Infosecurity News

Man Charged in $11m Crypto Scheme that Featured Steven Seagal
Actor drawn in to promote scam ICO

FTC: #COVID19 Helped Double Identity Theft in 2020
Scams targeted stimulus checks for individuals and businesses

Greek Police to Introduce Live Facial Recognition
Live facial recognition and fingerprint ID tech to be issued to Greek police this summer

Michigan Computer Science Professor Charged with Sex Crime
University of Michigan professor placed on leave after being charged with sexual abuse of minor

Rapid7 Expands Cloud Security Portfolio with Acquisition of Alcide
Rapid7 announces second acquisition in a year

China Steals Personal Data of 80% of US Adults
CBS report warns PRC government may have stolen personal info of 80% of adult Americans

Facial Recognition Ethical Framework Launched by BSIA
Guide encompasses useful terms, abbreviations and ethical issues

Researchers Spot SonicWall Exploit in the Wild
NCC Group urges customers to check logs

Trickbot Trojan Back from the Dead in New Campaign
Infamous Trojan is spreading again, says Menlo Security

Global Government Outsourcer Serco Hit by Ransomware
Report suggests firm was targeted by Babuk strain

Cyber-Cop Charged with Forgery and Bigamy
Nevada Cop who headed cybercrimes unit is arrested on seven felony counts

Miss England Held to Ransom by Cyber-attackers
Criminals demand money to unlock hacked social media account of beauty pageant

Texas Tech Company Scoops Fourth Equality Title
Rackspace Technology named best place to work for LGBTQ equality four years running

A Fifth of Sunburst Backdoor Victims from Manufacturing Industry
18% of all victims of the Sunburst backdoor are manufacturing organizations

#DataPrivacyDay: Organizations Must Increase Focus on Data Privacy in 2021
Consumers are becoming more aware of how their data is being used

66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home
20% of home workers admit to printing confidential employee info including payroll, addresses and medical information

Apprenticeships Could Solve Cyber-Skills Crisis, Say Experts
Infosecurity Europe poll offers backing for on-the-job training

Delivery Biz Exposes 400 Million Records Via Cloud Bug
Bykea leaked customer, employee and driver docs after misconfiguration

US Breach Volumes Fell 19% in 2020 as Ransomware Surges
ITRC reveals threat actors are moving away from mass data theft

Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference
US charges influencer over online disinformation campaign that tricked Twitter users into thinking they had voted



