Infosecurity News

CISOs Agree That Traditional Application Security Measures Don't Work
Alert overload and legacy tooling cited as major DevSecOps challenges

Campaigners Request Meeting with Home Secretary as Part of Computer Misuse Act Review
Many argue that the cyber and technology landscape has changed substantially since the act was introduced in 1990

DNS Attacks on the Rise, Costing $1 Million Each
Cyber-attacks using DNS channels have grown in volume and cost throughout the pandemic

Chinese Actors Reportedly Breached America's Largest Transport Network
The attack compromised three computer systems belonging to New York's Metropolitan Transporation Authority's (MTA).

Museum Website Vandalized with X-Rated Ads
Cyber-criminals take over Scottish tourism site and flood it with pornographic adware

Missing Toddler Chat Group Banned
Parents of vanished boy reach partial settlement in Facebook chat group cyber-bullying case

White House Issues Open Letter on Ransomware
US companies urged to take ransomware threat more seriously after deluge of cyber-attacks

Fujifilm Shuts Down Servers to Investigate Possible Ransomware Attack
The company is investigating possible unauthorized access and has partially shut down its servers

Mandiant to Re-Emerge After $1.2 Billion FireEye Sale
The deal will see STG acquire FireEye’s network, email, endpoint and cloud security products

Secureworks Appoints Wendy Thomas as CEO as Michael Cote Announces Retirement
Current CEO Michael Cote will retire on September 3, 2021, following nearly 20 years at the company.

Ransomware Disrupts Largest Ferry Service in Massachusetts
Wednesday's attack is the latest cyber assault affecting logistics and services in the U.S.

Three-Quarters of Security Leaders Report Increase in Cyber-Attacks in Past Year
Four out of five security leaders suffered a breach in the past 12 months

FBI: REvil Ransomware Group Behind JBS Attack
The FBI said it would be working to bring the REvil group to justice for the hack on JBS

Sextortion Lands Inmate in Federal Prison
South Carolina inmate sentenced over deadly sextortion scheme targeting military members

Teen Crashes Florida School District’s Network
High school hacker facing felony charges after knocking 145 schools offline

Scripps Notifying 147K People of Data Breach
Healthcare provider shares news of ransomware attack that exposed patient data

Banking Fraud up 159% as Transactions Hit Pre-Pandemic Volumes
Banking fraud attempts soared in 2021 as scammers sought to hide their attack in legitimate online activity

Critical Zero-Day in WordPress Plugin Under Active Attack
Vulnerability in Fancy Product Designer could enable full site takeover.

Battle for the Galaxy: 6 Million Gamers Hit by Data Leak
1.5TB of data exposed, including users’ email addresses, IP addresses, Facebook data, and more.

Rhode Islander Charged with Phishing Political Candidates
Woman allegedly spoofed Microsoft in attempt to steal political candidates’ credentials



