attack Behind X Account Takeover
The Securities and Exchange Commission says hackers hijacked its X account in a SIM swap attack after MFA was disabled
Mega-Breach Database Exposes 26 Billion Records
A haul of 26 billion records found online was compiled from historic breaches
LoanDepot Data Breach Hits 16.6 Million Customers
The US loan giant confirmed 16.6 million customers had “sensitive personal” information stolen in a cyber-attack
Thai Court Blocks 9near.org to Avoid Exposure of 55M Citizens
Thailand’s data breaches fell in 2022-2023, but Resecurity is warning of rising cyber-threats
New macOS Malware Targets Cracked Apps
Kaspersky said the malware targeted macOS Ventura 13.6 and newer versions
Data Privacy Week: Lack of Understanding, Underfunding Threaten Data Privacy and Compliance
According to ISACA, two-thirds of professionals don’t fully understand the privacy regulations their organization needs to comply with
CISA Emergency Directive Demands Action on Ivanti Zero-Days
US security agency CISA orders all civilian federal agencies to take immediate steps to mitigate two Ivanti zero-day flaws
Russian Spies Brute Force Senior Microsoft Staff Accounts
Russian intelligence hackers compromise emails of senior Microsoft leadership with simple password spray attacks
Russian Coldriver Hackers Deploy Malware to Target Western Officials
Google has warned that the Russia-linked Coldriver has expanded its targeting of Western officials by deploying malware to exfiltrate sensitive data
Experts Urge Clearer Direction in South Africa's Cyber Strategy
South Africa’s cyber defenses have been lacking direction and resources for too long, researchers from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace argued
TA866 Resurfaces in Targeted OneDrive Campaign
Proofpoint said it thwarted a large-scale campaign on January 11 primarily targeting North America
New Malware Campaign Exploits 9hits in Docker Assault
Discovered by Cado Security, the campaign deploys two containers to vulnerable Docker instances
Iranian Phishing Campaign Targets Israel-Hamas War Experts
Microsoft said the social engineering campaign aims to steal sensitive data from experts deemed to be able to influence intelligence and policies relating to the Israel-Hamas War
Illicit Cryptocurrency Flows Drop 39% in 2023
Chainalysis data shows major drop in value of funds received into underground crypto addresses in 2023, to $24.2bn
NCSC Builds New “Cyber League” Threat Tracking Community
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has launched a Cyber League to monitor emerging cyber-threats
AI, Gaming, FinTech Named Major Cybersecurity Threats For Kids
Kaspersky also noted smart home device popularity and malicious apps as threats to children in 2024
Vendor Email Attacks Surged by 137% in Financial Sector in 2023
Abnormal Security also noted a 71% surge in BEC attacks against the same sector
OpenAI Announces Plans to Combat Misinformation Amid 2024 Elections
OpenAI will implement a provenance standard into DALL-E 3 and link ChatGPT to an authoritative election website in the US
75% of Organizations Hit by Ransomware in 2023
Veeam found that 75% of organizations suffered at least one ransomware attack last year, with 26% hit four or more times
