Cyber espionage group is thought to have been in action since at least 2013, with a heavy focus on certain APAC countries and regions. The Chinese hackers also focuses in on political targets.
According to the Phishing Activity Trends Report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), phishing attacks surpassed one million for the first time in three months in the first quarter of 2022.
Ransomware attack on Palermo city disrupted municipal services including video surveillance management, municipal police operations, online bookings, and digital communication channels.
The FTC advisory tracks crypto scams up to May 2022, but the losses from 2021 alone represent a 60x increase from those recorded in 2018, and over 5x the 2020 numbers.
Advisory warns that state-backed Chinese hackers have deep penetration into "major" US telcos, and are getting in by compromising an assortment of networking equipment and routers.
Healthcare provider Shields Health Care Group suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal health information for at least 2 million patients.
Change to India's cybersecurity laws has sent VPN providers running from the country ahead of the slated June 27 start date for the new terms.
LockBit may have wanted to the hit the headlines following a Mandiant report linking them to Evil Corp, which would mean lost revenue due to US government sanctions.
American lawmakers may once again be ready to seriously take up the idea of a federal privacy law. A report about the bill was quickly followed by publication of a discussion draft for public view.
According to Moody’s report, organizations tend to have upped their cybersecurity investments across the board, but with a strong preference for basic measures and cyber insurance.
