Infosecurity News
Dataset of 73 Million AT&T Customers Linked to Dark Web Data Breach
The telecommunications giant said that the published dataset comprises information from 2019 or earlier
Researchers Report Sevenfold Increase in Data Theft Cases
Kaspersky said cybercriminals harvested 50.9 login credentials per infected device in 2023
Trusted Contributor Plants Sophisticated Backdoor in Critical Open-Source Library
A backdoor in XZ Utils, a widely used file-compressing software in Linux systems, could have led to a critical supply chain attack had a Microsoft researcher not spotted it in time
Indian Authorities Rescue Hundreds Trafficked For Cybercrime
Hundreds of Indians forced into cybercrime by Cambodian gangs have been rescued
Impersonation Scams Net Fraudsters $1.1bn in a Year
FTC figures reveal a three-fold increase in losses from impersonation scams over the past three years
CISA Launches New Cyber Incident Reporting Rules for US Defense Contractors
CISA has revealed the first draft for an update of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022
US Treasury Urges Financial Sector to Address AI Cybersecurity Threats
The US Treasury report sets out recommendations for financial institutions on addressing immediate AI-related operational risk, cybersecurity and fraud challenges
NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate National Vulnerability Database
After weeks of speculation, NIST has finally confirmed its intention to establish an industry consortium to develop the NVD in the future
17 Billion Personal Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2023
Flashpoint recorded a 34.5% rise in reported data breaches in 2023, with ransomware a major driver of this increase
Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years
Beaming research reveals that nearly half of UK SMEs have lost data since 2019, costing billions
Calls to Incident Response Helpline Double in a Year
A rising volume of calls to the Scottish Cyber and Fraud Centre highlights surging threat levels
NHS Trust Confirms Clinical Data Leaked by “Recognized Ransomware Group”
NHS Dumfries and Galloway confirmed that patient clinical data was leaked following the attack on its systems earlier in March 2024
