Infosecurity News

UltraRank Digital Skimming Group Hit Hundreds of Sites
Five-year history of Magecart-like gang uncovered by Group-IB

Dracula Network Pushes Out Pro-China Twitter Spam
Researchers spot Beijing’s hand in botnet-for-hire campaign

Cybersecurity Community Concerned About Misinformation
Misinformation and fake domains are causing concern among American cybersecurity professionals

Giveaway Scam Infects 65,000 Devices with Malware
Family of Android apps uses freebie lure to distribute novel ad fraud botnet

US Arrests Tourist Over Malware Conspiracy
Vacationer charged with conspiring to pay employee $1m to infect company with ransomware

New Zealand’s Stock Exchange Hit by Cyber-Attacks Two Days in a Row
New Zealand’s stock exchange was placed on hold due to “connectivity issues” a day after a DDoS attack

TLS and VPN Flaws Offer Most Pen Tester Access
Vulnerabilities in TLS and a 10-year-old botnet are the most common findings from penetration tests

Security Flaws in Two Popular TV Set-Top Boxes Expose Customers to Attack
The tv set up boxes are vulnerable to remote takeover, enabling cyber-criminals to launch attacks

FBI/CISA Warn US Firms of State-Mandated Tax Malware
Persistent Chinese attempts to obfuscate raises threat levels

Click Fraud Risk as Smartphone Discovered with Pre-Installed Malware
Secure-D found 19.2 million suspicious transactions from Tecno W2 handsets

New Mercenary APT Group Targeted Autodesk Software
Bitdefender claims hackers-for-hire stole IP from architectural firm

Cyber-Attack on Rialto School District
Malware attack halts online classes in Rialto after FBI issues cybersecurity warning to schools

National Cyber League Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the National Cyber League fall season

FBI Investigates COVID-19 Patient Data Breach
A COVID-19 patient data breach in South Dakota is under federal investigation

Nearly Half of UK IT Leaders Have Not Upgraded to Cloud Security
47% of UK IT leaders have not upgraded from on-premises security to cloud security strategies

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Crypsis Group
Palo Alto Networks set to acquire consultancy Crypsis Group

Eight Million Freepik Users Suffer Data Compromise
SQL attack gave individual access to customer database

F-Secure: Enhance EDR to Stop Lazarus Group
New report reveals importance of skilled security staff

Low-Skilled Iranian Hackers Spotted Using Dharma Ransomware
So-called “newbies” appear financially motivated, not state-sponsored

Malicious Actors Impersonating Bitcoin Platform to Launch Malware Attacks
Scammers are attempting to trick users of the online currency



