Infosecurity News

72% of Organizations Experienced a DNS Attack in the Past Year
Of those organizations impacted by DNS attacks, 61% were targeted on multiple occasions

#ISC2Congress: How to Mitigate Evolving Insider Threats
The changing nature of insider threats and how to mitigate them were topics of a talk by Lisa Forte

Threat Actors Abusing Discord to Spread Malware
Check Point researchers warn platform needs more in-built protections

US to Ban Export of Hacking Tools to Authoritarian States
Latest commerce department rule will include exemptions

Data Scrapers Expose 2.6 Million Instagram and TikTok Users
Information was found in a misconfigured Elasticsearch server

Russian Cyber-Criminals Switch to Cloud
New study reveals changing tactics of Russian-speaking threat actors from 2015 to now

Space ISAC and NY InfraGard to Collaborate on Cybersecurity in Space
New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance and the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center announce cybersecurity MOU

Data Breach Could Cost Missouri $50M
Show-Me State facing big bill after making personal data of school employees vulnerable

81% of UK Healthcare Organizations Hit by Ransomware in Last Year
65% of respondents believe a cyber attack on their organization could lead to loss of life

Twitter Pulls Account After Argentinian Mega Breach Claims
Individual purports to have ID card details of entire population

Microsoft, Intel and Goldman Sachs Team Up For New Supply Chain Security Initiative
The Supply Chain Security group will bring in experts from across the tech sphere

LightBasin Operation Compromises 13 Global Telcos in Two Years
Stolen data would be useful to signals intelligence, says CrowdStrike

Apple iCloud Hacker Steals Nudes
Californian stole sexually explicit images of young women from hundreds of iCloud accounts

Prison for UPMC Data Thief
Former FEMA IT specialist given maximum sentence for stealing and selling UPMC employee data

Data Breach Hits US Dental Patients
Tens of thousands of patients’ data exposed in phishing attack on Professional Dental Alliance vendor

83% of Ransomware Victims Pay the Demand
83% of victims said they felt they had no choice than to pay the demand to restore their data

Shared Responsibility Key to Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Vendors, network operators and governments must work closer together to combat critical infrastructure threats

US Authorities Issue BlackMatter Ransomware Alert
CISA, FBI and NSA reveal TTPs and suggest mitigation steps

VPN Provider's Misconfiguration Exposes One Million Users
Quickfox mainly serves Chinese diaspora looking to access mainland sites

UK in Midst of $200m Crypto Fraud Epidemic
Police record 30% increase in losses compared to 2020



