Infosecurity News
Sextortion Scams Surge 178% in a Year
Emails use social engineering to con victims
St Helens Council Warns of Phishing After Ransomware Breach
UK council identified attack on Monday
Teens Found Responsible For Lapsus$ Cyber-Attacks
Arion Kurtaj was deemed not fit to stand trial
Attack Dwell Times Fall but Threat Actors Are Moving Faster
A Sophos report finds that attackers are adapting their approaches in the face of improved detection capabilities
XLoader MacOS Malware Variant Returns With OfficeNote Facade
SentinelOne observed that the imitating application targeted users within work environments
WinRAR Vulnerability Affects Traders Worldwide
Group-IB said cyber-criminals used the flaw to create archives packaged with DarkMe, GuLoader and Remcos RAT
Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyber-Attacks
The Check Point report also highlights an evolution of ransomware tactics
Thousands of High-Risk Incidents Neutralized Using AI
Cybersecurity provider Barracuda used AI-powered account profiling to detect nearly a million cyber incidents in 2023
Doubling of Identity Theft Victims With Suicidal Thoughts
ITRC data finds 69% have suffered multiple identity crimes
Experian Pays $650,000 to Settle Spam Claims
Credit reporting firm accused of sending millions of unwanted emails
TP-Link Smart Bulb Spills Wi-Fi Passwords
Researchers find four vulnerabilities in popular model
Critical Insight Report: 15% Drop in Breaches, 31% Surge in Victims
The research also highlights a shift in hacker tactics toward exploiting network server flaws
Scarab Ransomware Deployed Worldwide Via Spacecolon Toolset
ESET's investigation also revealed that certain Spacecolon versions contain Turkish strings
US ARPA-H Initiative Counters Healthcare Cyber-Threats
DIGIHEALS will call for proposals for technologies originally designed for national security
MOVEit Exploitation Fallout Drives Record Ransomware Attacks
NCC Group researchers observed 502 ransomware attacks in July 2023, with a large proportion made up of Clop’s exploitation of MOVEit
Cyber-Attack on Australian Utility Firm Energy One Spreads to UK Systems
Australian utility company Energy One confirmed it had taken steps to limit a cyber-attack affecting its corporate systems
New APT Group Launches Supply Chain Campaign
Legitimate software used to deploy backdoor malware
Ivanti Warns of Critical New Zero-Day Bug
Latest vulnerability affects Ivanti Sentry
Tesla: Insiders Responsible For Major Data Breach
Two former employees shared information with German newspaper
Deceptive AI Bots Spread Malware, Raise Security Concerns
ESET said Facebook promoted the download of what seemed to be Google’s Bard AI tool
