Infosecurity News

Ukrainian Cops Bust Prolific Phishing Group
Gang tricked an estimated 70,000 victims

Sea Mar Accused of Negligence Over Data Breach
Seattle healthcare provider facing lawsuit over exposure of 688,000 individuals’ PHI

Hyper-Growth Linked to Higher Hacking Risk
Fast-growing companies more likely to have suffered ten or more cybersecurity breaches

Cyber-Attack on Expeditors International
Global logistics company shuts down operations systems following cyber-attack

91% of UK Organizations Compromised by an Email Phishing Attack in 2021
The study observed a significant rise in email-based attacks globally in 2021 compared to 2020

UK Defense Secretary Warns Russia of Offensive Cyber Capabilities
Britain ready to hit back if attacked, says Wallace

Meyer Breach Impacts US Employees' Personal Information
Cookware distributor was hit by cyber-attack last October

OpenSea Phisher Stole $2m Worth of NFTs
Attack targeted customers of popular marketplace

Teen Framed for Cybercrime Files Lawsuit
Teen sues school and Meta after being arrested and detained over cyber-threats she didn’t make

Nurse and Marine Charged Over Fake Vaccination Card Scheme
Marine Corps reservist and nurse allegedly sold hundreds of forged coronavirus inoculation cards

Maryland Couple Conspired to Sell Nuclear Secrets
Nuclear engineer and wife admit plot to steal restricted data and sell it to a foreign power

Banking World Rocked After Leak Exposes 18,000 Credit Suisse Accounts
Bank hits back at reports alleging serious due diligence failings

Russia "Pre-positioning" Cyber-Attacks for Potential Invasion
US and UK blame Kremlin for last week’s DDoS attacks

Digital Ad Fraud Set to Hit $68bn in 2022
Juniper Research warns of continued surge in losses this year

Probation for Medicare Fraudster
Floridian who sold Medicare patients’ personal and medical data evades prison

US Goes After Crypto Criminals
DOJ appoints national crypto enforcement team director and announces new FBI virtual asset exploitation unit

Carpet Bombing Attacks on the Rise
2021 saw surge in DDoS attacks targeting multiple IP addresses of an organization in a short timeframe

UK Government Consults on Plans to Restrict Huawei’s Involvement in Telecoms Networks
The consultation will focus on legal mechanisms to restrict the use of Huawei in the UK's infrastructure due to national security concerns

Trickbot Targets 140,000 Victims in 14 Months
Check Point warns of ongoing campaign

High Severity WordPress Plugin Bug Hits Three Million
Vulnerability could enable threat actors to access backups



