Infosecurity News

Nine State Department Phones Hijacked by Spyware
NSO Group “shuts down” customers after Uganda-linked operation

Romance Fraudster Targeted 670 Women Online
Nigerian romance fraudster awaits sentencing after pleading guilty

Ex Ubiquiti Developer Arrested for Data Theft
Former employee charged with stealing data and posing as cyber-attacker to extort ransom

UK Government Fined Over Honors List Data Breach
Exposing honorees’ addresses lands Cabinet Office with £500K ($661K) penalty

US Issues Cybersecurity Directive for Airlines and Railroads
Train and plane operators ordered to report cyber-breaches to federal government

Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation
Social media companies try to stem tide of malicious and fake content

Misconfigured Database Leaks Info on 150K E-commerce Buyers
European consumers caught out after incident at Chinese ERP firm

Omicron Phishing Campaign Hits User Inboxes
Consumer rights group spots fraudsters latest tactics

Cyber-Attack on Planned Parenthood
Los Angeles patients’ information exposed in suspected ransomware attack

Phishing Scam Targets Military Families
Threat actors impersonate military support organizations and personnel to steal sensitive data and money

Holiday Season Fraud Fear Higher this Year
Consumers more fearful of falling victim to digital fraud this holiday season compared to last year

Police Arrest 1800 in Major Money Laundering Crackdown
Over 18,000 money mules have also been identified, says Europol

Russian Bulletproof Hosting Kingpin Gets Five Years
Firm rented infrastructure to support info-theft and fraud campaigns

Double Extortion Ransomware Victims Soar 935%
Group-IB claims data leak sites are now the norm

Final Member of 'The Community' Sentenced
SIM swapping lands fifth member of The Community hacking group in prison

Twitter to Remove Private Media
Social media company to take down images of people posted without the subject’s consent

SANS Institute Founder Dies
Cybersecurity advocate and entrepreneur Alan Paller dies at home in Maryland

Organizations Now Have 76 Security Tools to Manage
Panaseer claims visibility and controls gaps are growing

HP Printer Hijack Bugs Impact 150 Models
F-Secure urges users to patch medium and critical severity flaws

MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing "Exponentially"
Richard Moore wants closer partnerships with tech industry



