Infosecurity News

  1. AWS Announces £5m Grant for Cyber Education in the UK

    Amazon Web Services has launched its Cyber Education Grant Program in the UK

  2. Russian Scammers Target Crypto Influencers with Infostealers

    Crazy Evil, a group of crypto scammers, exploit NFTs and cryptocurrencies with malware targeting influencers and tech professionals

  3. North Korean IT Workers Holding Data Hostage for Extortion, FBI Warns

    A new FBI advisory warned that North Korean IT worker schemes have escalated their activities in recent months to include data extortion

  4. Ransomware Gangs Linked by Shared Code and Ransom Notes

    SentinelOne researchers highlighted similarities in the approaches used by the HellCat and Morpheus ransomware groups, suggesting shared infrastructure

  5. Chained Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances

    Threat actors chained Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities for RCE, credential theft & webshell deployment

  6. Bookmakers Ramp Up Efforts to Combat Arbitrage Betting Fraud

    Arbitrage betting fraud rises, forcing bookmakers to adopt stricter measures against automated scams

  7. CISOs Dramatically Increase Boardroom Influence but Still Lack Soft Skills

    Splunk reveals that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, but many lack EQ

  8. Cisco Fixes Critical Vulnerability in Meeting Management

    The network equipment giant urged customers to patch immediately

  9. New GhostGPT AI Chatbot Facilitates Malware Creation and Phishing

    Cybercriminals are selling access to the malicious GenAI chatbot via Telegram, providing rapid assistance for a range of nefarious activities, according to Abnormal Security

  10. Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ulbricht

    President Trump has pardoned the founder of original dark web marketplace Silk Road

  11. PlushDaemon APT Targeted South Korean VPN Software

    PlushDaemon APT hacked South Korean VPN software with SlowStepper backdoor as part of a 2023 espionage campaign

  12. Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Upgraded to Bypass Security Measures

    Threat researchers analyzed the updated Tycoon 2FA phishing kit, which bypasses MFA

  13. 73% of UK Education Sector Hit by Cyber-Attacks in Past Five Years

    New ESET research reveals that 73% of UK educational institutions experienced at least one cyber-attack or breach in the past five years

  14. Ransomware Attacks Surge to Record High in December 2024

    NCC Group observed 574 global ransomware attacks in December, the highest monthly volume it has recorded

  15. Major Cybersecurity Vendors' Credentials Found on Dark Web

    Cyble has found thousands of security vendors' credentials on the dark web, likely pulled from infostealer logs

  16. Account Compromise and Phishing Top Healthcare Security Incidents

    Netwrix claims 84% of healthcare organizations detected a cyber-attack in the past year

  17. Cloudflare Mitigates Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack

    Cloudflare warns of a surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS after revealing it stopped a massive 5.6Tbps attack

  18. New Mirai Malware Variant Targets AVTECH Cameras, Huawei Routers

    Murdoc_Botnet used Mirai malware to exploit IoT vulnerabilities, targeting devices globally

  19. UK’s New Digital IDs Raise Security and Privacy Fears

    Security experts have outlined security and privacy concerns around the UK government’s GOV.UK Wallet, which will allow citizens to store all their ID documents in a single place

  20. Phishing Risks Rise as Zendesk Subdomains Facilitate Attacks

    A CloudSEK report revealed Zendesk's platform can be exploited for phishing and investment scams

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