Infosecurity News

Three-Quarters of SMBs Can't Repel Cyber-Attacks
Two-fifths admit alert overload is a significant challenge

California Cops Launch ALPR Transparency Portal
Piedmont police share data on Automated License Plate Recognition technology use

Ohio Medicaid Provider Suffers Data Breach
Personal data could have been stolen in unauthorized access incident at Maximus

Finger Scanning Costs Six Flags $36m
American amusement park agrees to $36m settlement over use of finger-scan entry gates

UK Parliamentary Staffers Lost 96 Devices in Past Two Years
Fears have been raised that sensitive public data has fallen into the hands of cyber-criminals

Amazon Prime Day - Beware of Phishing Deluge, Experts Warn
Shoppers urged not to click on links in unsolicited emails and texts

Over 30,000 Fertility Clinic Patients Hit by Ransomware Data Breach
Atlanta-based Reproductive Biology Associates claims data has been deleted

Nuclear Research Institute Breached by Suspected North Korean Hackers
South Korea’s KAERI investigating attack that exploited VPN bug

Texan Admits Data Center Bomb Plot
Wichita Falls man hoped to “kill off 70% of the internet” by obliterating Virginia data center

New Jersey Councilor Charged with Cyber-harassment
Cape May councilman charged with stalking and cyber-harassing former girlfriend

Colorado Passes New Privacy Act
Comprehensive data privacy law awaits signature of state governor

Google Spices Up Supply Chain Security with SLSA Framework
Certification will give customers confidence software hasn't been tampered with

Infosecurity Europe 2021 Postpones Live Event
Infosecurity Europe has announced that it is postponing the live event due to run at London Olympia in July, following the government’s delay in lifting the final COVID-19 restrictions

Novel Phishing Attack Abuses Google Drive and Docs
Simple technique bypasses static link scanning, researchers warn

Carnival Confirms Another Breach Impacting Staff and Passengers
Cruise line giant reveals personal information may have been taken

A Billion CVS Records Exposed
Misconfiguration error leaves CVS database without password protection

Australia Suffers Widespread Internet Outage
Akamai issue causes Aussie mail service, airlines, banks, and other businesses to lost internet

Hackers Can Spy on Peloton Workouts
Researchers find flaw enabling hackers to remotely access Peloton bike screens

LORCA Announces New Intensive Program for Most Promising Cyber Startups
LORCA Ignite is a new intensive program that will help six of the most promising cyber startups in the UK achieve rapid growth

Puzzling New Malware Blocks Access to Piracy Sites
Newly discovered threat could be the work of an anti-piracy vigilante



