Infosecurity News
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
70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends, 64% Looking for New Jobs
Bitdefender found that 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization
Chinese Hackers Leveraging 'Noodle RAT' Backdoor
The ELF backdoor, initially thought to be a variant of existing malware, has a Windows and a Linux version
Microsoft Patches One Critical and One Zero-Day Vulnerability
June Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft fix over 50 bugs, including one already publicly disclosed
Chinese FortiGate Espionage Campaign Snares 20,000+ Victims
Dutch authorities reveal that a cyber-espionage campaign using novel “Coathanger” malware was much more extensive than first thought
Phishing Attacks Targeting US and European Organizations Double
Phishing campaigns targeting European organizations rose by a staggering 112% between 2023 and 2024
Threat Actor Breaches Snowflake Customers, Victims Extorted
Mandiant warns that a financially-motivated threat actor stole a significant volume of customer data from Snowflake, and is extorting many of the victims
UK Police Arrest Two People for Smishing via Fake Cell Tower
Two individuals are believed to have used a homemade mobile antenna to send thousands of SMS phishing messages
NVIDIA and Arm Urge Customers to Patch Bugs
Chip giants NVIDIA and Arm have released details of new vulnerabilities including a zero-day bug
UK and Canadian Privacy Regulators Investigate 23andMe
The ICO and OPC have launched a joint investigation into an October 2023 breach at 23andMe
Industry Veterans and New Talent Recognised at European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2024
The winners of the European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards were announced at a ceremony held at Tapa Tapa, London, on June 5 at Infosecurity Europe 2024
