Infosecurity News

Crypto Trading Fund Partners Accused of Fraud
Block Bits Fund investors allegedly conned out of $960K by defendants’ tech misrepresentations

Global Security Spending Set to Hit $198bn by 2025
Geopolitical uncertainty adds to CISOs' headaches

Microsoft: Russia Has Launched Hundreds of Cyber Operations in Ukraine
Pre-positioning began as far back as March 2021

Security Alert as Researchers Discover 400,000 Exposed Databases
Public-facing assets are a prime target for attack

Cyber Skills Gap Linked to Breaches
Impact of skills gap in cybersecurity industry goes beyond talent shortage

Smile Brands Breach Impacts 2.5 Million Individuals
Data breach, first reported as impacting 1200 individuals, affected 2,592,494

Private Investigator Admits Role in Hedge Fund Hack
Private investigator pleads guilty to involvement in global fraud and hacking conspiracy

State of Ransomware Report 2022: 66% Organizations Hit in 2021
Around two-thirds (66%) of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack in 2021, surging from 37% in 2020

Coca-Cola Investigates Data Breach Claim
Ransomware group Stormous claims it has stolen 161GB of data from the soft drinks giant

UK Schools Can Sign-Up to Free Government-Grade Security
Web and email security services are provided by GCHQ

Nimbuspwn Linux Bugs Could Provide Root Access
Microsoft-discovered vulnerabilities have now been resolved

US Offers $10m for Russian NotPetya Sandworm Team
Military officers were indicted for the campaign in 2020

Data Breach Disrupts UK Army Recruitment
British Army online recruitment system down since March following data breach

Emotet Tests New TTPs
Botnet’s operators spotted spring cleaning its delivery tactics, techniques and procedures

Siloed Tech Prompts Security Worries
IT leaders fear fragmented tech management could increase cyber risk

Security Teams Should Be Addressing Quantum Cyber-Threats Now
Organizations should move toward post-quantum cryptography now to counter upcoming quantum cyber-threats

Two More Indicted Over North Korea Sanctions Evasion Plot
Brit and Spaniard face 20 years behind bars if found guilty

French Hospitals Cut Internet Connection After Data Raid
Attackers try to extort healthcare group online

Bored Ape Yacht Club Customers Lose $3m in NFT Scam
Seller’s Instagram account was hijacked by fraudsters

Kansas Hospital Discloses Data Breach
Email accounts compromised for nearly a year in breach impacting 52,224 people



