Infosecurity News

Cozy Bear Hackers Target JetBrains TeamCity Servers in Global Campaign
The FBI and CISA detected that hackers linked to the Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR) have been targeting a JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability since September 2023

Approval Phishing Scams Drain $1bn of Cryptocurrency from Victims
Romance scammers have used the technique to great effect in recent years

Vulnerabilities Now Top Initial Access Route For Ransomware
More ransomware attacks now start with vulnerability exploitation than phishing, says Corvus Insurance

GambleForce Group Targets Websites With SQL Injection
Group-IB warns of new threat actor GambleForce, which uses SQL injection attacks to steal data from websites

Microsoft Targets Prolific Outlook Fraudster Storm-1152
Microsoft disrupts Vietnam based threat group Storm-1152, which has sold 750 million fake accounts

MITRE Launches Critical Infrastructure Threat Model Framework
MITRE’s EMB3D provides industrial manufacturers with a shared understanding to mitigate cyber threats

Russia Set to Ramp Up Attacks on Ukraine’s Allies This Winter
Russian cyber campaigns aim to disrupt Western allies’ ability and motivation to support Ukraine’s war effort

UK at High Risk of Catastrophic Ransomware Attack, Government Ill-Prepared
A UK parliament report found that large swathes of critical national infrastructure are vulnerable to ransomware

Microsoft Fixes 34 CVEs and One Zero-Day in December Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released updates for dozens of vulnerabilities including one zero-day flaw

UK Ministry of Defence Fined For Afghan Data Breach
The ICO has fined the Ministry of Defence after an email data breach put lives in danger

Ukraine Claims it “Paralyzed” Russia’s Tax System
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense says cyber-attack wiped Russian tax system servers

Widespread Security Flaws Blamed for Northern Ireland Police Data Breach
An independent review of the August 2023 PSNI data breach found major security failings in the police department’s IT systems

Ukraine's Largest Phone Operator Hack Tied to War With Russia
Kyivstar announced its mobile network had temporarily been shut down due to a major cyber-attack on its systems

Threat Actor Targets Recruiters With Malware
Recruiters are urged to educate staff about a surge in phishing attacks from threat group TA4557

Backup Migration WordPress Plugin Flaw Impacts 90,000 Sites
Users of popular WordPress plugin Backup Migration are urged to patch a new critical vulnerability

Apache Warns of Critical Vulnerability in Struts 2
Users are urged to patch critical vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 immediately

Lazarus Group Targets Log4Shell Flaw Via Telegram Bots
Cisco Talos said Operation Blacksmith leveraged the flaw in publicly facing VMWare Horizon servers

Europol Raises Alarm on Criminal Misuse of Bluetooth Trackers
The majority of reported cases involved cocaine smuggling

EU Reaches Agreement on AI Act Amid Three-Day Negotiations
The landmark bill will regulate the use of generative AI models like ChatGPT and AI systems used by governments and law enforcement

ALPHV/BlackCat Site Downed After Suspected Police Action
Notorious ransomware collective ALPHV/BlackCat may have been disrupted by law enforcement



