Infosecurity News

Fifth of Businesses Say Cyber-Attack Nearly Broke Them
Attacks surge 12% in 2021, according to leading insurer

US and EU Move Closer on Cyber in New Trade Pact
Range of initiatives will push back against Russia and China

Doctor Accused of Being Prolific Ransomware Developer
Venezuelan linked to Jigsaw and Thanos variants

US Manufacturing Giant Parker Hit by Conti Ransomware Gang
The company announced that employees’ personally identifiable information was exposed in the breach

Microsoft Identifies Botnet Variant Targeting Windows and Linux Systems
Microsoft advised organizations running Windows or Linux on internet-facing systems to take action

'The People Hacker' Jenny Radcliffe Inducted into Infosecurity Europe's Hall of Fame
Radcliffe will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame during a keynote session at this year’s Infosecurity Europe 2022

Italian Police Foil Pro-Russia Attacks on Eurovision
Hacker group known as “Killnet” blamed for disruption

UK Sets Out Nuclear Cybersecurity Strategy
More testing and more collaboration on the way

Over 20,000 Zyxel Firewalls Still Exposed to Critical Bug
Rapid7 complains of vendor’s silent patching process

EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Legislation for Critical Services Organizations
The rules will apply to medium and large organizations operating in critical sectors like healthcare and water management

#CYBERUK22: Cyber Trends from the Russia-Ukraine War
A panel of cyber leaders discuss Ukraine's cyber-resilience and other trends during the conflict

Government's "Whole of Society" Cyber Strategy Takes Shape
First National Cyber Advisory Board co-chair appointed

Open Source Community Hands White House 10-Point Security Plan
Around $150m in funding will shape future of open source security

Ukrainian Gets Four Years for Brute Forcing Thousands of Credentials
Server logins were sold on dark web criminal marketplace

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Data Breach Affects 40,000 Individuals
Investigation revealed unauthorized party accessed and possibly retained sensitive customer information

Costa Rica Declares National Emergency Following Conti Cyber-Attack
The declaration came with IT systems across several ministries rendered unusable

Government Initiative Promises Rapid Blocking of Scam Sites
Real-time data sharing with ISPs could stop fraud at scale

Trustpilot Deletes Millions of Fake Reviews in 2021
Persistent fraud threatens trust in e-commerce

Quarter of Security Pros Say Mental Health Has Worsened
Over a fifth are “very stressed” at work

British Man Charged With Hacking US Bank Computers, Stealing Millions
The 10-count complaint alleges Idris Dayo Mustapha used phishing and other means to obtain user credentials



