Infosecurity News

Malicious HTML Attachment Volumes Surge
File type remains the most dangerous in email-borne threats

US Authorities Dismantle Dark Web "Card Checking" Platform
Try2Check helped cyber-criminals test stolen card details

CISA Advises FCC Covered List For Risk Management
Some of the companies included in the list are Huawei, ZTE, Dahua and China Unicom

Apple and Google Unveil Industry Specification For Unwanted Tracking
The new standard ensures that Bluetooth location-tracking can work with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts on iOS and Android

Earth Longzhi Uses "Stack Rumbling" to Disable Security Software
Trend Micro analyzed two separate Earth Longzhi campaigns between 2020 and 2022

Three-Quarters of Firms Predict Breach in Coming Year
Preparedness is improving, but not by enough

Government's New Fraud Strategy Gets Lukewarm Reception
Much-anticipated plan criticized as "too little, too late"

Dark Web Bust Leads to Arrest of 288 Suspects
Suspects used Monopoly Market to buy and sell drugs

Bitmarck Halts Operations Due to Cybersecurity Breach
Bitmarck does not believe customer data was impacted due to the breach

South Korean Lures Used to Deploy ROKRAT Malware
This shift is not exclusive to ROKRAT but represents a larger trend that became popular in 2022

Hackers Exploit High Severity Flaw in TBK DVR Camera System
Vulnerability derives from an error the camera experiences when handling a maliciously crafted HTTP cookie

T-Mobile Reveals Second Breach of the Year
Telco giant says issue began in late February

UK Gun Owners May Be Targeted After Rifle Association Breach
Unknown number of members compromised in cyber-attack

Advanced Fee Fraud Surges by Over 600%
However, computer misuse remains unchanged from before the pandemic

Ransomware Attack Disrupts IT Network at Hardenhuish School
At the time of writing, it is unclear whether the school paid the ransom

Global Cyber-Attacks Rise by 7% in Q1 2023
Check Point also said the education and research sector experienced the highest number of attacks

Android Apps Fail to Protect User Data During Device Transfer
CloudSEK said that in some applications such as WhatsApp, attackers could also bypass 2FA

Man Gets Four Years for Stealing Bitcoins Seized by Feds
Individual stole millions subject to forfeiture

Google Bans 173,000 Bad Developers in 2022
Efforts were part of a Google Play fraud and malware crackdown

Minecraft Clones with 35 Million Installs Contained Adware
McAfee discovered HiddenAds Trojan inside 38 copycat mobile games



