Infosecurity News

Phishers Take Over FIFA 22 Accounts
Electronic Arts confirms high-profile player accounts are being targeted by cyber-criminals

European Union to Launch Supply Chain Attack Simulation
The drill is designed to test member states’ preparedness for an attack affecting the continent’s distribution networks

UK Launches Initiative to Develop Global AI Standards
The AI Standard Hub is designed to improve AI governance as use of these technologies surge

Two Years for Man Who Used RATs to Spy on Women and Children
Nottingham cyber-voyeur deployed crypters to bypass AV tools

Microsoft Starts 2022 with 97 CVEs in January Patch Tuesday
Plenty for organizations to work on as they continue fixing Log4j

Europol Ordered to Delete Vast Trove of Personal Information
EU’s privacy tsar says many innocent people have been swept up in dragnet

Medigate Acquired by Claroty
Claroty completes acquisition of New York-based healthcare IOT security company

Hackers Hit Healthcare Data Management Company
More than 12K patients impacted by email hacking incident at Ciox Health

US Issues Alert Over Russian Hackers
FBI, CISA and NSA warn Russian cyber-criminals are targeting America's critical infrastructure

World Economic Forum: Cybersecurity Failures an Increasing Global Threat
Cybersecurity failures were identified as a significant and growing global problem by respondents

Banks Still Struggling to Spot the Signs of Human Trafficking
Experts call for stronger public-private partnerships

Corporate Cyber-Attacks Spike 50% in 2021
Weekly peak in Q4 hit 900 attacks per organization

Romance Scammers Stole £92m From Victims Last Year
Police warn now is their most prolific period

Forensics Expert Kept Murder Snaps on PC
UK jails police forensics expert who illegally stored macabre images on his own computer

Connecticut Nerds Report CSAM
Technicians at computer repair store raise alarm over contents of customer’s files

Cyber-Thieves Raid Grass Valley
Threat actors break into California city’s network and exfiltrate personal and financial data

Over Half of SMEs Have Experienced a Cybersecurity Breach
51% of UK SME businesses and self-employed workers experienced a breach, according to a new study

US Issues Warning Over Commercial Spyware
Use could imperil counterintelligence efforts, says government

FlexBooker Reveals Major Customer Data Breach
Nearly four million customers impacted by AWS account compromise

Finalsite: All School Sites Now Restored After Ransomware Attack
Disruption continues, but admin access is back



