Infosecurity News

US Cyber Command: Patch Critical Atlassian Bug Now
Sysadmins urged to take action immediately

SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams
Fraudsters looking to cash-in on recovery and clean-up operation

Dallas School District Reveals Major Data Breach
Student, parent and employee info dating back to 2010 was taken

DHS Makes Senior Cybersecurity Appointments
US Department of Homeland Security names new chief technology officer and new CISA chief information officer

Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health
Nine months after Accellion breach, Michigan’s largest healthcare provider joins victim list

Student Sues Syracuse University Over Data Breach
Class action lawsuit filed against university after exposure of thousands of students’ Social Security numbers

Eight US States to Begin Accepting Digital Driving Licenses
Apple has revealed eight US states will start accepting driver's licenses and other state IDs that are stored on iPhones

Tech CEOs: Multi-Factor Authentication Can Prevent 90% of Attacks
White House issues best practices for ransomware protection

FTC Bans Stalkerware App in Industry First
Regulator comes down hard on SpyFone and its CEO

Texan Accused of Cyber-Stalking and Murder Dies in Jail
Andy Castillo, who was indicted on capital murder charges and was accused of cyber-stalking, has died in jail

FBI Warns Food and Agriculture Firms of Ransomware Threat
IoT and OT systems have expanded the attack surface

US Imprisons Dark Web Moderator
Illinoisan who moderated child sexual abuse material website will spend next decade behind bars

UK Gun Owners' Data Exposed
Addresses of British firearm owners leaked online after gun e-tailer confirms data breach

WhatsApp Fined €225m for GDPR Violations
Ireland's DPC has issued the penalty following an investigation into whether WhatsApp has failed to discharge GDPR transparency obligations

UK Researchers Invent Device to Thwart USB Malware
Device disguises computer OS whilst scanning thumb drive

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



