Infosecurity News

State-Backed Chinese Hackers Target Russia
Google claims state actors are using Ukraine war as a phishing lure

SEC Doubles Cyber and Crypto Assets Team
Move is intended to protect investors

Former eBay Exec Pleads Guilty to Cyber Stalking
eBay’s former senior director of safety and security admits role in fetal pig harassment campaign

NortonLifeLock Willfully Infringed Malware Patents
Jury finds cybersecurity company violated Columbia University’s rights over two patents

Ransomware Attack Closes Michigan College
Cyber-attack forces Kellogg Community College to cancel classes at five campuses

Mental Health and Prayer Apps Fail the Privacy Test
Mozilla finds most are neither secure nor protect user privacy

Car Rental Giant Sixt Hit by Cyber-Attack
Firm admits temporary disruption to operations

Ponzi Scheme Suspect Deported to China After $36m Bust
Interpol Red Notice leads to arrest in Papua New Guinea

Spyware Found on Spanish PM's Phone
Pegasus used to extract data from phones of Spain’s prime minister and defense minister

American Idol Winner Accused of Spying on Ex-girlfriend
Laine Hardy arrested on suspicion of putting a listening device in ex-girlfriend’s college dorm

Californian Phished $23.5m from DoD
Phisher who stole money meant for DoD jet fuel suppliers could be locked up for life

Finnish Hotels' Data Compromised
Cyber-attack on booking system exposes personal data of thousands of high-end hotel guests

BIO-ISAC Partners with NY Metro InfraGard
Bioeconomy ISAC and New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance announce partnership

Secret School District Crypto Miner Resigns
Texas school district employee caught mining cryptocurrency at school quits job

Ransomware Fallout Costs Seven Times the Ransom Paid
Check Point analysis highlights need for well-planned incident response

Bumblebee Malware Loader Has a Sting in the Tail
Researchers warn that malware appears to have replaced BazarLoader

Five Eyes Agencies List Top 15 Most Exploited Bugs of 2021
Organizations urged to patch immediately

Europol: Deepfakes Set to Be Used Extensively in Organized Crime
Europol warns law enforcement agencies to enhance skills and tech at officers’ disposal to keep pace with criminal use of deepfakes

Uber ‘Cough Girl’ Accused of Identity Theft
Woman shown coughing on Uber driver in viral video allegedly stole nurse’s identity

Chickens Baked Alive Due to Computer Glitch
English farm fined $55K after more than 27,000 birds die in overheating disaster



