Infosecurity News

Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance Illegal
Case could pave way for challenges to Snooper’s Charter

US to Regulate Pipeline Cybersecurity
Department of Homeland Security to issue first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial cyber-attack

E-tailers See Surge in Automated Fraud
Research into 2020 automated e-commerce fraud finds higher volume, frequency and sophistication

Coast Guard to Create Red Team
US Coast Guard to establish Cyber Operational Assessments Branch and form first red team

Three-Quarters of CISOs Predict Another SolarWinds-Style Attack
Splunk warns that cloud complexity is a major threat

Cyber-Insurance Premiums Surged by Up to 30% in 2020
GAO report warns of lower coverage limits for some verticals

GDPR Anniversary: Security Leaders More Concerned About Litigation Than Fines
90% of security leaders are concerned about data breach litigation because of GDPR

Only Two-Fifths of UK Firms Report Data Breaches On Time
On third GDPR anniversary, widespread confusion still reigns

FBI Employee Indicted Over Illegal Document Removal
Intelligence analyst allegedly took secret national security documents home for more than a decade

Cybersecurity Lecturer Wins Lloyd’s Science of Risk Prize
University of Plymouth lecturer scoops prize for work on maritime cybersecurity research

Michigan Man Admits Selling UPMC Employee Data
"TheDearthStar" hacker confesses to stealing and selling PII of more than 65,000 medical center employees

Amex Fined After Sending Over Four Million Spam Emails
ICO claims customers did not consent to receiving marketing messages

Air India: Supplier Breach Hit 4.5 Million Passengers
Fallout from the SITA incident in March continues

Insurance Giant Reportedly Paid $40 Million Ransom
CNA Financial was struck in March this year

iC3 Logs Six Millionth Complaint
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center passes complaint milestone

Telemarketing Fraudster Jailed for 10 Years
Scammer partnered with Peruvian call centers to extort $3.5m from Spanish-speaking US residents

Ransomware Gang Gifts Decryption Tool to HSE
Cyber-criminals give Irish health system free decryption tool after crippling it with ransomware

Report Shows Global CISOs Failing to Practice What They Preach
Report reveals widespread risky behavior from IT security leaders

Global Credential Stuffing Attempts Hit 193 Billion in 2020
Akamai claims web app attacks also surged to 6.3 billion

Cloud Misconfiguration Exposes 100M+ Android Users
Check Point reveals series of mistakes by developers



