Infosecurity News
Cyber-attack Exposes Eye Clinic Patient Data
Around 500k patient records may have been exposed in cyber-attack on Iowa’s Wolfe Eye Clinic
Employee Privacy Gap Discovered
Barely a third of companies are protecting the privacy of their workers
Gaming Industry Experiences 340% Spike in Web App Attacks
Web app attacks surged by 340% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a new study from Akamai
EU Proposes Joint Cyber Unit Amid Rising Attacks
The proposed Joint Cyber Unit aims to enable a coordinated response to cyber incidents
UK Banks Drive £77 Million Reduction in European Fraud Losses
British lenders helped continent despite rises in many countries
Nearly 10% of SMB Defense Contractors Show Evidence of Compromise
BlueVoyant uncovers widespread cyber-risk and malicious activity in US defense supply chain
Councils Reported Over 700 Data Breaches in 2020
Redscan study claims 40% of UK councils spent no money on security training
French Teens on Trial for Cyber-bullying
Landmark Parisian trial could mean prison for teens convicted of online abuse
NIST Publishes Ransomware Guidance
Draft Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Ransomware Risk Management released
SEC Probes SolarWinds Breach Disclosure Failures
Companies being investigated on suspicion of hiding the fact they got hacked
New Tool Launched to Remove Nude Images of Children Online
Children worried about nude content appearing online can now access a tool to restrict content being shared
Fifth of Google Play Apps Violate Child Protection Law
One in five apps designed for children contravened the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Ransomware Payments Could Be Tax Deductible - Report
Another silver lining for firms that choose to pay their extorters
Three-Quarters of SMBs Can't Repel Cyber-Attacks
Two-fifths admit alert overload is a significant challenge
California Cops Launch ALPR Transparency Portal
Piedmont police share data on Automated License Plate Recognition technology use
Ohio Medicaid Provider Suffers Data Breach
Personal data could have been stolen in unauthorized access incident at Maximus
Finger Scanning Costs Six Flags $36m
American amusement park agrees to $36m settlement over use of finger-scan entry gates
UK Parliamentary Staffers Lost 96 Devices in Past Two Years
Fears have been raised that sensitive public data has fallen into the hands of cyber-criminals
Amazon Prime Day - Beware of Phishing Deluge, Experts Warn
Shoppers urged not to click on links in unsolicited emails and texts
Over 30,000 Fertility Clinic Patients Hit by Ransomware Data Breach
Atlanta-based Reproductive Biology Associates claims data has been deleted
