Infosecurity News

Cyber-Incident at South Carolina School District
Colleton County School Board votes to spend nearly $200K investigating “cyber-incident”

California Health Network Reports Data Breach
PHI of more than 650K patients of Community Medical Centers may have been exposed

Venmo to Reimburse Hacking Victims
Mobile payment service aids couple whose bank account was drained by hackers

BlackMatter Group Speeds Up Data Theft with New Tool
Exmatter delivers custom exfiltration to accelerate ransomware attacks

Conti Group Leak Celebs' Data After Ransom Attack on Jeweller
London-headquartered Graff plays down impact of data theft

Euro Police Swoop on 12 Suspected Ransomware Gang Members
Joint international operation began in 2019

Minnesotan Charged with Hacking Pro Sports Leagues
Allegations include illegal streaming and an attempt to extort $150K from Major League Baseball

Cerberus Sentinel Acquires RED74
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation snaps up New Jersey-based managed security services provider

FBI Raids Chinese Payment-Terminal Company
Pax Technology’s Florida warehouse searched by FBI and other US agencies

Forrester Predicts Mass Cybersecurity Brain Drain
One in 10 professionals will exit the industry in 2022, analyst claims

Misconfigured Database Leaks 880 Million Medical Records
Problem was fixed promptly by healthcare AI company

Suspected Trickbot Malware Developer Faces 60 Years in Jail
Russian national extradited to the US from South Korea

Data Breach at University of Colorado
Roughly 30,000 CU Boulder affiliates impacted by exploitation of software vulnerability

Cops Receive Stalkerware Training
Coalition Against Stalkerware helps law enforcement investigate digital stalking

Microsoft to Tap Community Colleges’ Cyber Talent
Tech giant to invest millions in community college scheme to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs

Shadow IT Alert: Half of Home Workers Buy Potentially Insecure Kit
HP report warns remote work is putting extra strain on security teams

Ransomware Soars 148% to Record-Breaking Levels in 2021
Total attempted attacks could top 700 million by year-end

Small Businesses Pay Up to $1M to Recover from Breaches
Non-profit warns it takes years to fully recover from a serious incident

US Launches Appeal Against Assange Extradition Decision
UK court's decision is challenged by Biden administration

India’s Supreme Court Orders Pegasus Probe
Inquiry will examine whether government used surveillance software for illegal espionage



