Infosecurity News

  1. Cyber-Attack on Washington DC University

    Classes canceled at Howard University as suspected ransomware attack is investigated

  2. Cybersecurity Student Scams Senior Out of $55K

    British student impersonated Amazon employee to con woman in her 60s

  3. ID Theft Couple on the Run

    Californian couple convicted of multi-million-dollar Covid-19 relief fraud cut ankle bracelets and turn fugitive

  4. Germany Accuses Russia of Election Meddling Through Cyber-Attacks

    There is "reliable information" that hackers tried to steal login details of lawmakers ahead of Germany's federal election

  5. Personal Details of 8,700 French Visa Applicants Exposed by Cyber-Attack

    The personal data of visa applicants hoping to visit or emigrate to France has been exposed

  6. ICO Requests International Support to Tackle Cookie Pop-Ups

    The ICO will present its plan to improve the current cookie consent mechanism during a meeting with G7 authorities this week

  7. Ireland's Gardai Clamps Down on HSE Cyber-Attackers

    The seizure of the websites had “directly prevented” other ransomware attacks globally

  8. Pro-Russian Disinformation Systematically Spread Using Western Media Channels

    Comments posted in reader comments sections are used as the basis of Russian news stories about politically controversial events

  9. US Cyber Command: Patch Critical Atlassian Bug Now

    Sysadmins urged to take action immediately

  10. SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams

    Fraudsters looking to cash-in on recovery and clean-up operation

  11. Dallas School District Reveals Major Data Breach

    Student, parent and employee info dating back to 2010 was taken

  12. DHS Makes Senior Cybersecurity Appointments

    US Department of Homeland Security names new chief technology officer and new CISA chief information officer

  13. Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health

    Nine months after Accellion breach, Michigan’s largest healthcare provider joins victim list

  14. Student Sues Syracuse University Over Data Breach

    Class action lawsuit filed against university after exposure of thousands of students’ Social Security numbers

  15. Eight US States to Begin Accepting Digital Driving Licenses

    Apple has revealed eight US states will start accepting driver's licenses and other state IDs that are stored on iPhones

  16. Tech CEOs: Multi-Factor Authentication Can Prevent 90% of Attacks

    White House issues best practices for ransomware protection

  17. FTC Bans Stalkerware App in Industry First

    Regulator comes down hard on SpyFone and its CEO

  18. Texan Accused of Cyber-Stalking and Murder Dies in Jail

    Andy Castillo, who was indicted on capital murder charges and was accused of cyber-stalking, has died in jail

  19. FBI Warns Food and Agriculture Firms of Ransomware Threat

    IoT and OT systems have expanded the attack surface

  20. US Imprisons Dark Web Moderator

    Illinoisan who moderated child sexual abuse material website will spend next decade behind bars

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