Information Security Magazine

The UK Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) Network has urged the elderly to be on the lookout for scam texts offering a winter fuel subsidy

Swedish-Russian national Roman Sterlingov has been jailed for 12 years and six months for operating notorious cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog

South Korea warned that pro-Russian groups have attacked government and private sector websites following the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Ukraine

International energy solution provider Newpark Resources has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted critical systems

SentinelLabs observed the North Korean group BlueNoroff targeting crypto firms via a multi-stage malware campaign which utilizes a novel persistence mechanism

Androxgh0st botnet has expanded, integrating Mozi IoT payloads and targeting web server vulnerabilities

Interlock employs both “big-game hunting” and double extortion tactics against its victims

An ICO audit of AI recruitment tools found numerous data privacy issues that may lead to jobseekers being discriminated against and privacy compromised

TikTok Technology Canada, Inc, the subsidiary of Chinese group ByteDance, will have to cease its operations in Canada

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has released malvertising guidance for brands and their ad partners

CIISec report reveals the average wage for UK security professionals is now over £87,000

Trend Micro’s Robert McArdle says cybercriminals use of AI is far more limited than many realize, and pales in comparison to defenders' use of the technology

A cyber-attack targeting telematics provider Microlise has disrupted tracking services for key clients like DHL and Serco

Organizations remain unprepared to defend against known and predictable attacks like ransomware

Winos4.0 malware, derived from Gh0strat, targets Windows users via game-related applications, enabling remote control of affected systems

The Nigerian police have arrested 113 foreign individuals and their 17 Nigerian collaborators for their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes

Google wants to ensure a smooth transition towards required MFA across all Google Cloud accounts with a phased rollout running throughout 2025

A man suspected of breaching hundreds of Snowflake accounts has been arrested

Interpol claims an international policing operation has shuttered 22,000 IPs connected with cybercrime

ClickFix exploits fake error messages across multiple platforms, such as Google Meet and Zoom