Infosecurity News
Officials Targeted with Romance Scams and Android Trojans
Activity linked to Pakistani state group APT36
Government Claims New UK GDPR Will Save Firms Billions
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill designed to reduce paperwork
Cyber-Threat Detections Surge 55% in 2022
Trend Micro stops a record 146 billion discrete threats
Sharp Panda Targets Southeast Asia in Espionage Campaign Expansion
New campaign leverages a new version of the SoulSearcher loader and the Soul modular framework
Shein App Accessed Clipboard Data on Android Devices
The findings come from Microsoft, in an advisory published on Monday
Ransomware Attack Against Barcelona Hospital Disrupts Operations
A Catalonia government statement attributed the attack to the threat actor known as RansomHouse
Russia's Cyber Tactics in Ukraine Shift to Focus on Espionage
Russian state-backed hackers is shifting from disruption tactics, with the likes of wiper attacks, to cyber espionage
Just 10% of Firms Can Resolve Cloud Threats in an Hour
Tool bloat is making it harder to detect and contain attacks
Russian Disinformation Campaign Records High-Profile Individuals on Camera
Proofpoint has detailed a sophisticated disinformation campaign in which high-profile individuals are duped into embarrassing comments on video
Brazilian Conglomerate Suffers 3TB Data Breach: Report
"Dark Angels" hacking group targets Andrade Gutierrez
Two-Thirds of European Firms Have Started Zero Trust
Forrester claims public sector is leading the way
Almost Half of Industrial Sector Computers Affected By Malware in 2022
Kaspersky said the figures represented a 1.5 increase compared with the second half of 2021
EPA Calls For Cybersecurity Improvements in Public Water Systems
The memorandum highlights the need for states to include cybersecurity in periodic audits
DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Members Busted in Germany, Ukraine
Police also seized electronic equipment and are currently performing forensic examinations
City of Oakland Faces Major Data Leak
Information was stolen during recent ransomware attack
UK Government Plans Skills Boost for Public Sector Fraud Fight
Focus will be on enhancing prevention and identification skills
FTC Proposes $7.8m Fine for BetterHelp
Online counseling service shared health data
TPM 2.0 Library Vulnerabilities May Affect Billions of IoT Devices
The disclosed flaws occurred when handling malicious TPM 2.0 commands with encrypted parameters
New Backdoor MQsTTang Attributed to Mustang Panda Group
Unlike the group’s usual tactics, MQsTTang only has a single stage and does not use obfuscation
CISA Warns Against Royal Ransomware in New Advisory
Malicious activity using a particular malware variant has been spotted since September 2022
