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Global Dark Web Sting Sees 270 Arrested

Operation Raptor also resulted in the seizure of $184m and a record amount of illegal drugs, firearms and drug trafficking proceeds This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Global Dark Web Sting Sees 270 Arrested

DragonForce Engages in “Turf War” for Ransomware Dominance

Sophos has observed DragonForce attacking rival ransomware operators including RansomHub as it seeks to expand its reach in the cybercrime marketplace This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: DragonForce Engages in “Turf War” for Ransomware Dominance

Kettering Health Cyber-Attack Disrupts Services

Kettering Health is facing significant disruptions from a cyber-attack that impacted patient care This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Kettering Health Cyber-Attack Disrupts Services

Sensitive Personal Data Stolen in West Lothian Ransomware Attack

West Lothian Council confirmed that ransomware attackers have stolen personal and sensitive information held on its education network This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Sensitive Personal Data Stolen in West Lothian Ransomware Attack

US Teen to Plead Guilty in PowerSchool Extortion Campaign

The 19-year-old and his accomplices obtained key data for the extortion scheme in a 2022 breach of a US telco This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Teen to Plead Guilty in PowerSchool Extortion Campaign

Two-Fifths of Americans Want to Ban Biometric Use

ITRC report finds that 39% of American consumers believe biometric use should be banned This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Two-Fifths of Americans Want to Ban Biometric Use

M&S Braces for £300 Million Cyber-Attack Costs

An M&S trading update estimates the ongoing cyber-incident will cost £300m, largely from lost sales due to the suspension of online orders This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: M&S Braces for £300 Million Cyber-Attack Costs

NCSC Helps Firms Securely Dispose of Old IT Assets

A new NCSC guide offers useful information on how to safely and securely dispose of end-of-life assets This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NCSC Helps Firms Securely Dispose of Old IT Assets

Uncensored AI Tool Raises Cybersecurity Alarms

The Venice.ai chatbot gained traction in hacking forums for its uncensored access to advanced models This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Uncensored AI Tool Raises Cybersecurity Alarms

Mounting GenAI Cyber Risks Spur Investment in AI Security

Thales found that 73% of organizations are investing in AI-specific security tools, amid surging takeup of GenAI tools in enterprises This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Mounting GenAI Cyber Risks Spur Investment in AI Security

Half of Consumers Targeted by Social Media Fraud Ads

Around half of US and UK consumers have seen fraud ads and content on ‘refund hacks’ on social media This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Half of Consumers Targeted by Social Media Fraud Ads

New Malware on PyPI Poses Threat to Open-Source Developers

Malicious dbgpkg package on PyPI poses as a debugging utility but acts as a delivery mechanism for a stealthy backdoor This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Malware on PyPI Poses Threat to Open-Source Developers

Legal Aid Agency Admits Major Breach of Applicant Data

The UK government says that hackers accessed a “large amount” of personal information in attack on Legal Aid Agency This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Legal Aid Agency Admits Major Breach of Applicant Data

US Officials Impersonated Via SMS and Voice Deepfakes

The FBI has warned about an ongoing smishing and vishing scheme using AI deepfakes to impersonate US officials This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Officials Impersonated Via SMS and Voice Deepfakes

UK Cyber Vacancies Growing 12% Per Year

An analysis by Robert Walters found there are around 17,000 cybersecurity vacancies in the UK currently, with organizations struggling to fill open positions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Cyber Vacancies Growing 12% Per…

Russian Espionage Operation Targets Organizations Linked to Ukraine War

In Operation RoundPress, the compromise vector is a spearphishing email leveraging an XSS vulnerability to inject malicious JavaScript code into the victim’s webmail page This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Russian Espionage Operation Targets Organizations…

Healthcare Cyber-Attacks Intensify, Sector Now Prime Target

New data from Darktrace showed that cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organizations increased in intensity in 2024 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Healthcare Cyber-Attacks Intensify, Sector Now Prime Target

New Linux Vulnerabilities Surge 967% in a Year

Researchers discovered over 3000 Linux vulnerabilities in 2024, the most of any category This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Linux Vulnerabilities Surge 967% in a Year

New Fortinet and Ivanti Zero Days Exploited in the Wild

Fortinet and Ivanti published advisories on the same day revealing that attackers are exploiting new zero days, one of which is rated critical This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Fortinet and Ivanti Zero Days…

European Police Bust €3m Investment Fraud Ring

Law enforcers from multiple countries team up to dismantle a multimillion-euro fraud gang This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: European Police Bust €3m Investment Fraud Ring

