Infosecurity News

Costa Rica Refuses to Pay Cyber Ransom
No payment for gang who infected Costa Rican government computer systems with ransomware

CSAM Creator Imprisoned for Life
Life sentence for Californian who made child sexual abuse material and shared it online

Spanish Ombudsman to Probe Pegasus Spyware Claims
Allegations are government snooped on Catalan politicians

FCA: Challenger Banks Failing to Spot Money Launderers
Financial controls lacking in many cases, regulator warns

Ransomware Attacks Cost Universities Over £2m
Jisc report warns of continued surge in compromises

Wawa Sues Mastercard Over Data Breach Penalties
Convenience store claims payment card network owes it $32m

YES Launches Free Cybersecurity Training Program
Ontario Government funds program for Canadian youngsters and Ukrainian refugees

SuperCare Health Faces Lawsuits Over Data Breach
Respiratory patients seek legal redress after breach allegedly exposes medical records

Infosecurity Europe Announces Live Training Courses for this Year’s Event
Live cybersecurity training courses taking place for first time during this year’s Infosecurity Europe conference

FBI Warns US Farmers of Ransomware Surge
Agricultural sector could be vulnerable during critical seasons

State Actors Drive Record Number of Zero-Day Exploits in 2021
China is most prolific actor, according to Mandiant

Crypto-Mining Botnet Goes After Misconfigured Docker APIs
LemonDuck targets Linux machines

Bob's Red Mill Reports Data Breach
American natural foods company notifies online customers of data scraping attack

FBI Seeks Info on BlackCat
Bureau asks for IP logs and benign samples of encrypted files to aid ransomware investigation

North Korea Funding Nuclear Program with Cyber Activity
UN North Korea expert says cybercrime pays for country’s banned missile and nuclear programs

Two-Thirds of Global Banks Report Surge in Destructive Attacks
Russia is seen as biggest threat, according to VMware report

Google: Record Year for Zero Days in 2021
Figures were elevated due to more detections and disclosures

Five Eyes Agencies Issue Detailed Russian Cyber-Threat Warning
Alert lists cybercrime and state-backed groups’ TTPs

Cyber-Attackers Hit Sunwing Airlines
Thousands of passengers of Canadian low-cost airline face delays after third-party system was hacked

US Government: North Korean Threat Actors Are Targeting Cryptocurrency Organizations
Joint advisory reveals Lazarus APT is targeting cryptocurrency organizations using trojanized applications



