Infosecurity News

Bowser to Pay Nintendo $4.5M Restitution
Team-Xecuter hacking group member Gary Bowser admits his role in Nintendo conspiracy

US Indicts Brit Over SIM Swap Crypto Theft
Alleged Twitter hacker “PlugwalkJoe” accused of stealing $784K from Manhattan-based crypto company

Amazon Spoofed in New Attack
Impersonation attack uses legitimate Amazon links to steal financial credentials from end-users

Consumers Warned About Rise in Call Center Threats
Consumers are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated call center scams

Threat Actor Claims 'Groove' Ransomware Gang Was Hoax
Cyber-criminal called on rivals to unite against the US

Iranian Hacking Group Leaks Patient and LGBTQ Info
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis affected by ransom breach

NSO Group Blacklisted by US for Trade in Spyware
Israeli firm threatened rules-based international order, US claims

Cyber-Incident Impacts UK Labour Party
Security incident leaves “significant quantity” of Labour Party membership data inaccessible

US House Passes Acts to Help SMBs with Cybersecurity
Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act and Small Business Administration Cyber Awareness Act approved

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Flaws
New directive attempts to reduce the risk of known exploited vulnerabilities

#SecTorCa: Jeff Moss Defines the Role of Hacking
The founder of Black Hat and Defcon details what hacking is all about

Holiday Shopping Disruption Beckons as Retail Bot Attacks Surge 13%
Malicious cyber activity could compound supply chain issues

Student Loans Company Dismissals Highlight Insider Risk
Freedom of Information request reveals staff accessed friends’ accounts

ICO Collects Just 26% of Value of Fines Since 2020
Appeals process can take years to resolve

Annual Cost of Child Identity Fraud Almost $1Bn
New research explores impact of identity theft and fraud that targets America’s children

FTC Updates Safeguards Rule
Financial institutions told exactly how they must secure their customers’ financial data

#WebSummit2021: Thierry Henry Launches Platform to Tackle Online Bullying
Thierry Henry today announced a partnership with sports brand PUMA to create a platform, and campaign, that will highlight online hate crime

Cyberversity Helps Budding Cyber Pros
Free career initiative is helping cybersecurity job seekers make industry connections

56% of UK Businesses Plan to Hire a CISO
Currently, just a quarter of UK businesses have a CISO in place

Most Computer Code Compilers Vulnerable to Novel Attacks
Most computer code compilers are at risk of ‘Trojan source’ attacks in which adversaries can introduce targeted vulnerabilities into any software



