Infosecurity News

Accellion Reaches $8.1m Data Breach Settlement
Tech company proposes agreement to settle FTA data breach class action

Former Inspector General Pleads Guilty to Software Theft
Scheme to defraud government lasted years

Two Years for Romance Fraudster Who Targeted 670 Women
One victim was tricked into handing him £10,000

Microsoft Warns of Destructive Malware Campaign Targeting Ukraine
NotPetya-like attacks are disguised as ransomware

Russia Stops REvil
Renowned ransomware gang’s operation shut down by Russia’s Federal Security Service

DigiCert Acquires Mocana
IoT cybersecurity firm purchased, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, Crosspoint Capital and TA Associates

Flaw Found in Biometric ID Devices
Vulnerability in access control devices allows attackers to unlock doors and enter protected areas

Ukrainian Government Websites Forced Offline in "Massive" Cyber-Attack
More than a dozen Ukrainian government have been forced offline amid heightened tensions with Russia

North Korean Hackers Stole $400m in Cryptocurrency Last Year
The funds were extracted following at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms

AWS Patches Glue Bug That Put Customer Data at Risk
Superglue vulnerability was enabled by internal misconfiguration

Ukrainian Cops Bust Suspected $1m Cybercrime Ring
Suspects allegedly sold IP-spoofing services and launched ransomware

Tech Giants to Team-Up on Open Source Security After White House Meet
Participants will find better ways to prevent and fix bugs like Log4j

Vice Principal Charged with Cyber-Stalking
Assistant head of Florida high school arrested over alleged stalking of former romantic partner

Pennsylvania Welcomes New Cybersecurity Center
Facility aims to help people enter the cybersecurity industry

FCC Proposes Stricter Data Breach Reporting Requirements
Commission wants companies to notify customers of “inadvertent” breaches

New "Undetected" Backdoor Runs Across Three OS Platforms
SysJoker is designed to target Mac, Windows and Linux

US: MuddyWater is Iranian State-Backed Group
US Cyber Command reveals open source tooling used by APT actors

Report Identifies Weaknesses in Online Banking Security
Consumer group points to vulnerable subdomains and insecure authentication

Clinical Review Vendor Reports Data Breach
Nearly 135K individuals impacted by cyber-attack on Medical Review Institute of America

Teen Makes Tesla Hacking Claim
German hacker says he has full remote control of more than 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries



