Infosecurity News

  1. PyPI Repository Enforces 2FA for Critical Python Projects

    PyPI also offered free hardware security keys from the Google Open Source Security Team

  2. EDF Under Scrutiny Over Cybersecurity Record

    UK nuclear regulators step up monitoring of French giant EDF’s cybersecurity measures

  3. Online Payment Fraud to Top $343bn Over Next Five Years

    Juniper Research predicts online fraud is set to grow despite improving ID verification measures

  4. Ransomware Attack Hits French Telecoms Firm

    La Poste Mobile is urging customers to be vigilant following the incident

  5. Emsisoft Releases Free Decryptor For AstraLocker and Yashma Ransomware

    The company also provided a download link and related instructions for the tool

  6. Spear Phishing Fake Job Offer Likely Behind Axie Infinity's Lazarus $600m Hack

    The message with the fake offer contained a PDF that would have delivered spyware

  7. Disneyland's Instagram and Facebook Accounts Hacked to Show Racist Content

    The threat actor claimed he was seeking “revenge” on Disneyland employees

  8. Aon Hack Exposed Sensitive Information of 146,000 Customers

    Hackers breached Aon systems for well over a year

  9. Lawyers Urged to Stop Advising Clients to Pay Ransomware Demands

    An open letter from the NCSC and ICO asks lawyers to do more to stop the scourge of ransomware

  10. Chinese Cyber Espionage Groups Increasingly Targeting Russia

    A new investigation finds that a Chinese APT group is targeting Russian organizations with RAT backdoors

  11. Apple Announces ‘Lockdown Mode’ to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Workers From Spyware

    Turning on Lockdown Mode will harden device defenses and strictly limit certain functionalities

  12. Microsoft Updates Windows 11 Subsystem for Android to Introduce Support For VPN-Assigned IPs

    Users can now connect to a VPN on their desktops and enjoy benefits of VPNs on their mobiles

  13. Cisco Releases 10 Security Patches For Expressway Series and TelePresence VCS Products

    There are no workarounds that can be used to address the flaws, so updating systems is paramount

  14. Russian Info Ops Ramp Up Effort to Divide West on Ukraine

    Recorded Future claims Kremlin is using multiple outlets to amplify disinfo

  15. FBI and MI5 Bosses Warn of “Massive” China Threat

    Unprecedented joint press conference signals urgent need to act

  16. Marriott Plays Down 20GB Data Breach

    Global hotel chain compromised yet again

  17. North Korean Hackers Target US Health Providers With 'Maui' Ransomware

    According to CISA, the threat actors have been engaging in these campaigns since May 2021

  18. APT Hacker Group Bitter Continues to Attack Military Targets in Bangladesh

    The weaponized Excel document would likely be distributed by means of a spear-phishing email

  19. Hive Ransomware Upgraded to Rust to Deliver More Sophisticated Encryption

    Hive is not the first ransomware written in Rust, and follows in the footsteps of BlackCat

  20. Google Patches Chrome Zero Day Under Attack

    Rapid fix for vulnerability being exploited in the wild

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