Infosecurity News

Cyber Essentials Set for Major Update in 2022
New requirements include updates for cloud and home working

Ransomware Group Rebrands Multiple Times to Evade Detection
UNC2190 offers affiliates their own Beacon payload

Police Set for Record Haul in Anti-Card Fraud Operation
Experts say Carding Action 2021 could save Europeans more than €40m

Data Breach at Panasonic
Japanese multinational conglomerate issues notice of unauthorized access to file server

CISA Seeks Extra Email Protection
Agency asks for industry feedback on protective email service that uses threat hunting

Clearlake Capital to Acquire Quest Software
Francisco Partners reportedly agrees to $5.4bn deal to sell Californian software firm

Israel Blamed for Crippling Attack on Iranian Gas Stations
Outage likely to have sparked retaliatory data leaks

Two Drug Dealers Get 18 Years Following EncroChat Bust
Duo arrested last year after police intercepted messages

Rapid Money Laundering Response Helps Intercept $27m
Interpol reveals successful Haechi-II crack down on financial crime

'AI Will Revolutionize Every Aspect of Connectivity,' Argue Cyber Experts
During a recent webinar, a panel of leading industry experts explored the benefits of leveraging AI

Schools Urged to Sign-Up as CyberFirst Girls Competition Kicks Off
NCSC looks to enhance diversity of UK cyber workforce

Marine Services Giant Hit by Clop Ransomware
Swire Pacific Offshore appears to have been added to group’s data leak blog

Pfizer Alleges Insider Stole #COVID19 Vaccine Docs
Individual reportedly transferred 12,000 files to Google Drive account

UK and German Police Take Down 21 Jihadist Websites
However, service providers decline taking action on further 29 sites

Ukrainian Cops Bust Mobile Device Hacking Group
Five suspects compromised hundreds of victims over past two years

FBI: 2021 Holiday Season Fraud Could Exceed $53m
Even pets are being used as bait for unsuspecting consumers

Joke Hitman Website Catches Plotting Michigander
Darkly named IT help site turns honeypot after user tries to solicit a murder

YouTube Live Crypto Scams Made Nearly $9m in October
Scammers steal footage from notable cryptocurrency figures to promote fake giveaways

Marylander Found Guilty of Skiptracing
Jury convicts man of fraudulently obtaining debtors’ POE information and selling it to debt collectors

UK Introduces New Cybersecurity Legislation for IoT Devices
The proposed legislation places new cybersecurity standards on manufacturers, importers and distributors of IoT devices



