Infosecurity News

Thycotic and Centrify Complete Merger to Expand PAM Offerings
The newly merged company will operate under the temporary name of ThycoticCentrify

Bad Bots Could Disrupt #COVID19 Vaccine Rollout
Scalper bots have already been cashing-in on the pandemic

Microsoft Patches Four More Critical Exchange Server Bugs
NSA reported the vulnerabilities as Patch Tuesday CVEs top 100

FBI Removes Web Shells from Infected Exchange Servers
Aggressive action designed to head-off persistent security threat

Cyber-bullied Teen Takes Own Life
New York teen kills himself after being bullied and blackmailed online

Cybersecurity Services Market to be Worth $192.7bn
New research suggests global cybersecurity market will be worth $192.7bn by 2028

Fitch Partners with SecurityScorecard to Help Investors Assess Businesses’ Cyber-Risk
The growing threat landscape has made investors more concerned about companies' cybersecurity postures

Cyber-Attack Shutters Half of Tasmania’s Casinos
Casino operator Federal Group forced to close venues after ransomware attack

McAfee: COVID-19 Themed Attacks Continue to Surge
Overall malware detections reached 648 threats per minute in Q4 2020

Destructive Attacks Surged in 2020 for Financial Institutions
VMware warns of sophisticated counter incident response efforts

Name:Wreck Bugs Could Impact 100M IoT Devices
Exploitation could deny service or enable remote code execution

Food Shortages at Dutch Supermarkets After Ransomware Outage
Logistics provider Bakker Logistiek suffered attack over Easter

UK Sports Teams Boycott Social Media
Sporting stars step back from social media to raise awareness of online abuse

Biden Nominates More Ex-NSA Officials to Top Cybersecurity Roles
Two former National Security Agency workers selected by Biden for senior cyber jobs

Iran Nuclear Facility Suffers Cyber-Attack
Israeli public media claims Israel was behind a cyber-attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear complex

Cyber-criminals Increasingly Leveraging Debates About Travel During #COVID19 to Launch Attacks
A 93% rise in malicious COVID-related domains created using the word 'travel' has been detected

Europol: “Virtually All” Crime Now Has a Digital Element
Criminals are increasingly leveraging digital tech in areas such as communication and finances

Brits Still Confused by Multi-Factor Authentication
FIDO Alliance warns that social media accounts are at risk

Over 90% of Organizations Hit by a Mobile Malware Attack in 2020
Check Point warns of MDM threats and chip-based bugs

Man Arrested After Failed AWS Bomb Plot
Individual allegedly wanted to “kill off 70% of the internet”



