Infosecurity News

Nuclear Research Institute Breached by Suspected North Korean Hackers
South Korea’s KAERI investigating attack that exploited VPN bug

Texan Admits Data Center Bomb Plot
Wichita Falls man hoped to “kill off 70% of the internet” by obliterating Virginia data center

New Jersey Councilor Charged with Cyber-harassment
Cape May councilman charged with stalking and cyber-harassing former girlfriend

Colorado Passes New Privacy Act
Comprehensive data privacy law awaits signature of state governor

Google Spices Up Supply Chain Security with SLSA Framework
Certification will give customers confidence software hasn't been tampered with

Infosecurity Europe 2021 Postpones Live Event
Infosecurity Europe has announced that it is postponing the live event due to run at London Olympia in July, following the government’s delay in lifting the final COVID-19 restrictions

Novel Phishing Attack Abuses Google Drive and Docs
Simple technique bypasses static link scanning, researchers warn

Carnival Confirms Another Breach Impacting Staff and Passengers
Cruise line giant reveals personal information may have been taken

A Billion CVS Records Exposed
Misconfiguration error leaves CVS database without password protection

Australia Suffers Widespread Internet Outage
Akamai issue causes Aussie mail service, airlines, banks, and other businesses to lost internet

Hackers Can Spy on Peloton Workouts
Researchers find flaw enabling hackers to remotely access Peloton bike screens

LORCA Announces New Intensive Program for Most Promising Cyber Startups
LORCA Ignite is a new intensive program that will help six of the most promising cyber startups in the UK achieve rapid growth

Puzzling New Malware Blocks Access to Piracy Sites
Newly discovered threat could be the work of an anti-piracy vigilante

60% of Businesses Would Consider Paying a Ransomware Demand
One in five businesses are also prepared to spend 20% or more of their annual revenue

Amazon Web Services Misconfiguration Exposes Half a Million Cosmetics Customers
Turkish firm Cosmolog Kozmetik's error leaks personal information en masse

US Warns Russia of Cyber-Attack No-Go List
Presidents Biden and Putin will now work on a deeper cybersecurity arrangement

US Convicts Russian Malware-masker
Federal jury convicts operator of crypting service used to conceal Kelihos malware

Deloitte Acquires Terbium Labs
Baltimore-based digital risk protection company Terbium Labs is acquired by Deloitte

IAB Tech Lab Accused of “World’s Largest Data Breach”
Irish civil liberties group sues non-profit digital media consortium over real-time bidding

Members of Clop Ransomware Gang Arrested in Ukraine
A police operation in Ukraine has led to the arrest of six people allegedly part of the notorious Clop ransomware group



