Infosecurity News

Corporate Cyber-Attacks Spike 50% in 2021
Weekly peak in Q4 hit 900 attacks per organization

Romance Scammers Stole £92m From Victims Last Year
Police warn now is their most prolific period

Forensics Expert Kept Murder Snaps on PC
UK jails police forensics expert who illegally stored macabre images on his own computer

Connecticut Nerds Report CSAM
Technicians at computer repair store raise alarm over contents of customer’s files

Cyber-Thieves Raid Grass Valley
Threat actors break into California city’s network and exfiltrate personal and financial data

Over Half of SMEs Have Experienced a Cybersecurity Breach
51% of UK SME businesses and self-employed workers experienced a breach, according to a new study

US Issues Warning Over Commercial Spyware
Use could imperil counterintelligence efforts, says government

FlexBooker Reveals Major Customer Data Breach
Nearly four million customers impacted by AWS account compromise

Finalsite: All School Sites Now Restored After Ransomware Attack
Disruption continues, but admin access is back

Cyber-Attack on New Mexico County
Bernalillo County is investigating a suspected ransomware attack

Cerberus Sentinel Acquires True Digital Security
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation purchases American cybersecurity operations and compliance company

Monsanto Employee Stole Trade Secret
Agribusiness worker stole intellectual property from employer and tried to sell it to China

Election Fraud Firm to Shut Down After Claims Debunked
Security business closes following legal dispute and error-strewn report

Thousands of Schools Impacted After IT Provider Hit by Ransomware
Finalsite said the attack occurred on Tuesday

Researchers Warn of New Log4Shell-Like Java Vulnerability
RCE bug found in popular H2 database console

COVID Test Data Breach at British School
Parents accidentally receive test results belonging to other people’s children

Cyber-Attack on Fertility Centers of Illinois
PHI of nearly 80,000 current and former FCI patients impacted by cyber-attack

Investigation Launched into RIPTA Data Breach
Rhode Island attorney general to probe data breach of the Ocean State’s public transit authority

UK Police Seize £322m of Cryptocurrency in Past Five Years
The figures highlight how digital currencies are increasingly being used by criminals

Man Pleads Guilty to $50m Investment Fraud Scheme
Plotters defrauded at least 70 victims over eight-year period



