Infosecurity News

Italian Denies Literary Wire Fraud
Man accused of impersonating editors online to fraudulently obtain prepublication manuscripts

New Data Center Coming to Georgia
T5 Data Center announces new 200MW data center campus in Augusta

Less Than a Fifth of Cyber Leaders Feel Confident Their Organization is Cyber-Resilient
The World Economic Forum published findings from their inaugural Global Cyber Security Outlook report

Joint Law Enforcement Action Takes Down VPN Service
Europol worked with 10 different law enforcement agencies to take down VPNLab.net's services, which are used by cyber-criminals

Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update for Patch Tuesday Problems
Tech giant hopes it will fix multiple problems reported by customers

NCA: Kids as Young as Nine Have Launched DDoS Attacks
Initiative aims to divert young people away from cybercrime

European Regulators Hand Out €1.1bn in GDPR Fines
Tiny Luxembourg tops the list

EHR Vendor Faces Legal Action Over Data Breach
Class action filed against HER vendor QRS over summertime cyber-attack

Nova Scotia Seeks to Improve Cyber-Bullying Law
Canadian province seeks public feedback on current anti-cyber-bullying law

Accellion Reaches $8.1m Data Breach Settlement
Tech company proposes agreement to settle FTA data breach class action

Former Inspector General Pleads Guilty to Software Theft
Scheme to defraud government lasted years

Two Years for Romance Fraudster Who Targeted 670 Women
One victim was tricked into handing him £10,000

Microsoft Warns of Destructive Malware Campaign Targeting Ukraine
NotPetya-like attacks are disguised as ransomware

Russia Stops REvil
Renowned ransomware gang’s operation shut down by Russia’s Federal Security Service

DigiCert Acquires Mocana
IoT cybersecurity firm purchased, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, Crosspoint Capital and TA Associates

Flaw Found in Biometric ID Devices
Vulnerability in access control devices allows attackers to unlock doors and enter protected areas

Ukrainian Government Websites Forced Offline in "Massive" Cyber-Attack
More than a dozen Ukrainian government have been forced offline amid heightened tensions with Russia

North Korean Hackers Stole $400m in Cryptocurrency Last Year
The funds were extracted following at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms

AWS Patches Glue Bug That Put Customer Data at Risk
Superglue vulnerability was enabled by internal misconfiguration

Ukrainian Cops Bust Suspected $1m Cybercrime Ring
Suspects allegedly sold IP-spoofing services and launched ransomware



