Infosecurity News

Security Now a "Thankless Task" For 80% of IT Teams
HP report warns of remote user pushback against policies

Attacker Breakout Time Now Less Than 30 Minutes
CrowdStrike warns rapid lateral movement is becoming the norm

Berners-Lee Joins ProtonMail Following Privacy Debacle
Encrypted email service under fire after complying with Swiss law

Data Breach Lawsuit Against Sonic Will Proceed
Judge rules fast-food chain “knew or should have known” its security practices were “unreasonably dangerous”

US Considers Limiting CISA Director’s Term
Legislation introduced to establish a five-year term for top US cybersecurity job

NCCoE Releases Cybersecurity Guide for First Responders
Final NIST practice guide on mobile application single sign-on for first responders is released

Stress and Burnout Affecting Majority of Cybersecurity Professionals
More than half of cybersecurity pros are kept up at night by the stress of the job and work challenges

Attacks on IoT Devices Double Over Past Year
Kaspersky honeypots reveal concerning surge in compromise attempts

REvil Ransomware Group is Back as "Happy Blog" Returns
Notorious outfit appears to be back online

CISA Urges Firms to Mitigate New Windows RCE Bug
Flaw in MSHTML could enable remote control of an affected system

Cyber-Attack on Washington DC University
Classes canceled at Howard University as suspected ransomware attack is investigated

Cybersecurity Student Scams Senior Out of $55K
British student impersonated Amazon employee to con woman in her 60s

ID Theft Couple on the Run
Californian couple convicted of multi-million-dollar Covid-19 relief fraud cut ankle bracelets and turn fugitive

Germany Accuses Russia of Election Meddling Through Cyber-Attacks
There is "reliable information" that hackers tried to steal login details of lawmakers ahead of Germany's federal election

Personal Details of 8,700 French Visa Applicants Exposed by Cyber-Attack
The personal data of visa applicants hoping to visit or emigrate to France has been exposed

ICO Requests International Support to Tackle Cookie Pop-Ups
The ICO will present its plan to improve the current cookie consent mechanism during a meeting with G7 authorities this week

Ireland's Gardai Clamps Down on HSE Cyber-Attackers
The seizure of the websites had “directly prevented” other ransomware attacks globally

Pro-Russian Disinformation Systematically Spread Using Western Media Channels
Comments posted in reader comments sections are used as the basis of Russian news stories about politically controversial events

US Cyber Command: Patch Critical Atlassian Bug Now
Sysadmins urged to take action immediately

SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams
Fraudsters looking to cash-in on recovery and clean-up operation



