Infosecurity News

81% of UK Retailers Leaving Customers at Risk of Email Fraud Ahead of #BlackFriday
The research found that over a third of UK retailers have no published DMARC record at all

Over a Fifth of UK Cyber Workers Experience Discrimination
Much work still to do on diversity and inclusion, says NCSC

More Ransomware Attacks Up to September Than Whole of 2020
UK firms struggling to turn increased spending into better outcomes

Over 4000 UK Retailers Compromised by Magecart Attacks
NCSC notifies SMBs after proactive scanning program

Cisco Flaw Affects Firewalls
Newly discovered bug in two Cisco devices could lead to denial of service

Teen Accused of Stealing Bitcoin Worth $36.5m
Arrest made in biggest ever Bitcoin heist involving a single victim

GoDaddy Announces Data Breach
Web-hosting company says unauthorized third party accessed email addresses of WordPress customers

Online Payment Fraud Surges by 208% Ahead of Black Friday
Online shoppers have been warned to take extra care to check payment pages are secure this Black Friday

Hackers Exploit ProxyLogon and ProxyShell Bugs in Phishing Blitz
Exchange Server compromise enables them to send convincing internal emails

SEC Warning as Phishing and Vishing Attacks Mount
Regulator claims some scammers are using real identities of its staff

Wind Turbine Giant Offline After Cyber Incident
Vestas shuts IT systems in multiple locations

Sky Slow to Fix Bug in Routers
Entertainment company repeatedly pushed back updates after being notified of serious vulnerability

Brit Admits Role in International Movie Piracy Ring
Sparks Group member pleads guilty to illegally distributing movies and TV shows on the internet

US Charges Two Iranians with Cyber-based Electoral Interference
Hackers allegedly posed as Proud Boys to influence 2020 presidential election

#IRISSCON: 12 Ways to Defend and Respond to Cyber-Attacks Effectively
Brian Honan sets out a number of security strategies organizations should adopt to defend and respond effectively to cyber-attacks

#IRISSCON: Transition from Cybersecurity to Cyber-Immunity, Says Eugene Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky argues traditional approaches to cybersecurity are no longer sufficient for protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks

Suspected EncroChat Drug Trafficker Faces Trial
Kalman Butt is said to have used the encrypted comms platform

Malicious PyPl Packages Downloaded 40,000+ Times
Threat actors go to great lengths to stay hidden on the repository

Less than Half of Consumers Change Passwords Post-Breach
A fifth took no action at all, according to non-profit study

North Korean Cyber-criminal Recycles Tactics and Targets
Researchers investigating the activities of TA406 are left with a prevailing sense of déjà vu



