Infosecurity News

Tulsa Mayor's Cyber-stalker Jailed
US jails Virginian who repeatedly threatened Tulsa’s mayor in a bid to stop a political rally from taking place

Fertility App Sued Over Non-Consensual Data Sharing
Premom developer accused of sharing sensitive data with Chinese firms without user consent

Fraudsters Ramped Up Account Takeover Attacks in 2020
Account takeover attacks on the rise since COVID-19 pandemic

OBIE Launches Free Tool to Fight Open Banking Fraud
New tool is freely available to all firms enrolled in the OBIE Directory

Data on Thousands of Foxtons Customers Posted Online
Report claims trove was first discovered in October 2020

US Payroll Agency Targeted in Separate SolarWinds Attack - Report
Suspected Chinese attackers exploited since-patched Orion bug

Over Three Million US Drivers Exposed in Data Breach
Dealership service provider appears to have been targeted

Infosecurity Industry’s White Hat Event Raises £70,000 for Childline
The Infosecurity industry came together virtually on January 29 2021 to raise money for the NSPCC’s Childline Service.

Medical Researcher Jailed for Selling Secrets to China
Ohio resident who conspired with husband to steal hospital’s secrets is imprisoned

Indiana Launches Cyber Blog
Hoosier State introduces best practices blog on Cybersecurity Hub website

South Carolina County Still Reeling from January Cyber-Attack
Georgetown County still working to repair network brought down by cyber-criminals

CISOs: Vendor Relationships a Factor in Ongoing Remote Working Dangers
Almost six in 10 CISOs find it difficult to action guidance given by security vendors

Barclays: 2020 the Highest Year on Record for Scams
Over half of Brits are too embarrassed to report falling victim to scams

Social Media Oversharing Exposes 80% of Office Workers
Tessian study urges employees to think before posting

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



