Infosecurity News

A Fifth of UK SMBs Can’t Spot Scams
Many are failing UK Finance’s new fraud quiz

Hackers Exploit Critical Vulnerability in ownCloud
Zero-day bug could allow remote control of servers

Google Fixes Sixth Chrome Zero-Day Bug of the Year
Critical vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Undetected Android Trojan Expands Attack on Iranian Banks
Zimperium’s latest findings include the identification of 245 new app variants

Ardent Health Services Grapples With Ransomware Disruption
Non-urgent procedures are being rescheduled, emergency room patients redirected to other hospitals

Deepfake Digital Identity Fraud Surges Tenfold, Sumsub Report Finds
AI-powered tools are among the top fraud techniques used by threat actors in 2023, according to Sumsub’s third annual Identity Fraud Report

Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI
An analysis of dark web forums revealed many threat actors are skeptical about using tools like ChatGPT to launch attacks

Americans Receive Two Billion Spam Calls Per Month
Truecaller warns malicious calls make up the majority

CISA Warns Congress on Chemical Industry Terror Attacks
Security agency wants to resume critical CFATS inspections

Ukraine Police Dismantle Major Ransomware Group
Affiliate deployed LockerGoga, MegaCortex, Hive and Dharma

Cybersecurity Incident Hits Fidelity National Financial
The Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack

SysJoker Malware: Hamas-Related Threat Expands With Rust Variant
CPR said the malware now uses OneDrive instead of Google Drive for storing dynamic C2 server URLs

KyberSwap Says Hackers Stole $55m in Crypto
Decentralized exchange offers $5m bounty

General Electric Investigates Alleged DARPA Breach
IntelBroker claims to be selling sensitive military data

UK Publishes First Guidelines on Safe AI Development
NCSC and CISA effort endorsed by 18 countries

Cyber-Attack Disrupts UK Property Deals
A legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider has experienced a service outage that is impacting up to 200 conveyancing firms across the UK

Windows Hello Fingerprint Tech is Hacked
Blackwing researchers bypass the authentication system

Black Friday: Phishing Emails Soar 237%
Global brands impersonated to capitalize on busy shopping period

CISA Launches Project to Assess Effectiveness of Security Controls
Relaunched working group aims to tackle scourge of ransomware

InfectedSlurs Botnet Resurrects Mirai With Zero-Days
The investigation conducted by Akamai in late October 2023 revealed a specific HTTP exploit path



