Infosecurity News
City of Oakland Declares State of Emergency After Ransomware Attack
Core functions are intact, but the city has taken certain non-emergency systems offline
Hackers Leverage PayPal to Send Malicious Invoices
The phishing email warned users that there had been fraud on the account
Quarter of Crypto Tokens Linked to Pump-and-Dump
Scammers made an estimated $30m in profits in 2022
Experts Warn of Surge in Multipurpose Malware
The average malware variant now utilizes 11 TTPs
UK Policing Riddled with Chinese CCTV Cameras
Security and ethical concerns raised by surveillance commissioner
Google Launches Privacy Sandbox Beta on Android 13 Devices
It is an initiative designed to limit user data sharing in digital advertising
LockBit and Royal Mail Ransomware Negotiation Leaked
It shows the threat actor trying to convince Royal Mail to pay the ransom using various techniques
Crypto-Stealing Campaign Deploys MortalKombat Ransomware
The attacks mainly targeted victims in the US but also in the UK, Turkey, and the Philippines
Threat Analysis: VMware ESXi Attacks Soared in 2022
Recorded Future analyzed how threat actors have been exploiting VMware ESXi vulnerabilities over the past three years
Microsoft Patches Three Zero-Day Bugs This Month
February Patch Tuesday contains updates for over 70 CVEs
SAS App and Website Hit as Attacks Target Swedish Firms
Valentine’s Day outages hit airline and media companies
SideWinder APT Attacks Regional Targets in New Campaign
Indian threat group conducts hundreds of operations in a short time-span
Lokibot, AgentTesla Grow in January 2023's Most Wanted Malware List
The infostealer Vidar has returned to the top 10 after an increase in ‘brandjacking’ attacks
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate South American Diplomatic Networks
The group previously targeted government agencies and think tanks in Asia and Europe
Hackers Breach Pepsi Bottling Ventures' Network
Experts say the delay in notifying customers left data potentially open to compromise
Spanish Police Bust €5m Phishing Gang
Group laundered funds via 100 bank accounts
Cloudflare Stops Largest HTTP DDoS Attack on Record
Attack reached 71 million requests-per-second
Resurrected Crypto-mixer Launders $100m in North Korean Funds
Sanctioned mixer Blender is actually Sinbad, says Elliptic
Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine's Day Romance Scams
Victim losses associated with online romance scams nationwide totaled approximately $5.9bn in 2021
Group-IB Blocks Attack By Chinese Tonto Team Hackers
The threat actors used phishing to deliver malicious files created with the Royal Road Weaponizer
