Infosecurity News

Louisiana College Cyber-Thief Sentenced
US imprisons college comptroller who faked refunds to steal over a quarter of a million dollars

119,000 Threats Per Minute Detected in 2020
Trend Micro found and blocked more than 62.6 billion cyber-threats last year

Aston Martin Partners with SentinelOne
SentinelOne named official cybersecurity partner of Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team

84% of CNI Orgs Experienced Cyber-Attacks in the Last Year
93% of orgs that experienced attacks admitted at least one was successful

In-House Legal Teams Increasingly Responsible for Cybersecurity
ACC survey finds cybersecurity has overtaken compliance as most important business issue, according to chief legal officers

Experts Discuss How #COVID19 Impacted the Cyber-Threat Landscape
How have the types of attacks and their targets changed in the past year?

Think Tank Warns of “Silent Stealing” Fraud
Scammers may be going downmarket to target consumers

FireEye: Accellion FTA Attacks Could be FIN11
Cybercrime group linked to theft and extortion

Most Firms Now Fear Nation State Attack
Cybersecurity Tech Accord calls for closer government engagement

New Partnership Launched to Improve Cyber-Resilience in Scotland
CyberScotland partnership has already launched an online resource for individuals and organizations

Former Employee Behind Earthquakes Stadium Hack
Spiteful fired employee lost San Jose stadium concessionaire hundreds of thousands of dollars

Content Provenance Group Formed
Media and tech companies ally to tackle disinformation and fraudulent online content

Silicon Valley VC Firm Phished
Sequoia Capital tells investors that it has been hacked

Kaspersky Appoints Christopher Hurst GM of UK and Ireland
Industry veteran to help drive continued enterprise and channel growth

BBC Reports Theft of 105 Electrical Devices
Devices such as laptops and mobile phones taken from BBC premises in the past two years

US Retailer Kroger Admits Accellion Breach
FTA platform exploited to compromise data

Concern as Attacker “Breakout” Time Halves in 2020
CrowdStrike warns of rising e-crime and nation state activity

CIS Offers Free DNS Security Tool for US Hospitals
Akamai-powered MDBR service blocks traffic to suspicious domains

US Arrests Six Alleged Cyber-Scam Money Launderers
Charges brought against alleged members of $50m fraud and money-laundering ring

Kia Denies Ransomware Attack
Car maker says this week’s network outage was not linked to ransomware



