CSO US First Look
The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
June 30, 2023
Encrochat bust leads to 6,500 arrests, seizure of $1B in assets
An international investigation intercepted and analyzed over 115 million conversations that took place over the encrypted messaging platform among more than 60,000 users. Read more
How the new deepfake reality will impact cyber insurance
Cyber liability insurers are beginning to take notice of the threats posed by deepfakes. That may mean changes in insurance policies and what it takes to qualify for one. Read more
Center for Internet Security, CREST launch new enterprise cybersecurity accreditation scheme
New program aims to provide organizations a way to show customers and partners their cybersecurity posture meets certain standards. Read more
Npm ecosystem vulnerable to new manifest confusion attack
Package manifests in the npm registry are not validated against metadata files in the package itself, leaving the door open for attackers. Read more
No consensus on creating a unified US cyber incident reporting framework
Comments submitted to CISA regarding its creation of cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements underscore how tough it will be for the agency to create a one-size-fits-all framework. Read more
New ransomware group starts to wreak havoc
The 8Base ransomware group is now among the top two performing ransomware groups within the past month, marginally behind the infamous Lockbit ransomware group. Read more
