Infosecurity News
Biden Administration Cancels $10bn JEDI Contract
Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract axed, replaced with multi-vendor contract
Most Insider Data Breaches Aren't Malicious
New research finds 78% of reported breaches that involve an insider were not malicious
Over 170 Scam Cryptomining Apps Charge for Non-Existent Services
Lookout claims users have lost over $350,000 to mobile fraud
Kremlin Hackers Reportedly Breached Republican National Committee
Attempted holiday weekend raid came via third-party provider
US: We May Take Unilateral Action Against Russian Cyber-Criminals
White House says option remains if Kremlin doesn’t act
Hacker’s Mom Puts End to 10-Month Cyber-bullying Campaign
Cyber-bully appears to stop online abuse of 6th grader after being caught in the act by mom
Official Formula 1 App Hacked
Racing fans receive strange messages over holiday weekend
BA Settles with Data Breach Victims
Victims of 2018 British Airways data breach to receive confidential settlement
Industry Must Drive Forward International Collaboration on Cyber
Industry bodies need to take the lead in fostering international collaboration in cybersecurity
Brits Lose Over £1bn in Fraud So Far This Year
Brits have lost over £1bn to fraud in the first half of 2021, but cases fell significantly in Q2 compared to Q1
Japan Looks to Boost Military Cyber Experts Amid Security Threat
China and Russia blamed for increasingly hostile activity
Suspected Cyber-Criminal "Dr Hex" Tracked Down Via Phishing Kit
Group-IB researchers also benefitted from poor threat actor OpSec
REvil Group Demands $70 Million for 'Universal Decryptor'
Researchers have detected 5000 attack attempts since July 2
Attacks on UK Firms Fall for First Time in Three Years
Organizations were still targeted by one attack every 49 seconds
App Stores Remove Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing
Regulator says Chinese firm in violation of data collection rules
US Spy Agencies Investigate Kaseya Supply Chain Attack
Zero-day bug thought to have compromised MSP software provider
Hacker Blamed for Reality TV Star’s ‘Death’
Celebrity says social media posts reporting her sudden death were work of bad actor
Private Eye Charged in Hacking Scheme Seeks Plea Deal
Suspect held in New York since 2019 over international hacker-for-hire scheme is ready to negotiate
ACH Data Security Rule Takes Effect
Sensitive financial information must now be unreadable when stored electronically
Smart Home Experiences Over 12,000 Cyber-Attacks in a Week
A Which? analysis found that that a home filled with smart devices was targeted by over 12,000 unique scans/hacks in a single week
