Infosecurity News
ACC Launches Data Security Program for Law Firms
Program will enable prospective clients to assess and compare law firms’ data security standards
Number of US Breach Victims Jumps 564% in Q1 2021
ITRC data reveals an increase of just 12% in incidents
Italian Arrested After Allegedly Paying Hitman to Murder Ex-Girlfriend
Europol officers analyzed crypto-transactions to trace individual
Consulting Firm Data Breach Impacts MSU
Michigan State University affected by ransomware attack on contractor’s law firm
IT Pros Share Work Devices with Household
Nearly a quarter of IT security professionals let household members use their work devices
Phishing Emails Most Commonly Originate from Eastern Europe
The five countries sending the highest proportion of phishing emails are from Eastern Europe
Chemical Weapon Shopping Sends Dark Web User to Prison
Broken-hearted American locked up for 12 years for trying to buy chemical weapon on dark web
Privacy Concern Over Scotland’s New #COVID19 Check-In App
Check In Scotland uploads and stores venue check-in data to a centralized database
Cybersecurity Industry Must Find Solutions for Third Party Data Security
The growing use of third parties has thrown up major data security challenges
Wormable Netflix Malware Spreads Via WhatsApp Messages
Check Point says threat is designed to phish for log-ins and card details
CISA: Patch Legacy SAP Vulnerabilities Urgently
Onapsis report claims some exploited bugs date back to 2010
Office Depot Europe Configuration Error Exposes One Million Records
Researchers say Elasticsearch database may have been open for 10 days
Florida School District Held to Impossibly High Ransom
Ransomware operators demand $40m from Broward County Public Schools system
Parrot Launches Bug Bounty Program
European drone group partners with YesWeHack to launch a Bug Bounty program
Australia Considers Social Media ID Requirement
Aussies may have to prove who they are to use online dating and social media accounts
Ransomware Attacks Grew by 485% in 2020
Report assesses how cyber-criminals have exploited the COVID-19 crisis
AddSecure Acquires Telia Finland’s Alerta Business
The deal will act as a platform for AddSecure to grow its business
Sophos Links Mount Locker to Astro Locker Ransomware
Experts suspect branding move to kick-start affiliate program
CISA: Patch These Three Fortinet Bugs Now to Avoid Compromise
Attackers targeting government, commercial and tech firms
LinkedIn Users Targeted by Spear-Phishing Campaign
Golden Chickens group goes gunning for job-seekers
