Infosecurity News

US Officials Increase Warnings About Russian Cyber-Attacks
The energy and finance sectors are likely to be targeted by Russian cyber-criminals

Funky Pigeon Suspends Orders Following Cyber-Attack
The retailer is currently investigating whether personal data was accessed in the attack

LinkedIn Becomes the Most Impersonated Brand for Phishing Attacks
The research found that phishing attempts impersonating LinkedIn made up 52% of attacks globally in Q1 2022

Ronin Crypto Heist of $618m Traced to North Korea
Lazarus Group blamed by US Treasury

Attacker Accessed Dozens of Repositories After OAuth Token Theft
GitHub says npm is among the organizations affected

Pegasus Spyware Targeted UK Prime Minister, Say Researchers
UAE linked to covert cyber-espionage plot

MetroHealth Data Breach Involved 1700 Patients
The breach involved patient names, care provider names and appointment details

Data Breach Disclosures Surge 14% in Q1 2022
Latest findings come after a record year for breaches in 2021

Microsoft and Partners Disrupt Prolific ZLoader Botnet
Tech giant takes control of 65 C&C domains

Elementor Fixes Critical Bug in Popular WordPress Plugin
Plugin has been downloaded by millions

Wind Turbine Giant Nordex Hit By Cyber-Attack
The company is restoring IT systems and warned customers, employees and stakeholders might be affected

Ukrainian Energy Supplier Targeted by New Industroyer Malware
Researchers reveal the Sandworm group attempted to cut power to a large region of Ukraine

Ransomware Breach Victim Numbers Fall by 25% in Q1 2022
Activity is set to pick up this year as new groups appear

Crypto Dev Gets Five Years for Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions
Virgil Griffith presented at a conference in Pyongyang

April Records First Patch Tuesday of 2022 with 100+ CVEs
Microsoft fixes two zero-days in latest update round

Ethical Hacker Steals $600,000 Worth of Crypto
Daniel Motta reportedly stole elderly client’s Trezor hardware wallet and its password while providing security help

RaidForums Hacker Marketplace Shut Down in Cross-Border Law Enforcement Operation
RaidForums has been shut down and its infrastructure seized in a joint law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol

Consumers Increasingly Numb to Data Breach Risks
Trust in organizations hits rock bottom but many don’t care

US Government Has Three Weeks to Patch Cyclops Blink Bug
CISA adds WatchGuard flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Europol Announces Operation to Hit Russian Sanctions-Evaders
Money launderers will be firmly in the sights of EU police



