Infosecurity News

Cancer Patients Diverted After Cyber-Attack on MedTech Firm
Supply chain attack caused disruption across the country

First Horizon Bank Customers Have Account Funds Drained
Attackers stole less than $1 million after breaching internal security

US Arrests Alleged Crypto Mixer
Man suspected of laundering around $336m in Bitcoin via a crypto-mixing service is arrested

Data Breach Impacts 1 in 4 Wyomingites
Wyoming Department of Health exposes test results of more than a quarter of state residents on GitHub

Alsid SAS Acquired by Tenable
Tenable acquires Active Directory security firm and launches new solution

G7 Nations Sign Declaration to Keep the Internet Safe and Open
The declaration has come amid concerns about the influence of illiberal nations and big tech in cyberspace

#GartnerIAM: Pandemic Disruption Necessitates a Transformation in Identity Access Management
IAM has to be radically altered in light of distributed workforces

Security Spending Doubles but Two-Fifths of Firms Suffer Breaches
Hiscox claims just a fifth of organizations are cyber “experts”

Average Ransom Surges 43% After Accellion Attacks
Coveware claims Clop group drove up cybercrime gains in Q1 2021

#COVID19 Rattles Banks and Insurers as Security Budgets Are Slashed
Financial firms and their customers suffer surge in attacks during 2020

Kik Tip Leads to Kindergarten Teacher’s Arrest
Cyber-tip about child sexual abuse material sharing leads to arrest of Indiana teacher

Threat Actors Impersonate Chase Bank
Cyber-criminals launch credential phishing attacks targeting Chase bank customers

Online Music Marketplace Suffers Data Breach
Cybersecurity researcher finds millions of Reverb.com records on unprotected server

Parents Should Take Action to Protect Children from Cyber-Risks
What are the cyber-risks facing children, and how can these be tackled by parents?

REvil Removes Apple Extortion Attempt from Site: Report
Mystery as ransomware group deletes all mention of scheme

Private Equity Giant Snaps Up Proofpoint for $12.3 billion
Thoma Bravo will add the SaaS player to its large security portfolio

Ransomware Group Threatens DC Cops with Informant Data Leak
Babuk is reportedly ready to share info with local gangs

Nintendo Sues Bowser
Gaming giant files lawsuit against alleged leader of video game piracy group

Cyber-attack on NBA Team
Investigation launched into cyber-attack on Houston Rockets

Space Command to Launch Dedicated Cyber Center
Joint cyber center planned to help Cyber Command and Space Command integrate



