Infosecurity News

  1. Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m

    Sophos found that the average ransom payment was $2m in 2023, with 63% of ransom demands $1m or more

  2. FCC Fines Carriers $200m For Selling User Location Data

    Some of America’s biggest wireless carriers illegally sold customer location, says FCC

  3. Google Blocks 2.3 Million Apps From Play Store Listing

    Google blocked millions of policy-violating apps from being listed on Play in 2023 and banned 333,000 bad accounts

  4. Study Reveals Alarming Levels of USPS Phishing Traffic

    The top malicious domains attracted over 100,000 hits each, according to Akamai Security

  5. Judge0 Sandbox Vulnerabilities Expose Systems to Takeover Risk

    Tanto Security uncovered three vulnerabilities which could allow attackers to execute sandbox escapes and gain root permissions on host machines

  6. Voter Registration System Taken Offline in Coffee County Cyber-Incident

    Coffee County has discovered malicious cyber-activity on its IT systems, and it reportedly severed its connection to Georgia’s state voter registration system

  7. OpenAI's ChatGPT is Breaking GDPR, Says Noyb

    European non-profit Noyb has filed a complaint to the Austrian data protection authority (DSB) over OpenAI’s ChatGPT providing false personal information

  8. New UK Smart Device Security Law Comes into Force

    IoT manufacturers, retailers and importers must comply with new security legislation, the PSTI act, from today

  9. Okta Warns Customers of Credential Stuffing Barrage

    Okta has issued customers with new advice on how to block mounting credential stuffing attacks

  10. Over 850 Vulnerable Devices Secured Through CISA Ransomware Program

    CISA’s RVWP program sent 1754 ransomware vulnerability notifications to government and critical infrastructure entities in 2023, leading to 852 devices being secured

  11. Ring to Pay Out $5.6m in Refunds After Customer Privacy Breach

    The US Federal Trade Commission will send $5.6m worth of refunds to the spied-on customers of the Amazon-owned home camera company

  12. US Takes Down Illegal Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Samourai Wallet

    The two founders of Samourai Wallet have been charged with money laundering and unlicensed money-transmitting offenses

  13. State-Sponsored Espionage Campaign Exploits Cisco Vulnerabilities

    An advisory from Cisco Talos has highlighted a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign targeting government networks globally

  14. DragonForce Ransomware Group Uses LockBit's Leaked Builder

    Cyber threat intelligence provider Cyble found that DragonForce was using a ransomware binary based on LockBit Black’s builder

  15. 11% of Cybersecurity Teams Have Zero Women

    A new ISC2 study highlights the lack of diversity in cybersecurity with only 4% of teams having a majority of women, while 11% have none at all

  16. Online Banking Security Still Not Up to Par, Says Which?

    Consumer rights group Which? has found more security gaps in UK banking sites and apps

  17. BEC and Fund Transfer Fraud Top Insurance Claims

    Email-borne fraud accounted for more insurance claims than any other category in 2023, says Coalition

  18. High Performance Podcast Duo to Unveil Secrets of Success at Infosecurity Europe 2024

    Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes, the minds behind the High Performance Podcast, share their top non-negotiable behaviours for success in cybersecurity

  19. US Congress Passes Bill to Ban TikTok

    The bill that could see TikTok banned in the US has been approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate

  20. US Sanctions Iranian "Fronts" for Cyber-Attacks on American Entities

    The US Treasury announced sanctions on two companies and four individuals for cyber campaigns conducted on behalf of the Iranian government

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