Infosecurity News

Over a Third of Recent ICS Bugs Still Have No Vendor Patch
News comes as thousands of critical infrastructure attacks are detected

FTX: Over $400m Stolen from Bankrupt Exchange
FTX founder already charged with fraud and money laundering

Crypto-Exchange Used to Launder Ransomware Transactions Dismantled
The US Justice Department arrested Russian national named Anatoly Legkodymov, the alleged owner of the China-based underground platform Bitzlato

Hundreds of Malicious Packages Found in npm Registry
Data exfiltration was a common goal, says Sonatype

Chinese APT Group Vixen Panda Targets Iranian Government Entities
The claims come from cybersecurity researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42

Over Four Billion People Affected By Internet Censorship in 2022
Individuals experienced 112 internet restrictions across 32 countries throughout the year

1000 Shipping Vessels Impacted by Ransomware Attack
The ships were impacted following an attack on a major software supplier

ChatGPT Creates Polymorphic Malware
The first step to creating the malware was to bypass ChatGPT content filters

#WEF23: Geopolitical Instability Means a Cyber "Catastrophe" is Imminent
The World Economic Forum launched its latest cybersecurity report, the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023

Almost Half of Critical Manufacturing at Risk of Breach
Critical manufacturing experienced an increase in severe vulnerabilities and malware infections in 2022

Nissan Supplier Leaked Data on Thousands of Customers
Software developer uploaded information to public cloud repository

FinServ Firms See 81% Surge in Attacks Since Russia-Ukraine War
UK financial services organizations are confident in their cyber defense measures

European Businesses Admit Major Privacy Skills Gap
Nearly all are understaffed in key areas, says ISACA

Vice Society Claims Ransomware Attack Against University of Duisburg-Essen
The threat actor has also reportedly published some stolen data on the dark web

Researchers Warn Against Zoho ManageEngine Exploit Attacks
Horizon3.ai researcher James Horseman said the team has successfully reproduced the exploit

Three-Quarters of UK Schools Have Experienced a Cyber Incident
The joint audit by the NCSC and LGfL had encouraging findings regarding security measures in UK schools

Earth Bogle Group Targets Middle East With NjRAT, Geopolitical Lures
Ongoing since at least mid-2022, the campaign was discovered by Trend Micro

Russia's Ukraine War Drives 62% Slump in Stolen Cards
Mobilization, migration and infrastructure issues hit fraudsters hard

GDPR Fines Surge 168% in a Year
Financial penalties top $3bn but incident volumes fall

Initial Access Broker Activity Doubles in a Year
US networks are most sought-after by cyber-criminals



