Infosecurity News

  1. Estonian Gets 66 Months for Ransomware Conspiracy

    Man worked for DirectConnection cybercrime forum

  2. Ransomware Attacks Soar by 100% in 2021

    Reports to ICO top 600 in just a year

  3. One in 10 UK Staff Circumvent Corporate Security

    Cisco warns of awareness gap among hybrid workers

  4. Senate Committee Questions Pentagon’s Information Restrictions

    Panel queries whether Pentagon is abusing new data protection designation to keep info from public

  5. Florida Sheriff’s Officer Charged with Cyber-Flashing Minor

    Law man was the subject of 28 complaints before his arrest over obscene Snapchat images

  6. Major League Baseball Players’ Personal Data Stolen

    Sports stars’ information swiped in cyber-attack on third-party vendor

  7. Utah Becomes Latest US State to Pass a Data Privacy Law

    The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) follows in the footsteps of laws passed in California, Virginia and Colorado

  8. EU and US Agree Deal to Reopen Seamless Transatlantic Data Flows

    The new framework is designed to revamp the previous Privacy Shield arrangement between the EU and US

  9. London DJ Surrenders £214,000 of Music Kit in Money Laundering Case

    Nightclub owner’s equipment linked to infamous QQAAZZ group

  10. Four Russians Charged with Dragonfly Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

    Six-year campaign targeted thousands of machines in global energy sector

  11. UK Teen Arrested in Lapsus Crackdown

    Seven youngsters held in coordinated police operation

  12. Mitek Acquires HooYu for $129m

    Pioneering British KYC tech company acquired by American ID verification firm

  13. Indian Police Bust Online Helicopter Scam

    Arrests made over fake websites selling forged helicopter ride tickets to pilgrims

  14. US Indicts Russian Over "Carding Shop"

    Russian allegedly operated darknet store, selling stolen PII, credentials and authentication tools

  15. ISACA: Two-Thirds of Cybersecurity Teams Are Understaffed

    ISACA's State of Cybersecurity 2022 report revealed ongoing struggles to hire and retain skilled cybersecurity professionals

  16. Ransomware Payments Hit Record Highs in 2021

    Palo Alto claims Conti was most prolific actor last year

  17. Okta CSO: Lapsus Incident Was “Embarrassing”

    Firm confirms hackers accessed internal systems via RDP

  18. Investment Fraud Surges as Cybercrime Losses Hit $7bn in 2021

    FBI report finds BEC still the biggest earner for cyber-criminals

  19. Prison for New Orleanian who Exploited Patients’ Stolen Data

    Convict bought stolen data and used it to fraudulently obtain at least $200K

  20. US and Canada Collaborate to Tackle Cybercrime

    Neighboring countries meet to discuss how to combat cyber threats bilaterally

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