Infosecurity News

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

US to Launch Third Iteration of 'Hack the Pentagon' Bug Bounty Program
Cybersecurity researchers will try and find vulnerabilities in the government's FRCS network

CircleCI Confirms Data Breach Was Caused By Infostealer on Employee Laptop
According to CTO Rob Zuber, the malware was not detected by the CircleCI antivirus program

Qbot Overtakes Emotet in December 2022's Most Wanted Malware List
The findings come from Check Point Software's latest Global Threat Index report

Hackers Hijack NortonLifeLock Customer Accounts
Thousands reportedly suffer compromise after possible credential stuffing campaign

US Court Orders $17m Be Given to BitConnect Victims
Firm essentially operated as a Ponzi scheme

TikTok Fined Over $5m for Cookie Violations
French regulator says social network broke its data protection law

Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group Targets Czech Presidential Election
The group used Telegram channels, a DDoS payment program, a multi-OS supported toolkit and GitHub



