Infosecurity News
Bad Bots Focus Attacks on E-Commerce Targets
Barracuda Networks claims their activity makes up 39% of all traffic
Sacked Employee Deletes 21GB of Credit Union Files
IT support too slow in disabling network access for Brooklyn woman
Australian Couple Admits “Serious Cyber Hacking Offenses”
Prosecutors request jail terms for Adelaide couple linked with an $11m identity theft scam
SAP HANA SECURITY Solution Acquired by XYPRO
Workload Aware Security acquired by XYPRO from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SEC Sanctions Eight Firms Over Deficient Cybersecurity Procedures
United States Securities and Exchange Commission announces three new actions
UK Cyber Security Council Appoints New Chief Executive
Simon Hepburn will lead the UK Cyber Security Council as it begins its work in driving skills and excellence in the cybersecurity industry
91% of Industrial Organizations Can Be Penetrated by Hackers
Malicious actors can potentially cause severe damage and even fatalities when they gain access to an industrial company's corporate network
Ransomware Attacks Soar 288% in First Half of 2021
NCC Group says largest number came from Conti group
CISA: Plan Now to Avoid Labor Day Breach
Alert warns of ransomware attacks on holiday weekends
Banksy NFT Scammer Returns £240,000 to Victim
Fraudster appears to have inserted fake auction link on official site
Victim of Cyber-Theft Sues Parents of Alleged Culprits
After hiring investigators to track his stolen Bitcoin, cybercrime victim sues alleged schoolboy cyber-thieves
Indonesians Told to Delete Unsecured Tracing App
Ministry of Health urges public to ditch test and trace app over unprotected data concerns
Illinois Physicians Notify 600K Patients of Data Breach
DuPage Medical Group says hack may have exposed patients’ information
UK Government Considers New Regulations for Video Streaming Platforms
A consultation has begun on ways to protect users from harmful content such as misinformation
Ransomware May Have Cost US Schools Over $6bn in 2020
Comparitech study finds threat actors going after bigger targets
Fines Issued by the ICO Surge by 1580% in 2020/21
Fines issued by the ICO in FY 2020/21 reached a record £42m, a 1580% increase on the previous year
Report Warns of COP26 Cyber-Threat to Glasgow
Rail infrastructure and local businesses could be hit
Bangkok Airways Admits Attackers Stole Passenger Data
Notice coincides with LockBit 2.0 leak threat online
Rights Group Advises Afghans to Delete Data
Group fears Taliban may use biometric databases to target Afghans with ties to previous government
Cyber-thieves Hit DeFi Platform Again
Cream Finance loses tokens and crypto worth $25m in second flash loan attack
