Infosecurity News

DarkSide Gang Retires on $90m
Wallet containing Bitcoin worth over $90m is reportedly ransomware gang’s ill-gotten gains

#DTX: Security Pros Must Focus on Human Behaviors to Address Cyber-challenges
There's more the industry can do to prevent social engineering attacks and scams

Regulator Fines QR Code Provider Which Spammed Customers
St Albans company sent 84,000 nuisance emails

RDP Hijacked for Lateral Movement in 69% of Attacks
Sophos report warns that dwell time is up to 11 days

Recruiter’s Cloud Snafu Exposes 20,000 CVs and ID Documents
Misconfigured AWS bucket again to blame

#RSAC: Solving the Ransomware Scourge Requires a Coordinated Effort
What is the current state of ransomware and what needs to be done to stop it? A panel of experts at the RSA Conference has a few ideas

#RSAC: Does the US Need a National Breach Reporting Law?
Panelists at the RSA Conference 2021, including the FBI and US Department of Justice, make a case for a national standard for data breach reporting

#RSAC: Anne Neuberger Sets Out Biden Administration’s Plan to Modernize US Cyber-defenses
Anne Neuberger outlines three areas of focus for the Biden administration to enhance the US's cybersecurity

#RSAC: McAfee CTO Calls for Risk Decisions Based on Science Not Headlines
McAfee senior vice president and CTO, Steve Grobman, took to the virtual stage at RSA Conference on May 18 with a call to action: reconsider the perception of risk by looking at data, not headlines

Q1 2021 Sees 2.9 Million DDoS Attacks Launched
DDoS attacks in Q1 2021 up 31% YoY, according to new research

Oregonian Indicted Over International Streaming Fraud
AccountBot suspect allegedly stole and resold millions of customers’ login credentials

IBM to Acquire Waeg
Deal to acquire European Salesforce Consulting Partner expected to close this quarter

Consumers Warned About Surge in Meal Kit Delivery Scams
Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating meal kit delivery companies like Gousto

Families of Missing Persons Receive Fake Ransom Demands
FBI warns that extortion scams are increasing

NCSC Renews Bid to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Cyber
Second annual survey will seek out areas for improvement

AXA Faces DDoS After Ransomware Attack
Avaddon group warns of more damage ahead

#RSAC: Bruce Schneier Warns of the Coming AI Hackers
AI hacking has the potential to reshape the cybersecurity landscape for good or for evil, Schneier warns in a grim RSA Conference keynote

#RSAC: The Invisible War of Internet Misinformation
RSA Conference keynoter Theresa Payton outlines how misinformation works and what organizations can do to help combat it

#RSAC: RSA CEO Details the Challenges of Resilience in a World of Chaos
RSA CEO Rohit Ghai kicks off the annual RSA Security conference with an inspirational keynote defining what resilience is really all about.

#RSAC: Netflix Exec Explains Where Infosec Pros are Going Wrong
There are several hard truths that need to be addressed in the industry



