Infosecurity News

White Ops Acquired by Goldman Sachs
Bot mitigation platform acquired by Goldman Sachs, ClearSky Security, and NightDragon

SolarWinds Hackers "Impacting" State and Local Governments
CISA issues warning over widespread impact of SolarWinds hacking campaign

HelpSystems Acquires Vera to Expand Data Security Offerings
Deal comes amid increased demand for data security solutions

Government Security Experts Issue Farmers with New Advice
NCSC guide intended to keep devices and software safe from attack

Misconfigured AWS Bucket Exposes Hundreds of Social Influencers
Victims could be targeted by stalkers and fraudsters

New Lawsuit Takes Aim at Ring After Smart Doorbell Hijacking
Incidents led to murder and sexual assault threats for users

US Teen Accused of Deadly Cyber-Stalking Campaign
New Yorker accused of cyber-stalking a woman and soliciting others to rape, murder, and decapitate her

Lazarus Attacks Vaccine Research
APT group Lazarus attacks two targets related to COVID-19 vaccine research

Cyber-Attack on European Court of Human Rights
Europe’s human rights court hit by cyber-criminals after calling for release of Turkish political leader

Semperis Appoints Igor Baikalov as Chief Scientist
Baikalov is tasked with developing the company's identity analytics and machine learning capabilities

Cyber Insurance Market Expected to Surge in 2021
Orgs increasingly looking to protect themselves from the impact of cyber-attacks

Leaky Server Exposes 12 Million Medical Records to Meow Attacker
Extortion and fraud risks persist for tens of thousands of patients

Web Page Layout Can Trick Users into Divulging More Info
Ben-Gurion University researchers reveal new tactics for marketers and cyber-criminals

US: Buying Chinese Tech is a “Grave Threat” to Your Data Security
DHS advisory warns businesses of state-mandated IP theft risks

Phishers Spoof New York Department of Labor
Attacker impersonates New York State to steal sensitive data from seekers of COVID-19 financial relief

Shabang Banged to Rights
Silk Road lies send computer programmer “Shabang” to prison

Police Seize VPN Service Beloved by Cyber-criminals
German police lead operation to shut down Safe-Inet service and seize its infrastructure

Ministry of Justice Suffers 17 Serious Data Breaches Last Year
The breaches affected 121,355 people

Cybereason Adopts Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Enhance its Platform Security
The two companies will also jointly market and sell solutions

Tech Giants Support Facebook in Case Against Spyware Maker
Israeli firm NSO Group is claiming sovereign immunity



