Infosecurity News
New LockFile Ransomware Variant Exploits "PetitPotam" Bug
Multiple global attacks have been spotted since July 20
NYC Teachers' Social Security Numbers Exposed
Data breach reported by students was allegedly ignored by school for months
Former New York Observer Editor Re-charged Over Cyber-stalking
Manhattan DA charges pardoned alleged cyber-stalker with eavesdropping and computer trespass
DemonWare Solicits Staff to Deploy Ransomware
Ransomware gang invites employees to become accomplices in insider threat scheme
Anti-Money Laundering Fines Fall by 50% in 1H 2021
Experts warn figures could rebound as investigations continue
Man Gets Three Years for Stealing Nude Photos from College Victims
New York resident stole images and movies from social media accounts
Crunch Time for Liquid as Crypto Exchange Loses $97m to Hackers
Attackers are trying to convert stolen funds to avoid assets being frozen
Women Charged Over Sexually Exploitative Child Modeling Sites
Floridians charged and convicted in connection with CSAM subscription service, Newstar Enterprise
Coin Ninja CEO Admits Operating Darknet Bitcoin Mixer
DropBit founder operated Helix cryptocurrency tumbling service that laundered over $300m
JPMorgan Chase Notifies Customers of Data Breach
Technical issues may have allowed customers in Montana to view other customers’ personal data
Data Stolen as Social Housing Group Suffers Ransomware Attack
Hackers have stolen data from a Salford-based social housing group that has thousands of tenants and other clients.
IT Leaders: Nation State Campaigns Are Inspiring Cybercrime Attacks
Concerns over blurring of lines between state-backed and criminal attacks
US Census Bureau Slammed for 2020 Breach
Government report highlights multiple security failings
T-Mobile: 49 Million Customers Hit by Data Breach
US carrier reveals sixth breach in past four years
Airline Employee Jailed for Spending Passengers’ Money
United Airlines representative stole credit card numbers and went shopping
US Hospitals Divert Care After Cyber-attack
Memorial Health System’s IT system fractured in ransomware attack
ICS Vulnerabilities Increase 41%
Number of ICS vulnerabilities disclosed in H1 2021 is up 41% compared to previous six months
Phishing Costs Surge to $15m Annually for US Organizations
Report reveals most of this relates to ransomware and BEC
Critical Bug Could Allow Remote Snooping Via Millions of Devices
CISA urges prompt patching of ThroughTek vulnerability
CISA Urges Organizations to Patch Critical BlackBerry QNX Bug
Software is used extensively across critical infrastructure
