Infosecurity News

UK Cops Arrest Eight in US Celeb SIM Swap Case
Group allegedly stole funds and hijacked social media accounts

Cloud Security Firm iboss Appoints New Senior Leaders
Cloud security firm looking to continue its rapid growth

Tenable Announces Intent to Acquire Alsid
Tenable enters into $98m definitive agreement to acquire Activity Directory security startup

Researcher Hacks Apple and Microsoft
Novel supply chain attack allows researcher to hack internal systems of major companies

Hacker Admits Stealing College Girls’ Nude Snaps
New Yorker stole intimate images from social media accounts and traded them

Identity Verification Firm Veriff Appoints Amish Mody as New CFO
Moday joins Veriff from FinTech company Monese

Credential Theft Attacks Doubled Between 2016 and 2020
F5 warns of persistent credential stuffing threat

Romance Fraud Surges in Lockdown Following Shift to Online Dating
UK Finance reveals that bank transfer romance fraud increased by 20% last year

Scammers Selling Fake #COVID19 Vaccination Cards for Just $20
DomainTools says market is building for anti-vaxxers

Zero-Day and Six Publicly Disclosed CVEs Fixed by Microsoft
Patch Tuesday sees just 56 vulnerabilities addressed this month

Cyber Command Major Imprisoned for Sex Crime
US Army major gets lengthy sentence for producing child sexual abuse material

Gaming Industry Is Fraudsters’ Prime Target
Fraud booms across all industries, with gaming companies topping US victim list

Alison Partners with CODERED
Free online learning platform announces partnership with cybersecurity course provider

High Demand for Hacker Services on Dark Web Forums
Seven in 10 inquiries on dark web forums relate to gaining access to a web resource

Tanium Adds Matt Thompson to Board of Directors
Thompson becomes independent director of endpoint management and security provider

New Council Will Drive UK’s Cyber-Training and Standards
UK Cyber Security Council brings profession in line with medical, legal sectors

Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Hit By Cyber-Attack
Video game firm CD Projekt reveals a ransom note left by the attackers

Experts Warn of “Beg Bounty” Extortion Attempts
SMBs are being bombarded by unsolicited bug bounty requests

Cyber-Attacker Tries to Remotely Poison Florida City
Unknown assailant hijacked system to increase sodium hydroxide levels

Paralegal’s Pal Admits Outing Witnesses
Iowan pleads guilty to accessing sensitive, non-public information and releasing it on Facebook



