Infosecurity News

Online Fraud Up 233% During Pandemic
RiskOps platform observes massive increase in rate of online fraud attacks

Borat Expands RAT Capabilities
New Remote Access Trojan that provides ransomware services to threat actors is no laughing matter

Retailer The Works Closes Stores After Cyber-Attack
Suspected ransomware to blame but no card details taken

Global APT Groups Use Ukraine War for Phishing Lures
Cyber-espionage campaigns make the most of big news event

WhatsApp 'Voice Message' Is an Info-Stealing Phishing Attack
Armorblox warns of new campaign using Russian domain

Jail Releases 300 Suspects Due to Computer "Glitch"
Outage caused by system update disrupts processing of defendants in Texas county

Cadbury Warns of Easter Egg Scam
Cyber-criminals target sweet-toothed consumers with fake Easter Egg hunt scam

Activist Admits Shutting Down California County's Website
Commander X attacked Santa Cruz County government’s site during no-camping law protest

Trezor Customers Phished After MailChimp Compromise
Attackers target users’ wallets with convincing emails

Scottish Power Parent Company Hit by Data Breach
Some 1.5 million customers have personal info stolen

Lapsus Teen Suspects Have their Day in Court
Duo are 16 and 17-years-old

House Passes Better Cybercrime Metrics Act
Bill requiring FBI to report cybercrime metrics and cyber enabled crime categories clears Congress

NSA Employee Accused of Sharing National Defense Secrets
Indictment alleges NSA employee used personal email account to send Top Secret info

US Cyber Command Partners with APUS
American Public University System joins CYBERCOM’s Academic Engagement Network

UK Spy Chief Hails Government Cell Tackling Kremlin Fake News
GCHQ boss says intelligence is being declassified on an unprecedented scale

Over Half of Data Security Incidents Caused by Insiders
Most EMEA organizations don’t have a strategy for dealing with them

IT Services Giant Admits $42m Fallout from Ransomware Attack
Atento case highlights the costs that can stem from serious breaches

CISA Issues UPS Warning
Agency warns of attacks on internet-connected uninterruptible power supply devices

New Version of PCI DSS Designed to Tackle Emerging Payment Threats
v4.0 of PCI DSS includes a number of changes, including those designed to enable organizations to use innovative methods to tackle emerging threats

Cyber-Attack on California Healthcare Organization
Ransomware gang claims responsibility for attack on Partnership HealthPlan



