Infosecurity News
Threat Actors Still Love a Romance Scam
Nearly twice as many people in UK and US targeted by romance scams in 2021 than in 2020
Three-Quarters of Ransomware Payments Linked to Russia
More than $400m worth of cryptocurrency went to ransomware strains “highly likely” to be affiliated with Russia in some way last year
Local Authority Sets Aside £380k for Cyber-Attack Recovery
Gloucester City Council was struck in December 2021
Google: Vendors Accelerate Bug Fixes to Just 52 Days
Google’s 90-day deadline exceeded only once in 2021
Trustpilot Sues Immigration Biz for Alleged Fake Reviews
Reviews site claims firm has ignored its enforcement action
Prison for Nintendo Pirate
Games giant thanks US authorities for securing 3-year prison term for Team-Xecuter leader
Marketing Firm Exposes Lead Data
Cybersecurity researchers find PII of millions of people in unsecured Amazon S3 Bucket
Immediata Agrees $1.125m Data Breach Settlement
Software company agrees to settle class action lawsuit filed by victims of 2019 security breach
Half of Global Emails Were Spam in 2021
COVID-19 still looms large in corporate inboxes
Former NFL Player Gets Five Years for Healthcare Fraud
Robert McCune is said to have masterminded a scheme involving 51 former players
Spanish Cops Bust SIM Swap Fraud Gang
Members intercepted SMS codes to access victim bank accounts
DDoS Attacks Hit All-time High
More DDoS attacks recorded in Q4 2021 than at any point in history, with US most targeted country
Californian College Attacked with Ransomware
East Bay community college data compromised in January cyber-attack
SANS Institute Launches Nationwide Scholarship Program
Training institute partners with HBCUs to offer new cybersecurity education scholarship
ICO Hit by 2650% Rise in Email Attacks
The UK regulator experienced a huge surge in spam, phishing and malware email attacks during 2021
Almost $1.3bn Paid to Ransomware Actors Since 2020
Real figure likely to be much higher, warns Chainalysis
CISOs Reveal Biggest Challenges for Security Teams
The evolution of cyber threats and the confluence of new systems and legacy systems are biggest challenges, according to a panel of CISOs
FBI: SIM Swapping Attacks Have Surged Five-Fold
Feds warn crypto investors not to boast of assets online
New Ransomware Warning for Critical Infrastructure Providers
US, UK and Australian agencies claim mid-sized firms are increasingly targeted
Maryland Cyber Nonprofit to Create Centers of Excellence
Cybersecurity Association of Maryland to establish new centers for cyber talent, cyber resilience and business growth
