Infosecurity News

Cybercrime Ransomware 'Ban' is No Match for Threat Actors
Users of popular underground forums are finding ways to bend the rules

Decade-Old Router Bug Could Affect Millions of Devices
Tenable discovery highlights continued software supply chain risk

Web Shells and Digital Extortion Drive Triple-Digit Growth in Cyber-Intrusions
US bears the brunt of most malicious activity in H1 2021, says Accenture

#BHUSA: The 9 Lives of the Charming Kitten Nation-State Attacker
IBM X-Force researchers claim that Iranian nation-state attacker continues to be successful using the same tactics, year after year

#BHUSA: What is the Future of Security Advisories?
With the volume of security advisories set to grow, it's important to know what assets are not at risk from vulnerability

#BHUSA: Researchers Criticize Apple Bug Bounty Program
While Apple pays well, researchers at Black Hat argue there is a clear lack of transparency on when, or even if, reported vulnerabilities will be fixed

#BHUSA: Hacking a Capsule Hotel to Silence a Noisy Neighbor
With lights and beds controlled by Wi-Fi, what could go wrong? Apparently, a lot.

Son Charged in Murder of Cybersecurity ‘Genius’
Cops arrest son of fatally stabbed Cyberwolf co-founder after his DNA is found on alleged murder weapon

#BHUSA: How Supply-Chain Attacks Change the Economics of Mass Exploitation
Black Hat keynoter warns that supply-chain attackers can do much more damage and advocates for platform vendors to do more

Zoom Pays $85m to Settle Privacy Suit
Video-conferencing company drops millions to settle class action claiming it violated users’ privacy rights

US Seeks Espionage Retrial for Chinese Researcher
Efforts to retry academic under China Initiative branded “racial profiling” by groups representing Asians in the US

Personal Data Breach Reports Fall Despite Rising Attacks
There was a surprising decline in personal data breach reports to the ICO in FY 20/21 despite rising attacks and breaches.

Over 60 Million Americans Exposed Through Misconfigured Database
Researchers trace mega-leak to little known marketing company

MoD Boosts Cyber-Resilience with Ethical Hacker Project
Ministry of Defence teams up with HackerOne on first-of-its-kind initiative

US Senate: Seven out of Eight Agencies Are Failing on Cyber
Report finds little progress over the past decade

Trump Sues Facebook, Google and Twitter
Former US president takes legal action against companies over alleged illegal censorship

Marvel Movie Malware Detected
Black Widow malware masquerades as new movie to steal money and credentials

Multi-Cloud Environments More Risky
Security professionals say multi-cloud environments pose greater security challenges

CTOs Keeping Quiet on Breaches to Avoid Cyber Blame Game
Report finds 92% of UK organizations suffered a successful attack last year

Cybercrime Costs Organizations Nearly $1.79 Million Per Minute
648 cyber-attacks per minute occurred in the past year, costing organizations $1.79 million every minute



