Infosecurity News
Cyber Insurers Looking for New Risk Assessment Models
The report found that insurers lack confidence in evaluating cyber risk
Aerojet Rocketdyne Pays $9m Settlement Over Whistleblower Allegations
This was the first case in which a former employee attempted to bring action on a government’s behalf for alleged cybersecurity fraud
Ransomware Attacks on Education on the Rise
Over half of lower education institutions were hit by ransomware in the past year
Lithuanian Energy Firm Disrupted by DDOS Attack
Lithuanian state-owned energy group hit by pro-Russian hacking group
Spike in Amazon Prime Scams Expected
Amazon Prime Day is growing in popularity as pretext for hackers
Majority Want Limitations on Social Media Content
The poll is published as the UK government moves forward with its Online Safety Bill
CEO of Dozens of Companies Charged in Scheme to Traffic An Estimated $1bn in Fake Cisco Devices
He reportedly imported tens of thousands of counterfeit Cisco devices from China and Hong Kong
BlackCat Ransomware Increases Demands Up to $2.5m
According to Resecurity, the average ransomware payment increased by 82% since 2020
PyPI Repository Enforces 2FA for Critical Python Projects
PyPI also offered free hardware security keys from the Google Open Source Security Team
EDF Under Scrutiny Over Cybersecurity Record
UK nuclear regulators step up monitoring of French giant EDF’s cybersecurity measures
Online Payment Fraud to Top $343bn Over Next Five Years
Juniper Research predicts online fraud is set to grow despite improving ID verification measures
Ransomware Attack Hits French Telecoms Firm
La Poste Mobile is urging customers to be vigilant following the incident
Emsisoft Releases Free Decryptor For AstraLocker and Yashma Ransomware
The company also provided a download link and related instructions for the tool
Spear Phishing Fake Job Offer Likely Behind Axie Infinity's Lazarus $600m Hack
The message with the fake offer contained a PDF that would have delivered spyware
Disneyland's Instagram and Facebook Accounts Hacked to Show Racist Content
The threat actor claimed he was seeking “revenge” on Disneyland employees
Aon Hack Exposed Sensitive Information of 146,000 Customers
Hackers breached Aon systems for well over a year
Lawyers Urged to Stop Advising Clients to Pay Ransomware Demands
An open letter from the NCSC and ICO asks lawyers to do more to stop the scourge of ransomware
Chinese Cyber Espionage Groups Increasingly Targeting Russia
A new investigation finds that a Chinese APT group is targeting Russian organizations with RAT backdoors
Apple Announces ‘Lockdown Mode’ to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Workers From Spyware
Turning on Lockdown Mode will harden device defenses and strictly limit certain functionalities
Microsoft Updates Windows 11 Subsystem for Android to Introduce Support For VPN-Assigned IPs
Users can now connect to a VPN on their desktops and enjoy benefits of VPNs on their mobiles
