Infosecurity News

Environmental Regulator Suffers Ransomware Blow
SEPA warns it will take some time to restore all services

Leaked #COVID19 Vaccine Data “Manipulated” to Mislead Public
Disinformation effort could undermine trust in vaccines, warns EMA

Florida Man Cyberstalked Survivor of Murder Attempt
Cross City man pleads guilty to cyberstalking woman who survived violent encounter in childhood

Women in Cybersecurity Mid-Atlantic Partners with CMMC COE
Memorandum of Understanding reached between WiCyS Mid-Atlantic and CMMC COE

UK Accidentally Deletes 150k Arrest Records
Technical blunder erases 150k arrest records from UK-wide police database

NCSC Reveals New Solution to Protect Remote Public Sector Workers
Solution enables existing PDNS solution to extend beyond the enterprise network

#CES2021: AI and Quantum Technologies Set to Disrupt Cybersecurity Industry
Orgs must prepare cyber-defenses for surge in AI and quantum tech

NSA: DNS over HTTPS Provides “False Sense of Security”
Agency urges most enterprises to avoid DoH

Facebook Sues Devs of Alleged Data-Scraping Chrome Extensions
Portuguese duo said to have designed code to covertly harvest user info

Automated “Classiscam” Operation Made $6.5m in 2020
E-commerce scam-as-a-service comes to Europe from Russia

Fujitsu: High Risk of #COVID19 Vaccine Disinformation Campaigns
Individuals and businesses should prepare for a wave of vaccine disinformation campaigns

Convicted Hacker Allegedly Commits Fraud While Awaiting Release
ISIS cyber-operative granted compassionate release charged with committing crimes while in federal prison

2020 Saw 6% Rise in Number of CVEs Reported
Number of reported Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures grew 6% year on year in 2020

Hy-Vee Data Breach Settlement Proposed
Victims of months-long Hy-Vee data breach could receive $225 each under proposed settlement

NTT DATA and Conferma Pay Partner to Deliver Secure, Virtual Payment Comms to Hotels
Move seeks to improve payment security, safety and speed

Ring Rolls-Out End-to-End Encryption to Bolster Privacy
Video streams on some models now safe from snooping

#CES2021: Microsoft President Calls for Collaboration to Counter Growing Cyber-Threats
People need to come together in areas such as setting standards and data sharing

CISA Warns of Cloud Attacks Exploiting Poor Cyber-Hygiene
Remote workers targeted with phishing, brute force and more

European Regulator: #COVID19 Vaccine Data Leaked Online
Hackers stole data from EMA in December

Former Florida Official Charged with Cyberstalking
Tallahassee’s first ethics officer arrested for allegedly stalking former city auditor



