Infosecurity News
Fitch Partners with SecurityScorecard to Help Investors Assess Businesses’ Cyber-Risk
The growing threat landscape has made investors more concerned about companies' cybersecurity postures
Cyber-Attack Shutters Half of Tasmania’s Casinos
Casino operator Federal Group forced to close venues after ransomware attack
McAfee: COVID-19 Themed Attacks Continue to Surge
Overall malware detections reached 648 threats per minute in Q4 2020
Destructive Attacks Surged in 2020 for Financial Institutions
VMware warns of sophisticated counter incident response efforts
Name:Wreck Bugs Could Impact 100M IoT Devices
Exploitation could deny service or enable remote code execution
Food Shortages at Dutch Supermarkets After Ransomware Outage
Logistics provider Bakker Logistiek suffered attack over Easter
UK Sports Teams Boycott Social Media
Sporting stars step back from social media to raise awareness of online abuse
Biden Nominates More Ex-NSA Officials to Top Cybersecurity Roles
Two former National Security Agency workers selected by Biden for senior cyber jobs
Iran Nuclear Facility Suffers Cyber-Attack
Israeli public media claims Israel was behind a cyber-attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear complex
Cyber-criminals Increasingly Leveraging Debates About Travel During #COVID19 to Launch Attacks
A 93% rise in malicious COVID-related domains created using the word 'travel' has been detected
Europol: “Virtually All” Crime Now Has a Digital Element
Criminals are increasingly leveraging digital tech in areas such as communication and finances
Brits Still Confused by Multi-Factor Authentication
FIDO Alliance warns that social media accounts are at risk
Over 90% of Organizations Hit by a Mobile Malware Attack in 2020
Check Point warns of MDM threats and chip-based bugs
Man Arrested After Failed AWS Bomb Plot
Individual allegedly wanted to “kill off 70% of the internet”
Facebook Removes 16k Groups for Trading Fake Reviews
Double intervention by UK watchdog prompts Facebook to axe groups trading in fake reviews
US Jails Cyber-stalker Who Targeted Attack Survivor
Florida man who cyberstalked survivor of murder attempt is sent to prison
LifeLabs Launches Vulnerability Disclosure Program
Canadian medical laboratory teams up with Bugcrowd to boost cybersecurity
NCSC: Large Number of Brits Are Using Easily Guessable Passwords
The survey found 15% of Brits use their pet's name as a password
Learning from Recent Insider Data Breaches
Organizations need to ramp up their monitoring and detection capabilities
#COVID19 Fraud Surge Threatens to Overwhelm Banks
Remote workers struggle with disjointed systems and outdated technology
