Infosecurity News

One in Three Workers Monitored by Their Employers
A sharp rise in home workers being monitored by cameras has been reported, sparking privacy and intrusion concerns

#SecTorCa: Cyber Expert Wendy Nather Unmasks "Scary Bits" of Infosec in 2021
Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs at Cisco, sees many "dark" things on the infosec landscape

ONS Reports Huge Spike in Cybercrime and Fraud During COVID-19
Fraud and computer misuse offenses rose by 43% in the year ending June 2021 compared with the pre-COVID year ending June 2019

US Offers $10m Reward to Unmask DarkSide Leaders
Ransomware group took out Colonial Pipeline in May

Facial Recognition Firm Could Be Ordered to "Close" in UK, Warn Experts
Clearview AI has already been found to breach Australian privacy law

Ukraine Unmasks Armageddon Group as FSB Officers
More evidence of prolific threat activity from Russia

Bowser to Pay Nintendo $4.5M Restitution
Team-Xecuter hacking group member Gary Bowser admits his role in Nintendo conspiracy

US Indicts Brit Over SIM Swap Crypto Theft
Alleged Twitter hacker “PlugwalkJoe” accused of stealing $784K from Manhattan-based crypto company

Amazon Spoofed in New Attack
Impersonation attack uses legitimate Amazon links to steal financial credentials from end-users

Consumers Warned About Rise in Call Center Threats
Consumers are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated call center scams

Threat Actor Claims 'Groove' Ransomware Gang Was Hoax
Cyber-criminal called on rivals to unite against the US

Iranian Hacking Group Leaks Patient and LGBTQ Info
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis affected by ransom breach

NSO Group Blacklisted by US for Trade in Spyware
Israeli firm threatened rules-based international order, US claims

Cyber-Incident Impacts UK Labour Party
Security incident leaves “significant quantity” of Labour Party membership data inaccessible

US House Passes Acts to Help SMBs with Cybersecurity
Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act and Small Business Administration Cyber Awareness Act approved

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Flaws
New directive attempts to reduce the risk of known exploited vulnerabilities

#SecTorCa: Jeff Moss Defines the Role of Hacking
The founder of Black Hat and Defcon details what hacking is all about

Holiday Shopping Disruption Beckons as Retail Bot Attacks Surge 13%
Malicious cyber activity could compound supply chain issues

Student Loans Company Dismissals Highlight Insider Risk
Freedom of Information request reveals staff accessed friends’ accounts

ICO Collects Just 26% of Value of Fines Since 2020
Appeals process can take years to resolve



