Infosecurity News

Text Message Giant Reveals Five-Year Breach
Hundreds of Syniverse customers were impacted by unauthorized access

Facebook Blames Global Outage on Configuration Error
No user data impacted by incident, says social network

Pandora Spills Secrets of Super Rich
World leaders’ offshore financial assets exposed in leak of nearly 11.9 million confidential documents

DeepMind Technologies Sued Over Data Sharing
UK law firm sues Google’s AI subsidiary over alleged breach of data protection laws

Facebook Whistleblower to Testify Before Senate
Social media company accused by former employee of putting profits before user safety

Prolific Ransomware Operators Arrested in Joint Law Enforcement Action
The operators arrested were allegedly part of a group known for their extortionate ransom demands

Ex-Army Technician Gets 12 Years for Role in Fraud Scheme
Conspirators stole $1.5m from veterans and service members

Coinbase Attackers Bypassed Account Authentication
At least 6000 customers had funds stolen during raid

UK's National Cyber Force Heads to the Northwest
Offensive cyber hub to be located in Lancashire village of Samlesbury

White House to Host Transnational Ransomware Meeting
Biden announces 30-country confab to discuss cyber-threats and national security

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



