Daily Cyber Brief
Lazarus is luring top crypto talent with fake job postings, the FBI is helping investigate Optus data breach, and international conflicts are driving increased strength DDoS attacks...
Cybersecurity
An infusion of cash from a Taiwanese semiconductor magnate is helping fund new cyber defense training for Taiwanese citizens. Why it matters: The goal is to fight online disinformation and hybrid warfare that could accompany a potential Chinese military…
A cyber attack on NHS systems spotted nearly two months ago is still "compromising" the quality of care trusts can provide, a health boss said. Software used for check-ins, notes and the NHS 111 service was affected by the ransomware attack found on 4 August…
Researchers are warning that Lazarus has expanded its campaign using fake jobs with cryptocurrency exchanges to trick macOS users into downloading malware. Just last month, researchers observed Lazarus using Coinbase job openings to trick macOS users into…
A new malware dropper named 'NullMixer' is infecting Windows devices with a dozen different malware families simultaneously through fake software cracks promoted on malicious sites in Google Search results. NullMixer acts as an infection funnel, using a single…
Australian telecommunication giant Optus is reportedly receiving help from the FBI in investigating what appears to have been an easily preventable breach that ended up exposing sensitive data on nearly 10 million customers. Meanwhile, the apparent hacker or hackers…
Cybersecurity sleuths at SentinelLabs are calling on the wider threat hunting community to help decipher a new mysterious malware campaign hitting telcos, ISPs and universities in the Middle East and Africa. The never-before-seen threat actor, called Metador, uses…
Wars and regional disputes are fueling an increase in powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm NETSCOUT. The company registered increases in the number of DDoS attacks — which flood a targeted…
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant…
The hacker who claimed to have breached Optus and stolen the data of 11 million customers has withdrawn their extortion demands after facing increased attention by law enforcement. The threat actor also apologized to 10,200 people whose personal data was already leaked on…
WhatsApp has patched two serious vulnerabilities that could be exploited for remote code execution. WhatsApp only has three security advisories for 2022, with the first two released in January and February. The latest advisory, released this month, informs customers of two…