Infosecurity News

#COVID19 Fraud Surge Threatens to Overwhelm Banks
Remote workers struggle with disjointed systems and outdated technology

Hackers Hacked as Underground Carding Site is Breached
Swarmshop admins, buyers and sellers on the receiving end of cyber-attack

UK Firms Suffer Record Number of Cyber-Attacks in Q1
Remote working continues to expose organizations

College Track Coach Accused of Cyberstalking
Athletics coach arrested on suspicion of tricking female athletes into sending him nudes

Stimulus Stimulates Unemployment Scams
Suspicious unemployment-related emails up 50% in US since late February

Americans Avoid Sites After Forgetting Passwords
Password forgetfulness triggers site and account avoidance in 64% of Americans

Online Fraud in the UK Up 179% in the Last Decade
UK has been more heavily impacted by online fraud than any other country in Europe

Armed Conflict Draws Closer as State-Backed Cyber-Attacks Intensify
HP report reveals 100% increase in government-sponsored attacks

ACC Launches Data Security Program for Law Firms
Program will enable prospective clients to assess and compare law firms’ data security standards

Number of US Breach Victims Jumps 564% in Q1 2021
ITRC data reveals an increase of just 12% in incidents

Italian Arrested After Allegedly Paying Hitman to Murder Ex-Girlfriend
Europol officers analyzed crypto-transactions to trace individual

Consulting Firm Data Breach Impacts MSU
Michigan State University affected by ransomware attack on contractor’s law firm

IT Pros Share Work Devices with Household
Nearly a quarter of IT security professionals let household members use their work devices

Phishing Emails Most Commonly Originate from Eastern Europe
The five countries sending the highest proportion of phishing emails are from Eastern Europe

Chemical Weapon Shopping Sends Dark Web User to Prison
Broken-hearted American locked up for 12 years for trying to buy chemical weapon on dark web

Privacy Concern Over Scotland’s New #COVID19 Check-In App
Check In Scotland uploads and stores venue check-in data to a centralized database

Cybersecurity Industry Must Find Solutions for Third Party Data Security
The growing use of third parties has thrown up major data security challenges

Wormable Netflix Malware Spreads Via WhatsApp Messages
Check Point says threat is designed to phish for log-ins and card details

CISA: Patch Legacy SAP Vulnerabilities Urgently
Onapsis report claims some exploited bugs date back to 2010

Office Depot Europe Configuration Error Exposes One Million Records
Researchers say Elasticsearch database may have been open for 10 days



