Infosecurity News

Majority of Firms Make Cybersecurity Decisions Without Attacker Insight
Cybersecurity experts believe senior leadership teams underestimate cyber-threats

Researchers Uncover 700+ Malicious Open Source Packages
Latest npm and PyPI finds should be kept out of build environments

MoneyGram Fraud Victims Get $115m in Compensation
Money transfer firm failed to crack down on scam agents

Namecheap Customers Flooded with Phishing Emails
Domain registrar blames upstream provider

Reddit Hit By Phishing Attack, Source Code Stolen
Reddit said there was “no indication” of a breach of the company’s primary production systems

US Warns Critical Sectors Against North Korean Ransomware Attacks
The latest iteration of the document is now analyzing activity by the Maui and H0lyGh0st groups

Malicious Npm Package Uses Typosquatting, Downloads Malware
Reversing Labs said aabquerys was able to download second- and third-stage malware payloads

Fifth of ICS Bugs Have No Patch Available
Some industrial systems have been exposed for three years

Refund and Invoice Scams Surge in Q4
Avast also warns of increase in tech support fraud

New Threat Group Reviews Screenshots Before Striking
Threat actor has been dubbed TA866 by Proofpoint

#SOOCon23: Open Source Tools can Automate SBOM Requirements
Open source enterprise software users presented tools to automate SBOMs during the State of Open Con 23 conference in London

US and UK Sanction Seven Russian Cyber-Criminals
The seven Russian nationals are members of the notorious Trickbot malware gang

Dark Web Market Revenues Sink 50% in 2022
Closure of Hydra has major impact on underground sales

Trio Arrested in COVID PPE Fraud Probe
UK company set up to illegally profit from trade in protective equipment

New Info-Stealer Discovered as Russia Prepares Fresh Offensive
Ukraine braced for more critical infrastructure attacks

UK Politician's Email Hacked by Suspected Russian Threat Actors
The SNP MP revealed details of the incident, in which he clicked on a malicious file purportedly about the military situation in Ukraine

#SOOCon23: UK Government Urges Industry Input on Software Security Policy
A UK government official asks the cyber industry, including the open software community, to help shape software security policies

BEC Attacks Surge 81% in 2022
Open rates for emails hit 28%

#SOOCon23: Global Cooperation Needed to Enhance Open Source Software Security
A panel of policy experts discuss how to improve global cooperation around open source software security

CISA Releases Recovery Tool for VMware Ransomware Victims
Legacy bug in ESXi servers is being targeted by threat actors



