Infosecurity News
British Airways Plans £3bn Breach Settlement
British Airways to start £3bn settlement discussions over data breaches affecting 500,000 customers
ElectroRAT Drains Crypto Wallets
Attacker creates fake companies and new remote access tool to steal cryptocurrency in year-long campaign
Secure Chorus Transfers Ownership of Encrypted Messaging App Standards to ETSI
Standards provide solutions which offer state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption
BlueVoyant Enters Strategic Partnership with Third Party Risk Management Consultancy
BlueVoyant will provide its cyber-risk management solutions to DVV Solutions customers
Dark Web User Numbers Spiked During #COVID19 Lockdown
Surge in users means more cybercrime, says Sixgill
Most Public Sector Victims Refuse to Pay Ransomware Gangs
Veritas data suggests government orgs are best at recovering data
US: Fewer Than 10 Govt Agencies Hit by SolarWinds Attack
Government blames Russia for the first time
UK Jails Cyber-Voyeur
Former civil servant jailed for hacking and cyber-exploitation of hundreds of women and girls
iboss Raises $145m in Funding
Cloud security provider iboss raises millions in funding to support “rapid growth”
FBI Warns of Swatting Attacks
Swatting attacks targeting smart-home device users trigger public warning from FBI
Ericom Appoints First Ever Chief Strategy Officer
Dr Chase Cunningham is tasked with shaping Ericom’s strategic vision
Ransomware Surge Drives 45% Increase in Healthcare Cyber-Attacks
Check Point claims the sector is twice as badly hit as others
Chinese APT Group Linked to Ransomware Attacks
APT27 pegged for financially motivated raids
HelpSystems Acquires FileCatalyst to Boost Data Transfer Portfolio
Deal will add to HelpSystems’ file transfer and process automation offerings
NYSE U-Turn Means Chinese Telcos Escape Delisting
Executive order had sought to remove them on security grounds
Cyber-Attack on US Laboratory
Apex Laboratory discloses summertime cyber-attack
Netwrix and Stealthbits Announce Merger
Cybersecurity companies merge “to address growing need for comprehensive data security”
UK Rejects Assange Extradition Request
British court rules WikiLeaks founder should not be extradited to the United States
Microsoft: SolarWinds Attackers Viewed Our Source Code
Redmond says incident did not elevate cyber-risk
One Million Compromised Accounts Found at Top Gaming Firms
Kela researchers also discover 500,000 breached employee credentials
