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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

2022 will go down as the year where some semblance of normality returned. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz

Security Affairs

Kraft Heinz is an American food company, it is one of the largest food and beverage manufacturers globally. ” In August the gang claimed the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” continues the report.

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China-linked APT Curious Gorge targeted Russian govt agencies

Security Affairs

“ Curious Gorge, a group TAG attributes to China’s PLA SSF, has remained active against government, military, logistics and manufacturing organizations in Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia. The researchers also observed threat actors increasingly targeting organizations in the critical infrastructure.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2022 – 5.1 million records breached

IT Governance

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe have reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Experts link Hermit spyware to Italian surveillance firm RCS Lab and a front company

Security Affairs

The latest samples of this spyware were detected by the researchers in April 2022, four months after a series of nation-wide protests against government policies that were violently suppressed. The malware samples analyzed impersonated the applications of telecommunications companies or smartphone manufacturers. Pierluigi Paganini.