Infosecurity News
Romance Fraud Losses Increased by 91% During COVID-19
Women made up two-thirds of victims of romance fraud during the pandemic, according to the figures
UK Foreign Office Subjected to "Serious Cybersecurity Incident"
Document published on government website revealed unidentified hackers infiltrated Foreign Office systems
Home Workers More Likely to Be Concerned About Security
Time for reflection may also increase anxiety and improve awareness
No Critical CVEs Fixed in February Patch Tuesday
All vulnerabilities rated “important” with one publicly disclosed
School-Aged Students Urged to Consider New Cyber Qualification
CIISec’s Extended Project Qualification is open to anyone over 14
Top Pentagon Cybersecurity Official Resigns
Katie Arrington steps down in protest over movement of CMMC Program to DOD CIO’s office
Microsoft 365 Phishing Attack Makes Comeback
Vintage cyber-attack tactic revived to phish Microsoft 365 users
PRC Firm Allegedly Stole Motorola's Secrets
Hytera Communications Corp accused of hiring Motorola employees to steal DMR technology
New Research Reveals Large Salary Rises for Cybersecurity Workers
The salary guide provided the median salaries across 10 major job roles in cybersecurity
#SaferInternetDay: Porn Sites Face Legal Duty to Verify Age of UK Users
Ofcom is likely to recommend using age verification technologies that minimize handling of users’ data
Microsoft Takes Aim at Malicious Office Macros
Redmond giant blocks VBA macros downloaded from the internet
A Quarter of New Online Accounts Are Fake - Report
A fifth of online traffic last year was malicious, as fraud mounts
Russia Arrests Third Cybercrime Group
Six individuals are accused of involvement in card fraud
Meta May Quit Europe Over Data Regulations
Facebook and Instagram to be shuttered in Europe unless new agreement reached over data sharing, processing and storage
News Corp Discloses Cyber-Attack
CTO says “limited number” of journalist and staff email accounts and documents compromised
Washington Warns of POLARIS Breach
Washington state spots suspicious activity in its professional online licensing and regulatory information system
UK Adds New Offenses to Online Safety Bill
Three new offenses relating to abusive and offensive online communications will be included in the bill
European Police Flag 500+ Pieces of Terrorist Content
Service providers must now assess whether materials should be taken down
Swissport Ransomware Attack Delayed Flights
Airport ground services firm recovering from Thursday attack
Crypto Firm Meter Loses $4.4m in Cyber-Heist
Attacker exploited vulnerability in bridging technology
