Infosecurity News
Cloud Database Exposes 800M+ WordPress Users' Records
Misconfiguration at hosting provider DreamHost led to the privacy breach
Cyber-stalker Blackmailed Nebraska Legislature Candidate’s Wife
Nebraskan found guilty of sending indecent images and threatening emails to Diane Parris
Data Breach at WorkForce West Virginia
Mountain State governor confirms data breach impacting jobseekers’ database
Linguist Jailed for Sharing US Defense Secrets
Defense Department employee who passed secrets to Hizballah is sentenced to 23 years in prison
Google Pushes Back Cookie Removal Plans to 2023
Google's plan to deprecate third-party tracking cookies from its Chrome browser delayed to 2023
Ransomware Attacks Decline as Gangs Focus on Lucrative Targets
The volume of ransomware attacks fell by 50% in Q1 2021, with a shift to targeting fewer, larger targets
Ransom Leak Sites Reveal 422% Annual Increase in Victims
News comes as most infosec professionals want to see ransom payments banned
Nuisance Call Company Fined £130,000 After Eight-Month Blitz
East Sussex-based firm made nearly one million unwanted calls
Cyber-Attacks Are Primary Funding Source for North Korea
Venafi warns other sanctioned countries could follow suit
Anti-virus Pioneer John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell
McAfee, of the antivirus firm that bore his name, allegedly committed suicide while in holding awaiting extradition to the U.S. for tax evasion
Mr. Double’s Operator Jailed
Prison for Texan behind website that published stories describing the torture and murder of children
Cyber-attack Exposes Eye Clinic Patient Data
Around 500k patient records may have been exposed in cyber-attack on Iowa’s Wolfe Eye Clinic
Employee Privacy Gap Discovered
Barely a third of companies are protecting the privacy of their workers
Gaming Industry Experiences 340% Spike in Web App Attacks
Web app attacks surged by 340% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a new study from Akamai
EU Proposes Joint Cyber Unit Amid Rising Attacks
The proposed Joint Cyber Unit aims to enable a coordinated response to cyber incidents
UK Banks Drive £77 Million Reduction in European Fraud Losses
British lenders helped continent despite rises in many countries
Nearly 10% of SMB Defense Contractors Show Evidence of Compromise
BlueVoyant uncovers widespread cyber-risk and malicious activity in US defense supply chain
Councils Reported Over 700 Data Breaches in 2020
Redscan study claims 40% of UK councils spent no money on security training
French Teens on Trial for Cyber-bullying
Landmark Parisian trial could mean prison for teens convicted of online abuse
NIST Publishes Ransomware Guidance
Draft Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Ransomware Risk Management released
