Infosecurity News

WooCommerce Bug Exploited in Targeted WordPress Attacks
Wordfence claims over 157,000 sites have been hit so far

IT Security Pro Jailed for Attempted Extortion
Hertfordshire man pleaded guilty in May

BreachForums Admin Pleads Guilty to Hacking Charges
The guilty plea also covered a separate count of possession of child pornography

Ukraine's CERT-UA Exposes Gamaredon's Rapid Data Theft Methods
The group utilize malware like GAMMASTEEL to rapidly exfiltrate files within 30-50 minutes

Sorillus RAT and Phishing Attacks Exploit Google Firebase Hosting
eSentire found the threat after detecting suspicious code in a manufacturing customer's network

EU Urged to Prepare for Quantum Cyber-Attacks
A discussion paper from the European Policy Centre sets out recommendations for an EU quantum cybersecurity agenda

Russian Charged with Tech Smuggling and Money Laundering
Man accused of aiding the Kremlin with dual-use tech

Health Tech Vendor to Pay $31m After Kickback Allegations
NextGen Healthcare was accused of violating False Claims Act

Acting White House Cyber Director Withdraws Nomination
Reports suggest personal debt behind Kemba Walden’s decision

AI Tool WormGPT Enables Convincing Fake Emails For BEC Attacks
Security expert Daniel Kelley worked with the SlashNext team on the research

New Threat Actor Launches Cyber-attacks on Ukraine and Poland
Cisco Talos said the malicious campaigns started in April 2022 and are currently ongoing

LokiBot Malware Targets Windows Users in Office Document Attacks
Fortinet suggests attackers are leveraging vulnerabilities like CVE-2021-40444 and CVE-2022-30190

Chinese APT Favorite Backdoor Found in Pakistani Government App
Trend Micro found a backdoor previously exploited by various Chinese threat actors in a popular application used by Pakistan’s government agencies

NCSC Shares Alternatives to Using a SOC
Security agency’s advice could help save time and money

Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
The figure accounts for losses due to downtime alone

UK Financial Regulator Urges Banks to Tackle AI-Based Fraud
Prime Minister wants UK to be a global center of AI regulation

New CVSS Version Unveiled Amid Rising Cyber Threats
FIRST has released details of version 4.0 of the standard, which aims to address criticisms of CVSS 3.1

Mandiant Unveils Russian GRU's Cyber Playbook Against Ukraine
Mandiant has observed that the same playbook has been used by various Russian threat actors since the breakout of war in Ukraine, making them likely to be part of a GRU-led deliberate strategy

White House Publishes Plan to Implement US National Cybersecurity Strategy
The plan details over 65 federal initiatives, each of which is assigned to a responsible agency

US on Track For Record Number of Data Breaches
Latest quarterly figures show compromises at an all-time high



