Infosecurity News

  1. Ireland's Gardai Clamps Down on HSE Cyber-Attackers

    The seizure of the websites had “directly prevented” other ransomware attacks globally

  2. Pro-Russian Disinformation Systematically Spread Using Western Media Channels

    Comments posted in reader comments sections are used as the basis of Russian news stories about politically controversial events

  3. US Cyber Command: Patch Critical Atlassian Bug Now

    Sysadmins urged to take action immediately

  4. SEC: Beware Hurricane Ida Investment Scams

    Fraudsters looking to cash-in on recovery and clean-up operation

  5. Dallas School District Reveals Major Data Breach

    Student, parent and employee info dating back to 2010 was taken

  6. DHS Makes Senior Cybersecurity Appointments

    US Department of Homeland Security names new chief technology officer and new CISA chief information officer

  7. Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health

    Nine months after Accellion breach, Michigan’s largest healthcare provider joins victim list

  8. Student Sues Syracuse University Over Data Breach

    Class action lawsuit filed against university after exposure of thousands of students’ Social Security numbers

  9. Eight US States to Begin Accepting Digital Driving Licenses

    Apple has revealed eight US states will start accepting driver's licenses and other state IDs that are stored on iPhones

  10. Tech CEOs: Multi-Factor Authentication Can Prevent 90% of Attacks

    White House issues best practices for ransomware protection

  11. FTC Bans Stalkerware App in Industry First

    Regulator comes down hard on SpyFone and its CEO

  12. Texan Accused of Cyber-Stalking and Murder Dies in Jail

    Andy Castillo, who was indicted on capital murder charges and was accused of cyber-stalking, has died in jail

  13. FBI Warns Food and Agriculture Firms of Ransomware Threat

    IoT and OT systems have expanded the attack surface

  14. US Imprisons Dark Web Moderator

    Illinoisan who moderated child sexual abuse material website will spend next decade behind bars

  15. UK Gun Owners' Data Exposed

    Addresses of British firearm owners leaked online after gun e-tailer confirms data breach

  16. WhatsApp Fined €225m for GDPR Violations

    Ireland's DPC has issued the penalty following an investigation into whether WhatsApp has failed to discharge GDPR transparency obligations

  17. UK Researchers Invent Device to Thwart USB Malware

    Device disguises computer OS whilst scanning thumb drive

  18. Bad Bots Focus Attacks on E-Commerce Targets

    Barracuda Networks claims their activity makes up 39% of all traffic

  19. Sacked Employee Deletes 21GB of Credit Union Files

    IT support too slow in disabling network access for Brooklyn woman

  20. Australian Couple Admits “Serious Cyber Hacking Offenses”

    Prosecutors request jail terms for Adelaide couple linked with an $11m identity theft scam

What’s Hot on Infosecurity Magazine?