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China Targets US Hacking Ops in Media Offensive

Claims include allegations of US hacking into seismic sensors at the Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: China Targets US Hacking Ops in Media Offensive

Malicious Campaign Impacts Hundreds of Microsoft Azure Accounts

Proofpoint has observed an ongoing campaign targeting the Microsoft Azure applications of hundreds of individuals with operational and executive roles This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Malicious Campaign Impacts Hundreds of Microsoft Azure Accounts

US Offers $10m Reward for Hive Ransomware Leaders

The US government said it will pay up to $10m for information leading to the identification of Hive leaders, and up to $5m for information leading to the arrest of any affiliates This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read…

US Dismantles Warzone RAT Malware Operation

US authorities have seized domains and arrested individuals in connection with the Warzone RAT This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Dismantles Warzone RAT Malware Operation

AI-Powered Robocalls Banned Ahead of US Election

US companies using AI-generated voices during a call without prior consent could receive fines of up to $23,000 per call This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI-Powered Robocalls Banned Ahead of US Election

US Warns of Destructive Chinese Cyber-Attacks

The US claims to have discovered Chinese Volt Typhoon intrusions in multiple critical infrastructure sectors This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Warns of Destructive Chinese Cyber-Attacks

Ransomware Payments Hit $1bn All-Time High in 2023

Chainalysis monitoring of blockchain transactions reveals ransomware payments hit a record $1bn in 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Payments Hit $1bn All-Time High in 2023

Ransomware Payments Hit $1bn All-Time High Last Year

Chainalysis monitoring of blockchain transactions reveals ransomware payments hit a record $1bn in 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Payments Hit $1bn All-Time High Last Year

Latest Ivanti Zero Day Exploited By Scores of IPs

Shadowserver Foundation spots 170 distinct IP addresses trying to exploit Ivanti zero-day CVE-2024-21893 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Latest Ivanti Zero Day Exploited By Scores of IPs

ResumeLooters Gang Raids Retail and Job Site Data

Group-IB uncovers mass data theft campaign from Chinese-speaking ResumeLooters hackers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: ResumeLooters Gang Raids Retail and Job Site Data

Pennsylvania Courts’ Website Disrupted by DoS Attack

A number of court web systems have been taken offline in the US state of Pennsylvania following a denial of service attack This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pennsylvania Courts’ Website Disrupted by DoS Attack

AnyDesk Hit by Cyber-Attack and Customer Data Breach

The cyber-attack that hit the remote tool provider could have a more significant impact than initially expected This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AnyDesk Hit by Cyber-Attack and Customer Data Breach

Clorox and Johnson Controls Reveal $76m Cyber-Attack Bill

SEC filings reveal multimillion-dollar costs of two serious 2023 cyber-attacks on Clorox and Johnson Controls This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Clorox and Johnson Controls Reveal $76m Cyber-Attack Bill

Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023

New data from Lloyds found that romance scam victims increased by 22% in 2023, with the average amount lost per incident £6937 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Romance Scam Victims Surge in 2023

LockBit Reigns Supreme in Soaring Ransomware Landscape

The last quarter of 2023 saw an 80% year-on-year increase in ransomware victim claims, according to ReliaQuest This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LockBit Reigns Supreme in Soaring Ransomware Landscape

Interpol-Led Initiative Targets 1300 Suspicious IPs

Global collaborative effort focused on combating the global rise of phishing, malware and ransomware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Interpol-Led Initiative Targets 1300 Suspicious IPs

Pump-and-Dump Schemes Make Crypto Fraudsters $240m

Chainalysis reveals that pump-and-dump schemes made Ethereum market manipulators over $240m in 2023 alone This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pump-and-Dump Schemes Make Crypto Fraudsters $240m

Google’s Bazel Exposed to Command Injection Threat

Cycode stressed securing software supply chains amid complex dependencies and third-party actions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Google’s Bazel Exposed to Command Injection Threat

Pawn Storm’s Stealthy Net-NTLMv2 Assault Revealed

Trend Micro reported recent attacks focused on government sectors, including foreign affairs, energy, defense and transportation This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Pawn Storm’s Stealthy Net-NTLMv2 Assault Revealed

US Senators Propose Cybersecurity Agriculture Bill

The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act has cross-party support and aims enhance the US agriculture sector’s cyber defenses This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Senators Propose Cybersecurity Agriculture Bill

Sysdig Report Exposes 91% Failure in Runtime Scans

The research also revealed 69% of enterprises have yet to integrate AI into cloud environments This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Sysdig Report Exposes 91% Failure in Runtime Scans

US Sanctions Egyptian IT Experts Aiding ISIS in Cybersecurity

The US said the two Egyptian nationals provided cybersecurity training and support to ISIS leadership and supporters, as well as helping enable the group to use cryptocurrency This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Sanctions…

Citibank Sued For Failing to Protect Fraud Victims

New York attorney general launches legal case against Citi for failing to reimburse or protect fraud victims This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Citibank Sued For Failing to Protect Fraud Victims

