Infosecurity News

Cyber-Attack on Belgian Parliament
Belgium’s parliament, universities, and police targeted in a coordinated DDoS attack

Misconfigs and Unpatched Bugs Top Cloud Native Security Incidents
Snyk study claims automation is key to enhancing security

Global Phishing Campaign Drops New Malware Trio
Mandiant warns financial crime group will be back

Shoppers Choose Guest Checkouts Over Security Fears
New study reveals major consumer mistrust of e-commerce brands

Fake Vaccine Domain Seized
Maryland US Attorney’s Office seizes domain name used in fake COVID-19 vaccine scam

Virgin Active SA Suffers Cyber-Attack
Virgin Active South Africa takes systems offline following cyber-attack

Third Parties Caused Data Breaches at 51% of Organizations
New research highlights weaknesses in third-party remote access security

UK Cyber Security Association Officially Opens for Membership
The UK Cyber Security Association has officially launched, after being in an expressions of interest phase

Scripps Health Knocked Offline by Ransomware
Healthcare non-profit postpones appointments after attack

Pulse Secure Patches Critical Zero-Day Flaw
CVSS 10.0 bug was exploited by multiple APT groups

Suspected Iranian Ransomware Group Targets Israeli Firms
Report suggests “Networm” group has hit H&M Israel

Contact Tracer Breach Hits the Keystone State
PHI of 72,000 Pennsylvanians exposed after Insight Global employees allegedly ignored security protocols

Online Child Abuse Platform with 400k Users Taken Down
Darknet CSAM site Boystown seized and alleged site operators arrested

US Mulling Domestic Spying Partnership with Private Companies
US president reportedly considering using private firms to spy on Americans’ online activity

British Prime Minister’s Cell Phone Number Exposed
Boris Johnson’s personal cell phone number reportedly available online since 2006

Software Company Self-Reports Illegal Exports
SAP fined $8m after admitting it exported US-made patches and upgrades to Iran for seven years

INSA Forms Critical Infrastructure Subcommittee
Privately owned critical infrastructure to benefit from new cybersecurity delegation

Cautious Welcome for Ransomware Task Force Proposals
Industry experts argue fightback should begin with better cyber-hygiene

Paleo Lifestyle Site Found Leaking PII on 70,000 Users
Paleohacks misconfigured an AWS S3 bucket

DC Officer Info Leaked Online by Ransomware Group: Report
Babuk says this is its last big job before closing down