M&S Confirms Customer Data Stolen in Cyber-Attack

M&S Chief Executive, Stuart Machin, said that the firm has written to customers to inform them that some personal information was accessed by threat actors This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: M&S Confirms Customer Data…

UK Considers New Enterprise IoT Security Law

The UK government wants to hear feedback on a possible new standard or legislation to improve enterprise IoT security This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Considers New Enterprise IoT Security Law

Criminal Proxy Network Infects Thousands of IoT Devices

The criminal proxy network infected thousands of IoT and end-of-life devices, creating dangerous botnet This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Criminal Proxy Network Infects Thousands of IoT Devices

EU Launches Free Entry-Level Cyber Training Program

She@Cyber training program is focused on improving the representation of women and other underrepresented groups in the cybersecurity industry This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: EU Launches Free Entry-Level Cyber Training Program

FreeDrain Phishing Scam Drains Crypto Hobbyists’ Wallets

A global cryptocurrency phishing operation likely based in India or Sri Lanka has been stealing digital assets since at least 2022 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FreeDrain Phishing Scam Drains Crypto Hobbyists’ Wallets

Japanese Account Hijackers Make $2bn+ of Illegal Trades

Hackers have compromised Japanese trading accounts in an apparent attempt to manipulate the stock market This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Japanese Account Hijackers Make $2bn+ of Illegal Trades

UN Launches New Cyber-Attack Assessment Framework

The UNIDR Intrusion Path is designed to provide a simplified view of cyber-threats and security across the network perimeter This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UN Launches New Cyber-Attack Assessment Framework

PowerSchool Admits Ransom Payment Amid Fresh Extortion Demands

PowerSchool said its customers had been hit by new extortion demands using data stolen in a previous attack, despite attacker claims the data had been deleted This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: PowerSchool Admits Ransom…

Russian Group Launches LOSTKEYS Malware in Attacks

New LOSTKEYS malware has been identified and linked to COLDRIVER by GTIG, stealing files and system data in targeted attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Russian Group Launches LOSTKEYS Malware in Attacks

LockBit Ransomware Hacked, Insider Secrets Exposed

The data dump will likely shed light on LockBit’s recent activity and help law enforcement trace cryptocurrency transactions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LockBit Ransomware Hacked, Insider Secrets Exposed

UK Cyber Essentials Certification Numbers Falling Short

The UK government is set to prioritize increasing the number of UK organizations who are Cyber Essentials certified over the coming year This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Cyber Essentials Certification Numbers Falling Short

Hacker Finds New Technique to Bypass SentinelOne EDR Solution

Security researchers at Aon have discovered a threat actor who bypassed SentinelOne EDR protection to deploy Babuk ransomware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Hacker Finds New Technique to Bypass SentinelOne EDR Solution

DDoS-for-Hire Network Dismantled in International Operation

A prolific DDoS-for-hire network has been dismantled by Polish authorities as part of a coordinated international crackdown This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: DDoS-for-Hire Network Dismantled in International Operation

Ransomware Attacks Fall in April Amid RansomHub Outage

Comparitech observed a significant decline in ransomware attacks in April, partly as a result of the RansomHub gang “going dark” This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Attacks Fall in April Amid RansomHub Outage

CISA Confirms Exploitation of SonicWall Vulnerabilities

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two flaws affecting SonicWall products to its catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CISA Confirms Exploitation of SonicWall Vulnerabilities

Claude Chatbot Used for Automated Political Messaging

Anthropic has found its Claude chatbot is being used for automated political messaging, enabling AI-driven influence campaigns This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Claude Chatbot Used for Automated Political Messaging

Large-Scale Phishing Campaigns Target Russia and Ukraine

A large-scale phishing campaign using DarkWatchman and Sheriff malware has been observed targeting companies in Russia and Ukraine This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Large-Scale Phishing Campaigns Target Russia and Ukraine

Mystery Box Scams Deployed to Steal Credit Card Data

Bitdefender highlighted the growing use of subscription scams, in which victims are lured by adverts into recurring payments for fake products This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Mystery Box Scams Deployed to Steal Credit Card…

Meta Unveils New Advances in AI Security and Privacy Protection

Alongside its new Meta AI app, Facebook’s parent company launched several new products to help secure open-source AI applications This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Meta Unveils New Advances in AI Security and Privacy Protection

FBI Publishes 42,000 LabHost Phishing Domains

The FBI has released details of 42,000 phishing domains associated with the LabHost operation, in order to help the security community This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Publishes 42,000 LabHost Phishing Domains