Infosecurity News

Millions of UK University Credentials Found on Dark Web
Concerns mount over security of sensitive research

UK Pledges Millions in Cyber-Defense Aid to Ukraine
Funds will help to protect under-siege country’s critical infrastructure

Russian National Arrested in Connection With LockBit Ransomware
Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov allegedly targeted computer systems in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa

New Version of Android GravityRAT Spyware Targets WhatsApp Backups
ESET said the new variant was distributed via the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico

Russia-affiliated Shuckworm Intensifies Cyber-Attacks on Ukraine
Symantec said the new campaign focused on acquiring military and security intelligence

Barracuda Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese Actor
Mandiant lifts the lid on new espionage campaign

Cyber-Criminals Are Using Mining Pools to Launder Crypto
Chainalysis claims threat actors are using these services like mixers

How DORA Will Force Financial Firms to Adopt Cyber Resilience
The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act is the first regulation to embrace cyber resilience

Clop Starts MOVEit Extortion as New Bug is Discovered
Progress Software scrambles to release a new security update

CISA and NSA Publish BMC Hardening Guidelines
Vulnerabilities in Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) serve as entry points for malicious actors

Microsoft Names Russian Threat Actor "Cadet Blizzard"
Microsoft believes Cadet Blizzard, formerly DEV-0586, to be associated with the Russian GRU
Study Reveals Ransomware as Most Popular Cybercrime Service
Kaspersky also said 24% were infostealers and 18% included botnets, loaders and backdoors

#InfosecurityEurope: EMEA Retailers Experience Surge in Web Attacks, With Germany Heavily Targeted
Germany’s support of Ukraine was cited as a likely factor for the surge in attacks

#InfosecurityEurope: New Study Takes a Deep Dive Into Lookalike Attacks
The latest study from Infosecurity Europe exhibitor Infoblox reveals that cyber-attacks using lookalike domains are on the rise

#InfosecurityEurope: Cost-of-Living Crisis Drives Insider Threat Concerns
UK business leaders believe inflation is driving negligence and malicious behavior

#InfosecurityEurope: Breaches Down as Security Culture Improves
Telstra Purple research has some rare good news for CISOs

LockBit Makes $91m From US Victims in Two Years
Allied security agencies reveal figure in new advisory

Malicious Actors Exploit GitHub to Distribute Fake Exploits
The perpetrators went to great lengths to make their profiles appear genuine

PII Exposed: Unauthenticated IDOR in WooCommerce Stripe Plugin
The vulnerability affects versions 7.4.0 and below of the WordPress plugin

EU Passes Landmark Artificial Intelligence Act
The European Parliament adopted the latest draft of the legislation with an overwhelming majority



