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Organizations in the gaming and gambling industries have been subjected to new Ice Breaker attacks leveraging social engineering for JavaScript backdoor deployment since September, according to The Hacker News.

Ireland-based software firm ION Group had its cleared derivatives unit compromised in a LockBit ransomware attack, impacting financial derivative trading in global markets, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

BleepingComputer reports that Windows and VMware ESXi systems are being targeted by the novel Nevada ransomware operation, which first emerged in December and has been seeking Russian and Chinese cybercriminals to join its fold for an 85% cut of the paid ransoms.

Significant gaps have been discovered in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's IT and cyber risk assessment program InTREx by the agency's Office of the Inspector General, CyberScoop reports.

CNN reports that cryptocurrency hacking theft totaled $3.8 billion in 2022, the highest on record and an increase from the $3.3 billion stolen in 2021, despite a more than 60% decline in the cryptocurrency market.

More organizations have been expressing alarm regarding multi-stage security attacks, with 78% of technologists in IT firms across 13 countries, including the U.S., reporting their businesses' vulnerability to such attacks over the next year, according to ZDNET.

Ninety-eight percent of organizations have been associated with one or more third parties which were impacted by data breaches over the past two years, SecurityWeek reports.

CNN reports that Nantucket Public Schools in Massachusetts had its safety and security systems, as well as student and staff devices, shut down following a ransomware attack, which also prompted the early dismissal of 1,700 students.

Ransomware attacks have been conducted by over 100 threat actors last year, while active ransomware families used in attacks exceeded 50, according to BleepingComputer.

TechCrunch reports that cloud data security startup Sentra has landed a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing total investment to $53 million.