Infosecurity News
17 Billion Personal Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2023
Flashpoint recorded a 34.5% rise in reported data breaches in 2023, with ransomware a major driver of this increase
Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years
Beaming research reveals that nearly half of UK SMEs have lost data since 2019, costing billions
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
A rising volume of calls to the Scottish Cyber and Fraud Centre highlights surging threat levels
NHS Trust Confirms Clinical Data Leaked by “Recognized Ransomware Group”
NHS Dumfries and Galloway confirmed that patient clinical data was leaked following the attack on its systems earlier in March 2024
Google Reports Major Spike in Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Google detected nearly 100 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2023
Only 3% of Businesses Resilient Against Modern Cyber Threats
Cisco scored just 3% of organizations as having a ‘mature’ level of readiness to cyber threats, a significant decline from the previous year
Chinese Hackers Target ASEAN Entities in Espionage Campaign
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 observed two Chinese-affiliated APT groups recently conducting cyber espionage campaigns targeting ASEAN organizations
UK Law Enforcers Arrest 400 in Major Fraud Crackdown
British police have swooped on 400 fraud suspects and seized £19m
Only 5% of Boards Have Cybersecurity Expertise, Despite Financial Benefits
The Diligent and Bitsight report found that stronger cybersecurity measures equate to significantly higher financial performance for businesses
Portugal Forces Sam Altman's Worldcoin to Stop Collecting Biometric Data
The cryptocurrency-powered iris-scanning project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman must halt collecting data for 90 days in Portugal
US Targets Crypto Firms Aiding Russia Sanctions Evasion
The US Treasury has designated several Russian blockchain and virtual currency firms for sanctions evasion
CISA and FBI Urge Renewed Effort to Eliminate SQL Injection Flaws
The US government wants developers to get serious about tackling SQL injection bugs
New Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Raises Cybersecurity Concerns
Discovered by Sekoia in 2023, the kit is associated with Adversary-in-The-Middle (AiTM) attacks
Fake Ozempic Deals on the Rise as Experts Warn of Phishing Scams
Kaspersky's findings revealed phishing pages posing as vendors, enticing users with discounts
UK Blames China for 2021 Hack Targeting Millions of Voters' Data
The UK’s NCSC assesses that China-backed APT31 was “almost certainly” responsible for hacking the email accounts of UK parliamentarians
Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Holiday Fraud Gang
Law enforcers have arrested nine suspected members of a prolific cyber-fraud gang
Russian Cozy Bear Group Targets German Politicians
Mandiant observes what it claims is the first ever APT29 campaign aimed at political parties
New AcidPour Wiper Targeting Linux Devices Spotted in Ukraine
SentinelLabs researchers identified the malware as a new variant of AcidRain, which shut down thousands of Viasat satellites in Ukraine and Western Europe in 2022
US Government Releases New DDoS Attack Guidance for Public Sector
The joint advisory sets out how to mitigate and respond to DDoS attacks, limiting disruption to critical services
US Treasury Targets Russian Entities in Cyber Influence Campaign
The campaign notably included attempts to impersonate legitimate media outlets
