Infosecurity News

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

SuperCare Data Breach Involves More Than 300,000 Individuals
California-based respiratory care provider SuperCare Health discovered the incident on July 27 2021

EU Officials Targeted with Pegasus Spyware
Pegasus spyware was allegedly used to spy on the current European Justice Commissioner

Fraudsters Steal £58m in 2021 Via Remote Access Tools
Victims often receive an unsolicited call first

Raspberry Pi Ditches Default Logins to Boost Security
Users asked to choose new username and password on boot-up

FIN7 Pen Tester Gets Five Years Behind Bars
Carbanak Group specialist coordinated network intrusions

Northern Ireland TrustFord Sites Hit by Ransomware Gang
The attack is believed to have been committed by Conti ransomware gang

Finland Government Sites Forced Offline by DDoS Attacks
Finnish ministries of foreign affairs and defense forced offline earlier today by DDoS attacks



