The so-called ‘great resignation’ currently upending the U.S. labor market is starting to affect cybersecurity programs with a growing number of senior leaders opting for early retirement and mid-level managers leaving in droves for less stressful, fully remote work opportunities.
MRIoA Discloses Data Breach Affecting 134,000 People
Medical Review Institute of America (MRIoA) on Friday started notifying some individuals that their personal information was compromised in a cyberattack.
Europol Ordered to Delete Data Not Linked With Crime
The European Union crime agency has been ordered by the 27-nation bloc’s data protection watchdog to erase information related to individuals with no proven link to crime.
The European Data Protection Supervisor said Monday that Europol was notified of the order on Jan. 3 following an inquiry that started in 2019.
Apache Foundation Calls Out Open-Source Leechers
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is calling out for-profit companies leeching on open-source code, warning that “only a tiny percentage” of downstream vendors are contributing to securing the open-source ecosystem.
U.S. Government Issues Warning Over Commercial Surveillance Tools
The U.S. State Department and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) on Friday issued a warning over the use of commercial surveillance tools.
Abcbot DDoS Botnet Linked to Older Cryptojacking Campaign
The relatively recent Abcbot botnet appears to be operated by the same cybercriminals that launched a Xanthe-based cryptojacking campaign first detailed a couple of years ago, Cado Security says.
SecurityWeek Cyber Insights 2022: Ransomware
SonicWall Patches Y2K22 Bug in Email Security, Firewall Products
Cybersecurity firm SonicWall says it has released patches for some of its email security and firewall products to address a bug that resulted in failed junk box and message log updates.
WordPress 5.8.3 Patches Several Injection Vulnerabilities
WordPress 5.8.3, a security release that became available last week, patches four injection-related vulnerabilities.
Two of the flaws are SQL injections — one affects WP_Meta_Query (discovered by Ben Bidner of the WordPress security team) and one affects WP_Query (discovered by ngocnb and khuyenn of GiaoHangTietKiem JSC).
Indian Cyberspies Expose Their Operation After Infecting Themselves With RAT
The India-linked threat actor tracked as Patchwork was observed employing a new variant of the BADNEWS backdoor in a recent campaign, but the hackers also infected one of their own computers, giving researchers a glimpse into their operations.













