Infosecurity News
US Claims to Have Recovered $1.4bn in COVID Fraud
The DoJ says it has seized $1.4bn and charged 3500 defendants in COVID fraud cases since 2021
Microsoft Patches 150 Flaws Including Two Zero-Days
April’s Patch Tuesday saw fixes for 150 CVEs, including two being actively exploited in the wild
Half of UK Businesses Hit by Cyber-Incident in Past Year, UK Government Finds
The UK Government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey found a large increase in the proportion of businesses impacted by a cyber-attack or breach in the past 12 months
Hackers Use Malware to Hunt Software Vulnerabilities
Palo Alto Networks observed growing malware-initiated vulnerability scanning activity
Change Healthcare Hit By Cyber Extortion Again
RansomHub has surfaced threatening to expose stolen data unless another ransom is paid
Research Unearths RUBYCARP’s Multi-Miner Assault on Crypto
Sysdig stated that, by deploying multiple miners, the group decreased attack time and detection risk
Foreign Interference Drives Record Surge in IP Theft
DTEX claims industrial espionage and IP theft are at an all-time high thanks to malicious insiders
Over 90,000 D-Link NAS Devices Are Under Attack
Threat actors are targeting a high severity vulnerability in close to 100,000 legacy D-Link devices
Why Identity Management is Key in a Cyber Resilience Strategy
For the fourth edition of Identity Management Day, the Identity Defined Security Alliance shared staggering numbers on the boom of identity-related cyber incidents
US Federal Data Privacy Law Introduced by Legislators
Two US lawmakers have published a draft federal data privacy law, dubbed the American Privacy Rights Act, which aims to provide protections for the personal information of all US citizens
Byakugan Infostealer Capabilities Revealed
Fortinet said the malware functions identified include screen monitoring, screen capturing, cryptomining and more
New Malware “Latrodectus” Linked to IcedID
The malware, discovered by Proofpoint and Team Cymru, was mainly utilized by initial access brokers
Famous YouTube Channels Hacked to Distribute Infostealers
The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center discovered new infostealer distribution campaigns leveraging legitimate YouTube channels
UK Retailers Lost £11.3bn to Fraud in 2023
Research from Ayden and the CEBR found that 35% of UK retailers fell victim to fraudulent activity, cyber-attacks or data leaks over the past 12 months
Hospital IT Helpdesks Targeted By Voice Fraudsters, Warns HHS
Threat actors are socially engineering healthcare IT helpdesk staff to steal money, the government has warned
Veterinary Giant CVS Reveals Major Cyber-Attack
Veterinary services provider CVS Group today notified markets of a security breach last week
Chinese Threat Actors Deploy New TTPs to Exploit Ivanti Vulnerabilities
Mandiant research details how Chinese espionage groups are deploying new tools post-exploitation of recently patched Ivanti vulnerabilities
Wiz Discovers Flaws in GenAI Models Enabling Customer Data Theft
Wiz researchers found architecture flaws in generative AI models available on the AI hub Hugging Face
China Using AI-Generated Content to Sow Division in US, Microsoft Finds
A Microsoft report found that China-affiliated actors are publishing AI-generated content on social media to amplify controversial domestic issues in the US
LockBit Scrambles After Takedown, Repopulates Leak Site with Old Breaches
A Trend Micro report shows a clear drop in the number of actual infections associated with the LockBit ransomware following Operation Cronos
