Infosecurity News

  1. Three-Quarters of CISOs Admit App Security Incidents

    Dynatrace research claims global CISOs are concerned AI is driving advanced app security threats and poor developer practices

  2. Security Breach Exposes Dropbox Sign Users

    Attackers accessed emails, usernames, phone numbers, hashed passwords and authentication information

  3. REvil Ransomware Affiliate Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison

    A US court has sentenced a Ukrainian national to 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in over 2500 ransomware attacks using the REvil strain

  4. US and UK Warn of Disruptive Russian OT Attacks

    The US and its allies claim Russian hacktivists are disruptive operations in water, energy, food and agriculture sectors

  5. LockBit, Black Basta, Play Dominate Ransomware in Q1 2024

    The data from ReliaQuest also suggests LockBit faced a significant setback due to law enforcement action

  6. UnitedHealth CEO Confirms Breach Tied to Stolen Credentials, No MFA

    Andrew Witty made the claims in a written testimony submitted before a House subcommittee hearing

  7. 1 in 5 US Ransomware Attacks Triggers Lawsuit

    Comparitech found that 18% of ransomware incidents in the US led to a lawsuit in 2023, with 59% of completed lawsuits since 2018 proving successful

  8. Lawsuits and Company Devaluations Await For Breached Firms

    New report from Netwrix reveals unplanned expenses impact half of breached firms, including a surge in lawsuits

  9. DBIR: Vulnerability Exploits Triple as Initial Access Point for Data Breaches

    The growth of software supply chain attacks pushed vulnerability exploits to the third most used initial access method, Verizon found

  10. Infosecurity Europe Keynote: Building Strong Teams and Driving Change with F1’s Claire Williams

    Join Claire Williams at Infosecurity Europe to learn how F1 leadership strategies can inspire cybersecurity leaders

  11. NCSC’s New Mobile Risk Model Aimed at “High-Threat” Firms

    The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre claims its AMS model will protect firms from state-backed mobile threats

  12. US Government Releases New Resources Against AI Threats

    The US Department of Homeland Security has released new guidelines for securing critical infrastructure and CBRN from AI threats

  13. Ransomware Rising Despite Takedowns, Says Corvus Report

    The first quarter of 2024 saw the most ransomware activity ever recorded, Corvus Insurance found in a new analysis

  14. YMCA Fined for Data Breach, ICO Raises Concerns About Privacy for People with HIV

    Central YMCA was fined £7,500 for a data breach exposing HIV information of support program participants, prompting the ICO to call for stronger privacy protections for people with HIV

  15. Millions of Malicious Containers Found on Docker Hub

    According to JFrog, approximately 25% of all repositories lack useful functionality and serve as vehicles for spam and malware

  16. Disinformation: EU Opens Probe Against Facebook and Instagram Ahead of Election

    Meta’s moderation failings could allow coordinated disinformation campaigns to thrive in the run-up to the EU election

  17. Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m

    Sophos found that the average ransom payment was $2m in 2023, with 63% of ransom demands $1m or more

  18. FCC Fines Carriers $200m For Selling User Location Data

    Some of America’s biggest wireless carriers illegally sold customer location, says FCC

  19. Google Blocks 2.3 Million Apps From Play Store Listing

    Google blocked millions of policy-violating apps from being listed on Play in 2023 and banned 333,000 bad accounts

  20. Study Reveals Alarming Levels of USPS Phishing Traffic

    The top malicious domains attracted over 100,000 hits each, according to Akamai Security

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