Infosecurity News

Major Data Breach Hits Neiman Marcus
American luxury department store warns 4.6 million customers that their personal data may have been stolen

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
America’s annual attempt to emphasize the importance of cybersecurity is back

Business Leaders Admit Willingness to Pay Five-Figure Ransoms
Entrenched attitudes will only encourage threat actors

UK Cyber Security Council Appoints Four New Trustees
The new trustees will provide significant legal, governance and education expertise to the Council

NCA and Europol Formalize Cooperation on Cybercrime
Working arrangement spans the full gamut of serious and organized crime

Infant Fatality Could Be First Recorded Ransomware Death
Crucial heart monitors were inaccessible at Alabama hospital

Scammers Capitalize on Release of New Bond Movie
"No Time to Die" release is no time to drop your guard against cyber-scams

Coast Guard is Commissioning Cyber Talent
US Coast Guard opens officer ranks with launch of cyber direct commission program

Cyber-bullied Footballer Donates Compensation to Charity
UK imprisons soccer fan over racist Facebook pun, victim gives £500 damages to charity

Vulnerability Exposes iPhone Users to Payment Fraud
Researchers successfully bypassed an iPhone's Apply Pay lock screen to perform contactless payments

Cyber Second Only to Climate Change as Biggest Global Risk
Ransomware drives increasing awareness of threat levels

API Flaw Exposes Elastic Stack Users to Data Theft and DoS
Researchers reveal serious design implementation issue

Cybersecurity CEO Arrested in Russia on Treason Charges
Group-IB boss faces 20-year jail term if found guilty

Canadian Vaccine Passport App Exposes Data
Personal information of hundreds of thousands of PORTpass users allegedly viewable in plain text

US Mulls Cyber-attack Reporting Mandate
Critical infrastructure companies may be required to report cyber-attacks to federal government

YouTube Pledges to Block all Anti-Vaccine Content
The video-sharing site outlined its updated medical misinformation policy in a blog post published earlier today

Mental Healthcare Providers Report Data Breaches
Seattle’s Samaritan Center and Philadelphia’s Horizon House warn PHI may have been exposed

More Than Two-Thirds of Organizations Are Targets of at Least One Ransomware Attack
85% are more concerned about a ransomware attack than other cyber-threats, according to Fortinet survey

ICO Reveals 60% Rise in Nuisance Contact Reports
The UK's ICO received an average of 13,925 reports of nuisance calls, texts and emails per month in the first half 2021

CISA and NSA Deliver New Security Guidance for VPNs
Best practice advice will help to reduce corporate attack surface



