Infosecurity News

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

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

  5. 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

  6. US Cyber Command: Patch Critical Atlassian Bug Now

    Sysadmins urged to take action immediately

  7. SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams

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

  8. Dallas School District Reveals Major Data Breach

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

  9. DHS Makes Senior Cybersecurity Appointments

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

  10. Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health

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

  11. Student Sues Syracuse University Over Data Breach

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

  12. 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

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

    White House issues best practices for ransomware protection

  14. FTC Bans Stalkerware App in Industry First

    Regulator comes down hard on SpyFone and its CEO

  15. 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

  16. FBI Warns Food and Agriculture Firms of Ransomware Threat

    IoT and OT systems have expanded the attack surface

  17. US Imprisons Dark Web Moderator

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

  18. UK Gun Owners' Data Exposed

    Addresses of British firearm owners leaked online after gun e-tailer confirms data breach

  19. WhatsApp Fined €225m for GDPR Violations

    Ireland's DPC has issued the penalty following an investigation into whether WhatsApp has failed to discharge GDPR transparency obligations

  20. UK Researchers Invent Device to Thwart USB Malware

    Device disguises computer OS whilst scanning thumb drive

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