Cybersecurity News & Updates - January, 2023

Cybersecurity News & Updates - January, 2023

Check out the latest updates on high vulnerabilities, data breaches and ransomware attacks.

High Vulnerabilities

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Realtek Vulnerability Under Attack: Over 134 Million Attempts to Hack IoT Devices

Researchers are warning about a spike in exploitation attempts weaponizing a now-patched critical remote code execution flaw in Realtek Jungle SDK since the start of August 2022. According to Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, the ongoing campaign is said to have recorded 134 million exploit attempts as of December 2022, with 97% of the attacks occurring in the past four months. Read more


Critical Vulnerability Impacts Over 120 Lexmark Printers

Printer and imaging products manufacturer Lexmark this week published a security advisory to warn users of a critical vulnerability impacting over 120 printer models. Read more


A Serious Security Vulnerability In T-Mobile Caused Another Hacker Attack

T-Mobile said its initial investigation indicated that data on approximately 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts had been leaked. Hackers gained access to data, including dates of birth and billing addresses, of approximately 37 million T-Mobile customers. Read more


Serious Vulnerability Discovered In GTA Online For PC: Rockstar Already Investigating The Bug

Users are warning of an exploit in the PC version of Rockstar's popular multiplayer game that could compromise players' private information. GTA Online, Rockstar Games' popular multiplayer video game based on GTA V, is the subject of a new security controversy.?Read more


Ransomware Attacks

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'Ransomware Diaries:' Going undercover with the leader of LockBit

“LockBitSupp considers himself to be like a CEO of a company,” said DiMaggio, who believes LockBitSupp is more than just a support person or administrator for the group as his moniker implies.?Read more


New Windows ransomware can quickly hold your files hostage

A new Windows ransomware strain has been discovered that can quickly encrypt your files by using a well-known third-party search tool. Read more


Ransomware group follows through on threat and publishes Okanagan College information

An international ransomware group has now published a large batch of data on the darkweb claimed to have been obtained through a cyberattack on Okanagan College. Read more


FBI infiltrates ransomware group Hive's network, disrupts extortion worth $130 mn

It's just another day at work, you log in and realise that you've been locked out of your files containing crucial data. This is followed by extortion by cybercriminals, demanding money for access to your own work. Read more


Data Breaches

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Gen Z doesn't think anyone can keep them safe online, and one of their biggest concerns is photos getting leaked

Gen Z doesn't think anyone can keep them safe online. That's according to a Dell Technologies?study?released in December. The company surveyed 15,105 people between the ages of 18 and 26 years from 15 countries about how investments in technology can be used to support the economy. Read more


Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for cyber attacks on U.S. hospitals

The attack came just days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it took down a ransomware group that was also targeting hospitals in what was called “The Hive” attack. Read more


Private Explosives Manufacturer Hired By Defence Ministry Hit By Suspected Ransomware Attack

The parent company of a private explosives manufacturer hired by the Ministry of Defence has suffered a ransomware attack, said a government official speaking to?Hindustan Times.?Read more


JD Sports says 10 million customers hit by cyber-attack

Sportswear chain JD Sports has said stored data relating to 10 million customers might be at risk after it was hit by a cyber-attack. The company said information that "may have been accessed" by hackers included names, addresses, email accounts, phone numbers, final four digits of bank cards. Read more


Windows-powered data centres still vulnerable to CryptoAPI bug, says Akamai

A bug in the Windows CryptoAPI is still unpatched on most data centre systems. Security researchers from Akamai said that the bug was discovered and fixed by Microsoft in August 2022, but?99 percent of Windows-based data centres have still not been patched. Read more


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