City Cyber Taskforce Launches to Secure Corporate Finance

A new initiative led by the ICAEW and NCSC launches today to improve cybersecurity during deals and investments This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: City Cyber Taskforce Launches to Secure Corporate Finance

Schneider Electric Confirms Data Accessed in Ransomware Attack

Energy firm Schneider Electric said a ransomware incident, reportedly perpetrated by the Cactus group, has led to data being accessed from its Sustainability Business division This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Schneider Electric Confirms Data…

Ukraine Arrests Hacker for Assisting Russian Missile Strikes

Ukraine’s security services said that the IT specialist from Kharkiv targeted government websites and provided intelligence to Russia to carry out missile strikes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ukraine Arrests Hacker for Assisting Russian…

North Korea Hacks Crypto: More Targets, Lower Gains

A global drop in DeFi hacking gains prompted North Korean threat actors to diversify and extend their victim portfolio, Chainalysis found This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: North Korea Hacks Crypto: More Targets, Lower Gains

Southern Water Confirms Data Breach Following Black Basta Claims

Southern Water confirmed a data breach had occurred after the Black Basta ransomware group purportedly published personal information held by the firm This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Southern Water Confirms Data Breach Following Black…

HPE Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed its Emails

Hewlett Packard Enterprise reveals that Russian state APT29 hackers stole data from corporate mailboxes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: HPE Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed its Emails

Browser Phishing Threats Grew 198% Last Year

Finding comes from Menlo Security’s recently released 2023 State of Browser Security Report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Browser Phishing Threats Grew 198% Last Year

Why Bulletproof Hosting is Key to Cybercrime-as-a-Service

As a critical infrastructure service for cybercriminals, bulletproof hosting should be tracked and blocked by defenders, Intel471 argued in a new blog post This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Why Bulletproof Hosting is Key to…

X Makes Passkeys Available for US-Based Users

X (formerly Twitter) has announced that passkeys are available as a login option for US-based users on iOS following a spate of high-profile account hijacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: X Makes Passkeys Available…

Exploit Code Released For Critical Fortra GoAnywhere Bug

Researchers have released exploit code for a critical bug in managed file transfer software Fortra GoAnywhere This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Exploit Code Released For Critical Fortra GoAnywhere Bug

AI Set to Supercharge Ransomware Threat, Says NCSC

The National Cyber Security Centre claims in a new report that AI will increase volume and impact of ransomware attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI Set to Supercharge Ransomware Threat, Says NCSC

Hackers Target Atlassian Confluence With RCE Exploits

Shadowserver reported over 39,000 exploitation attempts from 600 unique IP addresses, mainly Russian This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hackers Target Atlassian Confluence With RCE Exploits

Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Behind Medibank Breach

The Australian government has sanctioned Russian national Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the Medibank data breach This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Behind Medibank Breach

SEC Confirms SIM Swap Attack Behind X Account Takeover

The Securities and Exchange Commission says hackers hijacked its X account in a SIM swap attack after MFA was disabled This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: SEC Confirms SIM Swap Attack Behind X Account Takeover

LoanDepot Data Breach Hits 16.6 Million Customers

The US loan giant confirmed 16.6 million customers had “sensitive personal” information stolen in a cyber-attack This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LoanDepot Data Breach Hits 16.6 Million Customers

LoanDepot Data Breach Hits 16.6 Customers

The US loan giant confirmed 16.6 million customers had “sensitive personal” information stolen in a cyber-attack This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LoanDepot Data Breach Hits 16.6 Customers

New macOS Malware Targets Cracked Apps

Kaspersky said the malware targeted macOS Ventura 13.6 and newer versions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New macOS Malware Targets Cracked Apps

CISA Emergency Directive Demands Action on Ivanti Zero-Days

US security agency CISA orders all civilian federal agencies to take immediate steps to mitigate two Ivanti zero-day flaws This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CISA Emergency Directive Demands Action on Ivanti Zero-Days

Russian Spies Brute Force Senior Microsoft Staff Accounts

Russian intelligence hackers compromise emails of senior Microsoft leadership with simple password spray attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Russian Spies Brute Force Senior Microsoft Staff Accounts

Experts Urge Clearer Direction in South Africa’s Cyber Strategy

South Africa’s cyber defenses have been lacking direction and resources for too long, researchers from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace argued This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Experts Urge Clearer Direction in South Africa’s…

TA866 Resurfaces in Targeted OneDrive Campaign

Proofpoint said it thwarted a large-scale campaign on January 11 primarily targeting North America This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: TA866 Resurfaces in Targeted OneDrive Campaign

Iranian Phishing Campaign Targets Israel-Hamas War Experts

Microsoft said the social engineering campaign aims to steal sensitive data from experts deemed to be able to influence intelligence and policies relating to the Israel-Hamas War This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Iranian Phishing…