Infosecurity News
May 2021 Saw a 440% Increase in Phishing
Around half of businesses and consumers saw at least one sustained additional infection in May 2021, according to a new Webroot report
House of Commons Beefs up Cyber Training Following Matt Hancock CCTV Leak Scandal
2,658 HoC staff members were put through a cybersecurity training course during the 2020/21 financial year
NCSC Sticks by 'Three Random Words' Strategy for Passwords
Using random words is more effective than using complex combinations for passwords, says the National Cyber Security Council (NCSC)
#DEFCON: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in the Global Food Supply Chain
A security researcher reveals how it was possible to exploit the command center for global farming equipment, which could have had disastrous consequences
#DEFCON: Exploiting Physical Shopping Carts for Denial of Shopping
Physical shopping carts used by retailers can potentially be locked or unlocked by hacker, though the actual risk is small
#DEFCON: Why Social Media Security is Election Security
Though the big social media platforms claim to have made progress, researcher alleges little has been achieved, and it's still possible to disseminate false information
#DEFCON: Hacking RFID Attendance Systems with a Time Turner
Student researcher reveals how it could be possible to hack an attendance system remotely and also change the responses that other students provide
#DEFCON: Ransomware Moves from Nuisance to Scourge
A panel of experts debate what needs to be done to combat the increasing growth and impact of ransomware
#DEFCON: A Bad eBook Can Take Over Your Kindle (or Worse)
Reading isn't always good for you, as a hacker reveals that a malicious eBook could potentially lead to a very bad day for a victim
Disney Employees Among Those Arrested in Child Abuse Sting
Three Disney workers were among 17 suspects arrested in Florida’s Operation Child Protector
US Imprisons Drone Whistleblower
NSA analyst who leaked details of drone strikes carried out under Obama gets 45-month sentence
Data Breach at University of Kentucky
Flawed server exposes email addresses of more than 355,000 students and teaching staff
Apple Announces New Machine Learning-led Child Safety Features
Apple's new features are designed to protect children from child abuse materials
Millions of Senior Citizens' Personal Data Exposed by Misconfiguration
Personal data of more than three million people were compromised by a misconfigured bucket
#BHUSA: DHS Chief: 'We are Competing for the Future of Cyberspace'
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identifies the future of the internet as a challenge of two very different visions
#BHUSA: Researchers Reveal DBREACH as New Attack Against Databases
DBREACH—Database Reconnaissance and Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression Heuristics—is a new theoretical attack that could one day be much more than theoretical
#BHUSA: Windows Hello Passwordless Bypass Revealed
Using a pic of the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants, a researcher figures out an approach to bypass Windows Hello facial-recognition security
#BHUSA: CISA Director Advocates for New Partnership to Improve Cybersecurity
CISA head wants to encourage public–private operational collaboration and information sharing with new initiatives
#BHUSA: Looking for Vulnerabilities in Hospital Pneumatic Tubes
While the internet itself might not actually be a series of tubes, hospitals that connect to the internet do use pneumatic tubes that could potentially be at risk
US Teams Up with Companies to Defend Critical Infrastructure
Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative will see US government working with tech’s key players
