Infosecurity News

iPhone Hackers Win $300K
World’s first public remote jailbreak of iPhone 13 Pro wins white hat hackers huge cash prize

South Korea Wants Help to Arrest Alleged Cyber-Criminals
Interpol “red notice” requested for individuals suspected of cyber-attacks on United States

Cyber-Attack on US TV Broadcaster
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s data exposed in weekend ransomware attack

Fraud Victims Lose £9.3bn in Well-Being per Year
Online fraud alone was associated with well-being losses of £7.2bn

Europol Warns of Major EU Recovery Fund Fraud
Police launch new operation to tackle anticipated financial crime

Twitch: No Passwords Were Taken in Data Breach
Firm claims only a “small fraction” of users were impacted

US Treasury Tracks $5.2bn of Ransomware Transactions in Six Months
Figure relates only to top 10 variants and Bitcoin payments

Cyber-attack Response Takes More than Two Working Days
New research finds average global cyber-attack response time is 20.09 hours

Researchers Condemn Apple’s Proposed Phone-Scanning Features
Strategies to monitor phones for illicit content branded invasive, ineffective and dangerous

Data Stolen from American Osteopath Group
American Osteopathic Association notifies nearly 27,500 individuals of summertime data swipe

Google Issues Customers 50,000+ Warnings of State-Backed Attacks
Prolific Russian actors responsible for spike in alerts this year

US Government Warns of Insider and Ransomware Threat to Water Plants
Facilities on alert after multiple attacks over past two years

Missouri Governor Slammed for Vow to Prosecute Researcher
Reporter responsibly disclosed vulnerability in education website

Olympus Investigates Potential Cyber-Attack
Possible cybersecurity incident impacts Japanese reprography giant’s IT system in the Americas

Facebook to Shield Public Figures from Cyber-Harassment
Social media company will decide on a case-by-case basis which notable users to protect

Acer Confirms Second Security Breach
Breach confirmed after hackers list Taiwanese computer manufacturer’s data for sale on dark web

Met Police Loses 2280 Electronic Devices Over Two-Year Period
There are fears that sensitive data could end up in the hands of nefarious actors

New "Yanluowang" Ransomware Variant Discovered
Malware appears to still be under development, says Symantec

Financial Regulator Warns of Hybrid Working Security Risks
FCA issues new set of “expectations” for organizations

EU Proposals Could Unmask Domain Name Registrants
Legislative amendments would force registrars to verify contact details



