Infosecurity News

Bitcoin Exchange Owner Jailed for Money Laundering
US imprisons RG Coins owner for role in international multimillion-dollar online fraud scheme

Capcom Data Breach May Have Impacted Extra 40,000 Customers
Gaming company warns ransomware attack may have compromised data of up to 390k customers

Mimecast Cert Abused to Target Inboxes in “Sophisticated” Attack
Security vendor says attackers used it to access Microsoft 365 accounts

#COVID19 Led to Surge in Malware Attacks Last Year
Malware authors continued to use COVID-19 lures to launch attacks

#CES2021: Raising the Bar on Privacy and Trust Online in 2021
Improving privacy controls and transparency is becoming increasingly critical

Microsoft Fixes Windows Defender Zero-Day Bug
First Patch Tuesday of 2021 featured updates for just 83 CVEs

Healthcare Hit by 187 Million Monthly Web App Attacks in 2020
Imperva says attacks Surged 51% in December alone

Cybereason to Adopt Intel’s PC Hardware Ransomware Solution
Cybereason will add the solution to its defense platform

World's Largest Illegal Dark Web Marketplace Taken Down
International law enforcement operation takes DarkMarket offline

Twitter Cites Capitol Protests in Suspension of 70,000 User Accounts
Social networking giant begins permanent suspension of accounts associated with QAnon

Location Data from Muslim Prayer App Sold to Data Broker
Revelation has led to fears the information could be abused

Signal's Downloads Up 4200%
Surge in downloads of messaging apps Signal and Telegram

Two-Thirds of Employees Don’t Consider Security Whilst Home Working
Lack of awareness over security impact of home working

New Zealand Central Bank Breach Hit Other Companies
Third-party file-sharing service from Accellion was targeted

New Malware Implant Discovered as Part of SolarWinds Attack
Sunspot used to inject Sunburst into Orion platform, says CrowdStrike

Chinese Startup Leaks Social Profiles of 214 Million Users
Cloud configuration snafu exposes scraped data

Big Tech Bans Social Networking App
Google, Apple, Amazon suspend app

Lack of Funding Could Lead to “Lost Generation” of Cyber-Startups
Early-stage UK cyber-companies see funding fall by 96% since COVID-19 lockdowns

Francisco Partners Completes Forcepoint Acquisition
Global investment firm acquires cybersecurity vendor from Raytheon Technologies

(ISC)² Offers Online Exam Proctoring
Online (ISC)² exam proctoring pilot program for cybersecurity certifications launches today



