Infosecurity News

#ISC2Events: Defining Cyber Roles Critical to Tackling Skills Shortage
Chris Ensor, deputy director, NCSC, highlights the need to provide clarity around the skills required for specific cybersecurity roles

Half of Security Leaders Consider Quitting Due to Stress
Vectra study finds many are seeking help for stress-related issues

Employee Info Among 13 Million Records Leaked by Fox
Researchers discover database exposed through misconfiguration

US Action Disrupts Russian Botnet Cyclops Blink
Coordinated effort removes malware from C&C devices

Attack on Ukraine Telecoms Provider Caused by Compromised Employee Credentials
Ukrtelecom claimed Russian hackers launched the attacks after compromising the credentials of an employee in an occupied area of the country

Electric Vehicle Chargers Hacked to Show Porn
Screens on charge points in Isle of Wight council car parks hacked to show explicit content

Almost a Fifth of Global Firms Targeted with Spring4Shell
New vulnerability exploited most widely in Europe

South African and US Officers Swoop on Fraud Gang
Seven alleged scammers arrested in Johannesburg

Block Warns Eight Million Customers of Insider Breach
Payments giant says Cash App customers may be impacted

Germany Shuts Down Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
Police shut down darknet market’s servers and seize bitcoin worth $25M

Online Fraud Up 233% During Pandemic
RiskOps platform observes massive increase in rate of online fraud attacks

Borat Expands RAT Capabilities
New Remote Access Trojan that provides ransomware services to threat actors is no laughing matter

Retailer The Works Closes Stores After Cyber-Attack
Suspected ransomware to blame but no card details taken

Global APT Groups Use Ukraine War for Phishing Lures
Cyber-espionage campaigns make the most of big news event

WhatsApp 'Voice Message' Is an Info-Stealing Phishing Attack
Armorblox warns of new campaign using Russian domain

Jail Releases 300 Suspects Due to Computer "Glitch"
Outage caused by system update disrupts processing of defendants in Texas county

Cadbury Warns of Easter Egg Scam
Cyber-criminals target sweet-toothed consumers with fake Easter Egg hunt scam

Activist Admits Shutting Down California County's Website
Commander X attacked Santa Cruz County government’s site during no-camping law protest

Trezor Customers Phished After MailChimp Compromise
Attackers target users’ wallets with convincing emails

Scottish Power Parent Company Hit by Data Breach
Some 1.5 million customers have personal info stolen



