Infosecurity News

Crypto Fund Founder Pleads Guilty to $100m Fraud Scheme
Virgil Sigma and VQR investors left high and dry

South Carolina Plans Cyber-Ecosystem
University partners with state government to improve South Carolina’s cyber-capabilities under one umbrella

Cyber-Attack on Woodland Trust
Conservation charity notifies members of sophisticated December cyber-assault

National Cyber League Expands HBCU Scholarship Program
Second season of support for financially disadvantaged students at historically black colleges and universities

BA Data Breach Victims Granted Extension to File Claims
Breach victims who have not filed their claim encouraged to do so

Experts: Foxtons Breach Was Egregor Ransomware
Double extortion attempt likely, according to Kela

Data Sharing Critical to AI’s Use in Cybersecurity
Developing datasets is vital in enabling the effective use of AI

Financial Regulator Hit by 240,000 Malicious Emails in Q4 2020
Financial Conduct Authority swats away spam and malware

Government Security Supplier Suffers Double Breach
French security company warns of customer data and source code theft

NCIJTF Releases New Ransomware Fact Sheet
America’s National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force seeks to educate public on ransomware threat

Study Finds Delays in Revoking System Access
Tardy access revocation when workers depart exposes US organizations to security risk

Automated Tools Increasingly Used to Launch Cyber-Attacks
Over half of attacks detected by Barracuda involve the use of automation

IBM Announces Cybersecurity Grants for US Schools
Public schools in US to receive $3m in cybersecurity grants from IBM to protect against threats

Disclosed ICS Vulnerabilities Surged During Second Half of 2020
ICS vulnerabilities were up 25% year-on-year

London Orgs: Increased Risk Due to Remote Working to Persist for 12-18 months
Study uncovers what’s at stake for UK capital as it continues to adapt to health crisis

Three More Vulnerabilities Found in SolarWinds Products
Customers urged to patch Orion and Serv-U FTP promptly

US Shipping Giant Loses $7.5m in Ransomware Attack
Forward Air couldn’t reach customers after December incident

Google: Incomplete Patches Caused Quarter of Zero-Days in 2020
Attackers are capitalizing on lack of vendor thoroughness

Prison for International Credit Card Fraud Kingpin
Ireland imprisons two members of multi-million-dollar cybercrime gang

HelpSystems Expands Cybersecurity Portfolio Through Latest Acquisition
HelpSystems acquires cloud security firm Digital Defense



