Infosecurity News

Brewer's Token Gaffe Causes Massive PII Breach
Personal data of hundreds of thousands of BrewDog customers and shareholders exposed for 18 months

US Shutters Psychic Mass Mail Fraud
Court halts million-dollar scam that promised victims a financial windfall in exchange for a fee

Microsoft: Russia Dominates State-Sponsored Attacks
Attackers are also becoming more effective at compromise

NatWest Pleads Guilty in £400m Money Laundering Case
FCA took lender to court in first case of its kind

UK Firms Hit by One Attack Every 47 Seconds Over Summer
Attacks back on the increase after Q2 dip

Smishing on the Rise
Feedzai’s list of top 5 fraud scams features SMS phishing attacks for the first time

Patching Too Tortuous for IT Pros
IT security professionals find patching too time consuming and complicated

#DTX2021: A Beginner's Guide to Chaos
The technical session examined what chaos engineering is and how businesses can get started

US Creates National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
Deputy attorney general announces formation of new team to tackle criminal misuses of crypto-currency

#DTX2021: How to Turn AI Principles Into Practical Governance and Compliance?
A panel of experts discuss human interaction with AI and what ethical impact it currently has

#DTX2021: Adapt to Succeed During Times of Great Disruption, Says Astronaut Adam Steltzner
Adam Steltzner links lessons he learned from his work with the Mars rover to all industries, including cyber

#DTX2021: Houston, We Have a Breach: Cyber Preparedness Advice From Lisa Forte
Lisa Forte advocates a six-step plan to ensure cyber breach preparedness

Police Crack Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Fraud Gang
Hungarian gang laundered funds to the Caribbean

Data Breach Volumes for 2021 Already Exceed 2020 Total
Full year on track to be a record-breaker

Infosec Experts: Twitch Breach “As Bad as it Gets”
Amazon-owned gaming company loses 125GB of data

America Urged to Prepare for Shift to Post-Quantum Cryptography
DHS and NIST release roadmap on reducing risks related to advancement of quantum computing technology

Texan Imprisoned Over COVID-19 Hoax
Man locked up for claiming on Facebook that he paid someone with COVID-19 to lick grocery store items

Publishers Tackle Doctoring of Research Images
Working group creates guidelines and a tiered classification system to spot and flag suspicious content

#DTX2021: How to Keep Pace with the Rising Threat Landscape
A panel of experts discuss how security teams should react to the shift to digital during COVID-19

#DTX2021: Louis Theroux Discusses the Coalescence of Tech and Human Behavior
Louis Theroux details some of the dangers posed by technology, including mis and disinformation



