Infosecurity News

Aircraft Disrupted by Satellite Jamming Following Russian Invasion
EU issues urgent bulletin for aviation companies and authorities

Cloud-Based Email Threats Surge 50% in 2021
Drop in ransomware and BEC indicates more targeted attacks

Phishers Using Ukraine Invasion to Solicit Cryptocurrency
Cyber-criminals impersonate aid organizations to steal crypto intended for Ukraine

FBI Launches Virtual Assets Unit
New resource to address need for virtual asset expertise in law enforcement and intelligence communities

US Passes "Game-Changing" Cyber Incident Reporting Legislation
The new law will force US critical infrastructure organizations to report cyber incidents within 72 hours

Landmark Online Safety Bill Introduced to UK Parliament
New obligations will be placed on social media firms to prevent and remove harmful content on their platforms

Conversation Hijacking Soars 270% to Enable BEC
A bigger payout encourages threat actors to put more time in

Raspberry Pi Users Urged to Change Default Passwords as Attacks Surge
Honeypot data highlights importance of good IT hygiene

Russia Uses Deepfake of Zelensky to Spread Disinformation
Meta acts fast to remove fake clip of Ukrainian President

Sioux Falls Funds DSU Cybersecurity Lab
City council approves $10m appropriation toward Dakota State University cybersecurity lab

Irish Watchdog Fines Meta $19m Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data regulator imposes penalty after inquiry into 2018 data breach notifications

Avast Merger Raises Competition Concerns
UK government finds NortonLifeLock purchase of Avast could reduce competition

Thousands of Mobile Apps Expose User Data Via Cloud Misconfigurations
Check Point study urges developers to follow best practices

CISA: Fix MFA and Patch Promptly to Stop Russian Attackers
Alert explains how misconfigured authentication allowed hackers in

Kaspersky Hits Back at "Politically Motivated" BSI Advisory
German authorities had urged firms to replace the Russian vendor’s products

UK Blocks Assange's Extradition Appeal
WikiLeaks founder’s appeal against extradition to US refused by UK Supreme Court

Hackers Hit Rosneft
Cyber-attack on German subsidiary of Russian state-backed energy company

Nearly 300k Heart Patients’ Data Exposed
PHI of 287K patients at risk after cyber-attack on South Denver Cardiology Associates

Israeli Government Websites Taken Offline in Large-Scale Cyber-Attack
The widescale DDoS attack is suspected to have been conducted by a nation-state actor

Mobile Devices See 466% Annual Increase in Zero-Day Attacks
Zimperium report warns of bugs, malware and misconfigurations



