Infosecurity News

AI-Enhanced Phishing Driving Ransomware Surge
Reported ransomware attacks targeting municipalities, education and healthcare in 2023 has quadrupled compared with 2021

Russian Cybersecurity Exec Wanted By Russia and US
Nikita Kislitsin is currently being detained in Kazakhstan

OT/IoT Malware Surges Tenfold in First Half of the Year
Nozomi Networks warns of escalating threats

CISA in New Warning Over Ivanti Vulnerabilities
Agency says two bugs are being chained in attacks

Novel Worm-Like Malware P2Pinfect Targets Redis Deployments
Cado Security said the malware acts as a botnet and is compatibille with both Windows and Linux

Canon Inkjet Printers Expose Wi-Fi Threat
The printers retained various information after re-initialization, including SSIDs and passwords

Cloud Tech Debt Puts Millions of Apps at Risk, Says New Report
Published by Qualys, the document draws from anonymized global cloud scans conducted in April 2023

New Infostealer Uncovered in Phishing Scam Targeting Facebook Business Accounts
Unit 42 researchers detail a campaign that aimed to instal an infostealer variant capable of taking over Facebook business accounts

NHS Staff Reprimanded For WhatsApp Data Sharing
Patients’ personal data was shared on the app for years

Capita Boss to Step Down
Outsourcer suffered major cyber incident several months ago

New WikiLoader Malware Goes to Extreme Lengths to Hide
Its authors are actively and rapidly developing it

SpyNote Android Spyware Strikes Financial Institutions
Cleafy said the malware exploits Accessibility services to conduct multiple malicious activities

APT31 Implants Target Industrial Organizations
The attackers established a channel for data exfiltration, including from air-gapped systems

Biden Announces National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy
The White House says that filling cyber job vacancies is a national security imperative

UK Military Embraces Security by Design
The initiative is designed to transform how cybersecurity is addressed in capability programs across the MoD

Ongoing STARK#MULE Attack Campaign Discovered
The campaign appears directed at Korean-speaking victims, indicating an origin in North Korea

Global Lawyers Unveil Cyber Best Practices for Execs
International Bar Association offers practical policy recommendations

Think Tank: Insurers Not Fuelling Ransomware Market
RUSI report makes recommendations for the industry

CISA: New Submarine Backdoor Used in Barracuda Campaign
Chinese threat actor used malware in attacks

Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2023 Open for Nominations
Nominations are open for the eighth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards.



