Infosecurity News

UK Government Pressing Ahead with New IoT Law Amid Pandemic Smart Device Surge
The law will impose new obligations on the manufacturers of smart devices

Codecov Supply Chain Attack May Hit Thousands: Report
Investigators have reportedly already found hundreds of victim customers

Multiple APT Groups Exploit Critical Pulse Secure Zero-Day
Customers urged to take immediate action against nation state threat

MI5: 10,000+ Brits Approached by Spies on Social Site
Intelligence agency urges caution over malicious profiles

FIDO Announces New Security Standard for IoT Devices
The protocol is designed to better enable the deployment of IoT devices at scale

Dating Service Suffers Data Breach
Cyber-attackers gain access to Manhunt’s accounts database

School District’s Files Leaked in $40m Ransomware Attack
Hackers leak Florida school district’s files online when their ransom demand isn’t met

Threat Actor Claims to Have Hacked Domino’s
Hacker claims to have stolen 13TBs of data from multinational pizza chain’s Indian wing

QR Code Malware Threat as Lockdown Ends
Businesses urged to protect BYOD and corporate devices

Campus Still Closed as Portsmouth University Reels from Suspected Ransomware
Planned start to the new term is delayed after cyber-attack

UK Government Reviews Nvidia-Arm Deal on National Security Fears
Competition regulator will begin phase one investigation

UK Government Unveils Plans to Speed Up Rollout of 5G Technology
Under the proposals, it will be easier to introduced 5G-connected technology, particularly in countryside areas.

Cloudflare Announces First Canadian Office
American tech company’s plan to open new office in Toronto is welcomed by city’s mayor

Mastercard to Acquire Ekata
Digital ID verification company to be acquired for $850m

US Charges Nigerian with Elder Fraud
Maryland resident accused of conning seniors out of nearly half a million dollars over social media

Google Trumpets New Mobile App Security Standard
Tech giant encourages developers to get on board

FIN7 Sysadmin Gets 10 Years Behind Bars
Carbanak manager was recruited via Combi Security front company

ICO Issued Over £42 Million in Fines Last Year
Question marks remain over regulator’s ability to collect

US Indicts SecondEye Operators
Two charged over sale of thousands of false identity documents on dark net

US Issues Russian SVR Warning
America urges organizations to patch five vulnerabilities being exploited by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service



