Infosecurity News

Microsoft Fixes Three Zero-Days in May Patch Tuesday
Some 73 vulnerabilities have been resolved this month

Spain's Spy Chief Sacked Over Pegasus Scandal
The National Intelligence Center reportedly used Pegasus to spy on leaders of the Catalan independence movement

Western Intelligence Blames Russia for Europe-Wide Cyber-Attack
EU, UK, US and other allies have attributed responsibility for the February attacks on comms firm Viasat to Russia

#CYBERUK22: Jeremy Fleming Argues Offensive Capabilities Required to Be Global Cyber Power
Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, says nations must be able to impose a cost on cyber-criminals

Critical Infrastructure Firms See Cyber-Attacks Surge
Most CNI providers have seen an increase in threats since Ukraine war

Researchers Find 31,000 FTSE 100 Logins on Dark Web
Over 80% of UK's biggest firms are affected

UK Government Security Experts Take Down 2.7 Million Scams
National Cyber Security Centre wants even closer public-private co-operation

Hackers Replace Russian TV Schedules During 'Victory Day' With Anti-War Messages
The hack affected several major networks, including Channel One, Rossiya-1 and NTV-Plus

Agricultural Manufacturer AGCO Hit by Ransomware
The attack has impacted the firm's operations during the crucial planting season

Treasury Sanctions Crypto Firm After North Korea’s $620m Heist
Blender.io is the first crypto mixing service to be hit

London Police Warn of Crypto Muggings – Report
Criminals combine physical and digital techniques

US Government Offers $15m Reward for Info on Conti Actors
State Department turns up the heat on co-conspirators

Data breach Discovered at IKEA Canada impacts 95,000 Customers
Compromised data included customer names, email addresses and phone numbers

NIST Updates Supply Chain Cybersecurity Guidance
Updates advise organizations to consider vulnerabilities in components of products they're considering using

Special Police Constable Used Encrypted Chat to Post Child Abuse Content
Trainee solicitor handed two-year suspended sentence

Ukrainians DDoS Russian Vodka Supply Chains
Hacktivists hit the Kremlin where it hurts

Microsoft, Apple and Google Team Up on Passwordless Standard
Tech giants want to make the user experience more seamless

Hunter Biden Laptop Repairman Sues Over Hacker Allegations
Repairman sues politician and news media for allegedly calling him a hacker and a Russian asset

GitHub to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication
Code hosting platform to make 2FA mandatory for all code contributors by the end of 2023

Illuminate Data Breach Impacts More School Districts
Colorado now affected by incident that compromised data of 820,000 NYC students



