Infosecurity News

Hackers Hijack Jupyter Servers for Sport Stream Ripping
Aqua Security has observed threat actors using compromised Jupyter servers in a bid to illegally stream sporting events

One Deepfake Digital Identity Attack Strikes Every Five Minutes
Entrust claims deepfakes are driving a surge in digital identity fraud

Cybercriminals Exploit Weekend Lull to Launch Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware groups are targeting weekends and holidays to exploit understaffed security teams in order to get the best chance of a pay day

CISA Chief Jen Easterly Set to Step Down on January 20
Easterly and her Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan are expected to leave office before President-elect Trump names a new leadership

T-Mobile Breached in Major Chinese Cyber-Attack on Telecoms
T-Mobile was hit by Salt Typhoon, a Chinese cyber-espionage group targeting US and global telecom firms

Helldown Ransomware Expands to Target VMware and Linux Systems
Helldown ransomware has expanded its reach to target Linux and VMware systems, exploiting Zyxel firewall vulnerabilities and exfiltrating data

Palo Alto Networks Patches Critical Firewall Vulnerability
Palo Alto advised users to patch urgently as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited in the wild

Ransomware Gangs on Recruitment Drive for Pen Testers
Ransomware groups are recruiting pen testers from the dark web to expand their operations, as revealed by Cato Network's Q3 2024 SASE Threat Report

Suspected Phobos Ransomware Admin Extradited to US
A Russian national suspected of involvement in Phobos ransomware has appeared in court in the US

Companies Take Over Seven Months to Recover From Cyber Incidents
Fastly claims global organizations are taking 25% longer than expected to recover from security incidents

Swiss Cyber Agency Warns of QR Code Malware in Mail Scam
Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned of a new QR code scam in fake MeteoSwiss letters spreading Android malware

‘ClickFix’ Cyber-Attacks for Malware Deployment on the Rise
Proofpoint researchers have observed the growing use of the ClickFix social engineering tactic, which lures people into running malicious content on their computer

Fake Donald Trump Assassination Story Used in Phishing Scam
A phishing email claims to be from the New York Times with a story about an assassination attempt against President-elect Donald Trump

Surge in DocuSign Phishing Attacks Target US State Contractors
Phishing attacks using DocuSign impersonations targeting state agencies have surged 98% since Nov 8

North Korean IT Worker Network Tied to BeaverTail Phishing Campaign
BeaverTail malware has been used to target tech job seekers through fake recruiters, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has found

FTC Records 50% Drop in Nuisance Calls Since 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission is celebrating a halving of unwanted telemarketing and scam calls since 2021

UK Shoppers Lost £11.5m Last Christmas, NCSC Warns
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is urging shoppers to stay safe this Christmas after revealing they lost £11.5m to fraudsters in 2023

Palo Alto Networks Confirms New Zero-Day Being Exploited by Threat Actors
The security provider has elevated its warning about a vulnerability affecting firewall management interfaces after observing active exploitation

Bitfinex Hacker Jailed for Five Years Over Billion Dollar Crypto Heist
Ilya Lichtenstein hacked into the cryptocurrency exchange in 2016 and stole around 120,000 bitcoins

watchTowr Finds New Zero-Day Vulnerability in Fortinet Products
The new vulnerability was named “FortiJump Higher” due to its similarity with the “FortiJump” vulnerability discovered in October



