Infosecurity News

Two-Thirds of Organizations Have Unfilled Cybersecurity Positions
Recruitment and retention remain a significant challenge for security teams, amid growing pressures on cyber professionals

SonicWall SSL VPN Attacks Escalate, Bypassing MFA
Akira ransomware attacks on SonicWall SSL VPN appliances are bypassing its MFA for rapid deployment

Harrods Reveals Supply Chain Breach Impacting Online Customers
Department store Harrods has notified e-commerce customers of a major data breach

Singapore Threatens Meta With Fines Over Facebook Impersonation Scams
The Singapore police said Facebook is the top platform for online scams in the country

ArcaneDoor Threat Actor Resurfaces in Continued Attacks Against Cisco Firewalls
An attack campaign has been identified which exploits vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance software

Interpol Cracks Down on Large-Scale African Scamming Networks
The effort, named Operation Contender 3.0, led to the arrest of 260 suspected cybercriminals

JLR Begins Phased Restart of Operations After Cyber-Attack
JLR said it is in a position to start clearing its backlog of payments for suppliers, while its parts logistics center is returning to full operations

New LockBit Ransomware Variant Emerges as Most Dangerous Yet
Trend Micro highlighted the new LockBit version’s improved technical improvements and cross-platform functionality compared to previous iterations

Critical Vulnerability in Salesforce AgentForce Exposed
Critical flaw ForcedLeak in Salesforce's AgentForce allows CRM data theft via prompt injection

Malicious AI Agent Server Reportedly Steals Emails
The security researchers who discovered the malicious npm package called it the “first malicious MCP in the wild”

Phishing Campaign Evolves into PureRAT Deployment, Linked to Vietnamese Threat Actors
Vietnamese phishing campaign evolves from Python infostealer to PureRAT trojan

Chinese Hackers Use 'BRICKSTORM' Backdoor to Breach US Firms
The hackers are likely trying to collect data to feed the development of zero-day exploits, said Google researchers

Co-op Records £206m Revenue Loss Following Cyber-Attack
The UK retailer estimated the losses from temporarily shutting down some of its systems to contain the threat

Experts Warn of Global Breach Risk from Indian Suppliers
SecurityScorecard report finds 53% of Indian vendors suffered third-party breaches in the past year

NCA Arrest Man as HardBit Ransomware Blamed for Airport Outages
The UK’s National Crime Agency has arrested a suspect in connection with a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace

npm Package Uses QR Code Steganography to Steal Credentials
Malicious npm package Fezbox uses QR codes to steal credentials from browser cookies

ShadowV2 Botnet Exposes Rise of DDoS-as-a-service Platforms
New campaign merges traditional malware with DevOps tools, using GitHub CodeSpaces for DDoS attacks

Vegas Gambling Giant Hit by Cyber Incident, Employee Data Exposed
Boyd Gaming Corporation has disclosed that an unauthorized actor removed data from its systems, including information about employees and other individuals

Cell Tower Hacking Gear Seized Ahead of UN General Assembly
The equipment could be used to disable cell phone towers and conduct denial-of-services attacks across New York City

Federal Agency Compromised Via GeoServer Exploit, CISA Reveals
An unnamed federal agency was hacked last year after threat actors exploited a critical GeoServer vulnerability



