Infosecurity News

London Police Warn of Crypto Muggings – Report
Criminals combine physical and digital techniques

US Government Offers $15m Reward for Info on Conti Actors
State Department turns up the heat on co-conspirators

Data breach Discovered at IKEA Canada impacts 95,000 Customers
Compromised data included customer names, email addresses and phone numbers

NIST Updates Supply Chain Cybersecurity Guidance
Updates advise organizations to consider vulnerabilities in components of products they're considering using

Special Police Constable Used Encrypted Chat to Post Child Abuse Content
Trainee solicitor handed two-year suspended sentence

Ukrainians DDoS Russian Vodka Supply Chains
Hacktivists hit the Kremlin where it hurts

Microsoft, Apple and Google Team Up on Passwordless Standard
Tech giants want to make the user experience more seamless

Hunter Biden Laptop Repairman Sues Over Hacker Allegations
Repairman sues politician and news media for allegedly calling him a hacker and a Russian asset

GitHub to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication
Code hosting platform to make 2FA mandatory for all code contributors by the end of 2023

Illuminate Data Breach Impacts More School Districts
Colorado now affected by incident that compromised data of 820,000 NYC students

Latest Cohort Announced for NCSC For Startups
The new cohort was chosen for their innovative approaches to tackling the growing ransomware threat

South Korea Admitted to NATO Cyber Defense Center
Country becomes first Asian nation to join the group

NHS Inboxes Hijacked to Send 1000+ Malicious Emails
Phishing campaign relied on individually compromised users

FBI: Thailand and Hong Kong Banks Used Most in BEC
Email compromise could be a $43bn problem

Groundbreaking Cybersecurity Book Published
First cybersecurity book written exclusively by women and non-binary experts published

SIM Fraud Solution Sparks Privacy Fears
Concerns raised over South Africa’s proposal to tie people’s biometric data to their SIM cards

HHS Information Security Program 'Not Effective'
Office of Inspector General slams department’s security program four years running

UK to Place Security Requirements on App Developers and Store Operators
Under the proposals, all app stores would be required to commit to a new code of practice

Healthcare and Education Sectors Most Susceptible to Cyber Incidents
ICO's data revealed a signficant growth in ransomware attacks last year

NCSC Updates Code of Practice for Smart Building Security
New document has been rewritten for the connected era



