Infosecurity News

Irish Watchdog Fines Meta $19m Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data regulator imposes penalty after inquiry into 2018 data breach notifications

Avast Merger Raises Competition Concerns
UK government finds NortonLifeLock purchase of Avast could reduce competition

Thousands of Mobile Apps Expose User Data Via Cloud Misconfigurations
Check Point study urges developers to follow best practices

CISA: Fix MFA and Patch Promptly to Stop Russian Attackers
Alert explains how misconfigured authentication allowed hackers in

Kaspersky Hits Back at "Politically Motivated" BSI Advisory
German authorities had urged firms to replace the Russian vendor’s products

UK Blocks Assange's Extradition Appeal
WikiLeaks founder’s appeal against extradition to US refused by UK Supreme Court

Hackers Hit Rosneft
Cyber-attack on German subsidiary of Russian state-backed energy company

Nearly 300k Heart Patients’ Data Exposed
PHI of 287K patients at risk after cyber-attack on South Denver Cardiology Associates

Israeli Government Websites Taken Offline in Large-Scale Cyber-Attack
The widescale DDoS attack is suspected to have been conducted by a nation-state actor

Mobile Devices See 466% Annual Increase in Zero-Day Attacks
Zimperium report warns of bugs, malware and misconfigurations

Ukrainian Targets Hit by Another Destructive Malware Variant
CaddyWiper looks like nothing else, says ESET

Clearview AI Helping the Ukrainian War Effort
Facial recognition company lists multiple ways tech could be used by Kyiv

Canada Cops Arrests Teen Cyber-Attack Suspect
Alleged DDoS attacker arrested at home while apparently 3D printing a gun

UK Unveils New Cyber Flashing Law
People who send unsolicited sexual images could serve two years in prison

Exclusive: iboss Issues School District Cybersecurity Warning
Research finds “startlingly low understanding” of cybersecurity risks among school leaders

SCA Rules Come into Force Today for E-commerce Transactions
From today, UK shoppers will have to provide a combination of two forms of identification at checkout when making an online purchase

Critical Infrastructure Threat as Ransomware Groups Target 'Enemies of Russia'
Accenture says cybercrime underground is split down ideological lines

Legal Practice Fined £100k After Hacker Stole Court Info
Security failings led to serious data breach at Tuckers Solicitors

FCA: Crypto ATMs Are Illegal in the UK
Regulator warns consumers it is planning to shut them down

Avast Suspends Operations in Russia and Belarus
Cybersecurity firm joins growing list of companies pulling out of Russia following invasion of Ukraine



