Infosecurity News
19 xDedic Cybercrime Market Users and Admins Face Prison
The dark web site’s infrastructure was taken down in 2019 following an international law enforcement operation
Cyber-Attacks Drain $1.84bn from Web3 in 2023
A Certik report found there was $1.84bn in losses across 751 cybersecurity incidents targeting Web3 in 2023
NIST Fortifies Chatbots and Self-Driving Cars Against Digital Threats
This effort is the first step in NIST’s broader mission to support the development of trustworthy AI
23andMe Blames User “Negligence” for Data Breach
A 23andMe letter sent to a legal firm representing victims of the data breach claims that users were at fault for recycling passwords
LastPass Enforces 12-Character Master Passwords
Password manager provider LastPass has started implementing stricter password measures for its customers
Ukraine Blames Russian Sandworm Hackers for Kyivstar Attack
Ukraine’s security service says Sandworm accessed Kyivstar’s system at least six months before launching the attack
Using Stronger Passwords Among Top 2024 Digital Resolutions
Security measures top Kaspersky’s annual digital resolutions survey
HealthEC Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million Patients
HealthEC said that sensitive medical data was exposed in the breach, which is now thought to have impacted 4.5 million people
Experts Clash Over Ransomware Payment Ban
Emsisoft has called for a complete ban on ransomware payments after another record-breaking year of attacks
Nigerian Faces $7.5m BEC Charges After Charities Are Swindled
A Nigerian man is facing a 100-year jail term after being arrested on multimillion-dollar BEC charges
Over 100 European Banks Face Cyber Resilience Test
The European Central Bank (ECB) will undertake a stress test on 109 European banks’ cyber-attack response capabilities after IT risk management shortfalls identified
Fake and Stolen X Gold Accounts Flood Dark Web
CloudSEK explored some of the techniques threat actors have been using to forge or steal X Gold accounts since Elon Musk’s firm introduced its new verified accounts program
Russia Spies on Kyiv Defenses via Hacked Cameras Before Missile Strikes
Ukraine’s security services revealed Russia has hacked surveillance cameras to spy on air defense activities and critical infrastructure in Kyiv ahead of missile strikes
Xerox Business Solutions Reveals Security Breach
Imaging giant Xerox says it suffered a security incident, as ransomware group INC Ransom claims scalp
VoIP Firm XCast Agrees to Settle $10m Illegal Robocall Case
California-based XCast Labs says it will settle FTC charges of facilitating illegal robocalls
Over $80m in Crypto Stolen in Cyber-Attack on Orbit Chain
Orbit Chain said that the stolen cryptocurrency currently remains unmoved
Australian Court Service Hacked, Hearing Recordings at Risk
Court Services Victoria said the incident may have compromised recordings involving people whose identities are protected
Teen Found Alive After “Cyber-Kidnapping” Incident
A Chinese foreign exchange student has been found after online scammers extorted money from his parents
Black Basta Ransomware Decryptor Published
Researchers at SRLabs have revealed a new suite of decryption tools for Black Basta ransomware
Second Half of 2023 Threat Landscape Dominated by AI and Android Spyware
The MOVEit hack, OpenAI service targeting and Android spyware top the threat landscape in H2 2023, according to ESET
