Infosecurity News

Global Cyber Attacks Rise by 7% in Q1 2023
Check Point also said the education and research sector experienced the highest number of attacks

Android Apps Fail to Protect User Data During Device Transfer
CloudSEK said that in some applications such as WhatsApp, attackers could also bypass 2FA

Man Gets Four Years for Stealing Bitcoins Seized by Feds
Individual stole millions subject to forfeiture

Google Bans 173,000 Bad Developers in 2022
Efforts were part of a Google Play fraud and malware crackdown

Minecraft Clones with 35 Million Installs Contained Adware
McAfee discovered HiddenAds Trojan inside 38 copycat mobile games

#RSAC: AI Dominates RSA as Excitement and Questions Surround its Potential in Cybersecurity
AI tooling was one of the most dominant topics of conversation at RSA 2023 but there is still a long way to go in terms of development

#RSAC: Organizations Warned About the Latest Attack Techniques
A range of experts provide insights into new techniques being used by cyber-threat actors

(ISC)2 Urges Countries to Strengthen Collaboration on Cybersecurity Regulation
A new report examines global approaches to cyber legislation across six jurisdictions

Vietnamese Hackers Linked to 'Malverposting' Campaign
Security experts at Guardio Labs discussed the findings in a new blog post

#RSAC: Cyber-Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure Should Be War Crimes, says Ukraine Official
Speaking during RSA, a Ukrainian official called for cyber-attacks against civilian infrastructure to be classed as war crimes

RTM Locker Ransomware Targets Linux Architecture
Security researchers at Uptycs shared the findings in an advisory published on Wednesday

APT Groups Expand Reach to New Industries and Geographies
The findings come from Kaspersky's latest APT trends report for the first quarter of 2023