Infosecurity News

Australian Government to Invest $9.9bn in Cyber
Country seeks to triple cyber capabilities of its digital intelligence agency, ASD

No Patch Available Yet for Critical SpringShell Bug
Vulnerability has echoes of infamous Struts and Log4Shell vulnerabilities

Viasat: Denial of Service Attack Impacted Tens of Thousands
Provider claims attackers first compromised VPN appliance

Global Police Arrest 65 in Multimillion-Dollar BEC Bust
FBI-led operation lasted three months

FBI Investigating More than 100 Ransomware Variants
Cyber Division’s assistant director says impact of ransomware has “grown to dangerous proportions”

New Research Claims Biden's Disclosure Deadlines Are Unrealistic
New research shows organizations unprepared for strict new cyber incident reporting requirements

Personal Data of 820,000 NYC Students Exposed
Grading system hack causes potentially historic breach of students’ personal data

Infosecurity Europe Unveils Keynote Speakers for 2022 Event
Day 1 will include a talk from Major General Tom Copinger-Symes CBE, director of strategy and military digitisation with UK Strategic Command

A Third of UK Businesses Experience Cyber-Attacks at Least Once a Week
Around two in five businesses experienced breaches or cyber-attacks in the past 12 months

NCSC: Time to Rethink Russian Supply Chain Risks
Kremlin coercion and sanctions could impact Western customers

Log4Shell Used in a Third of Malware Infections
Software supply chain attacks realize researchers' worst fears

Attackers Steal $618m From Crypto Firm
Cyber-heist could be biggest ever recorded

Personal Data of 620 FSB Officers Published Online
Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence shares personal data of Russian agents

Yandex is Sending iOS Users' Data to Russia
Researcher claims Russian tech company is sending data harvested from iOS app users to Russia

82% of Public Sector Applications Contain Security Flaws
The researchers also found the public sector takes twice as long to fix flaws once detected compared to other industries

Dental Practice Fined for Sharing Patient Data on Social Media
OCR fines dental practice $50K for disclosing PHI of patient who posted a negative review online

Ukraine Suffers Significant Internet Disruption Following Cyber-Attack
The attack led to the “most severe” disruption to connectivity in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began

Sanctions Hitting Russian Cyber-Criminals Hard
Carders, social media scammers and others feeling the pinch

European Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Gang
Group estimated to have made $3.3m per month

Security Incidents Reported to FCA Surge 52% in 2021
UK financial services firms hit by breaches and ransomware



