Infosecurity News
Regulator: Venues Must Protect User Privacy During #COVID19 Checks
ICO offers advice for nightclubs and large event organizers
Experts: All Breach Victims Should Freeze Credit
Non-profit argues lack of understanding is putting consumers at risk
Virginia Reeling from Ransomware
Virginia health department and state legislature impacted by two ransomware attacks
FBI Recovers Oregonians' Stolen Data
Health information of 750,000 patients recovered from account belonging to HelloKitty
DHS Launches Bug Bounty Program
Cybersecurity researchers invited to “Hack DHS” and earn money in exchange for detecting vulnerabilities
Grindr Fined €6.5m for Selling User Data Without Explicit Consent
The penalty was issued for sharing users' special category data with third parties without their explicit consent
UK's New Cyber Strategy Designed to Boost Position as "Global Cyber Power"
The new strategy aims to bolster the UK's defensive and offensive cyber capabilities
Web App Attacks Surge 251% in Two Years
Imperva warns of pre-Christmas surge
Government Experts in Last Minute Seasonal Scam Warning
Online shoppers urged not to fall for phishing lures and fake stores
Log4j Looms Large Over Patch Tuesday
IT teams are now also scrambling to fix six Microsoft zero-days
Cyber-Attack on Financial Apps
Hundreds of financial applications targeted by new Anubis malware campaign
LastPass to Become Standalone Company
LogMeIn to set up password manager LastPass as an independent business
TAG to Open New Global Headquarters
Cybersecurity research and advisory firm to open new global headquarters in New York City
Significant Disconnect Between SOC Leaders and Staff
More than 40% of SOC staff said lack of leadership or executive level support was a major barrier to success
Experts: Log4j Bug Could Be Exploited for “Years”
Vulnerability could remain stubbornly difficult to find and patch
Christmas Payroll Fears After Ransomware Hits Software Provider
UKG suffered attack impacting its Kronos Private Cloud last week
Police Arrest Suspected Ransomware Actor in Romania
Individual targeted IT company for sensitive client data
CSAM Found on LSU Professor’s Computer
Cops called after IT department discovers files with “names that alarmed them”
SANS Opens Free Holiday Hack Challenge
Cybersecurity training institute invites world to help Santa defeat cyber-villains
Hackers Target India’s Prime Minister
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter account hacked to spread fake Bitcoin message
