Infosecurity News
Political Bias and Impulsive Behavior Open Door to Misinformation
New studies illuminate debate on social media echo chambers
UN Links North Korea to $281m Crypto Exchange Heist
Most funds recovered but attack bears hallmarks of hermit kingdom
UK Cops Arrest Eight in US Celeb SIM Swap Case
Group allegedly stole funds and hijacked social media accounts
Cloud Security Firm iboss Appoints New Senior Leaders
Cloud security firm looking to continue its rapid growth
Tenable Announces Intent to Acquire Alsid
Tenable enters into $98m definitive agreement to acquire Activity Directory security startup
Researcher Hacks Apple and Microsoft
Novel supply chain attack allows researcher to hack internal systems of major companies
Hacker Admits Stealing College Girls’ Nude Snaps
New Yorker stole intimate images from social media accounts and traded them
Identity Verification Firm Veriff Appoints Amish Mody as New CFO
Moday joins Veriff from FinTech company Monese
Credential Theft Attacks Doubled Between 2016 and 2020
F5 warns of persistent credential stuffing threat
Romance Fraud Surges in Lockdown Following Shift to Online Dating
UK Finance reveals that bank transfer romance fraud increased by 20% last year
Scammers Selling Fake #COVID19 Vaccination Cards for Just $20
DomainTools says market is building for anti-vaxxers
Zero-Day and Six Publicly Disclosed CVEs Fixed by Microsoft
Patch Tuesday sees just 56 vulnerabilities addressed this month
Cyber Command Major Imprisoned for Sex Crime
US Army major gets lengthy sentence for producing child sexual abuse material
Gaming Industry Is Fraudsters’ Prime Target
Fraud booms across all industries, with gaming companies topping US victim list
Alison Partners with CODERED
Free online learning platform announces partnership with cybersecurity course provider
High Demand for Hacker Services on Dark Web Forums
Seven in 10 inquiries on dark web forums relate to gaining access to a web resource
Tanium Adds Matt Thompson to Board of Directors
Thompson becomes independent director of endpoint management and security provider
New Council Will Drive UK’s Cyber-Training and Standards
UK Cyber Security Council brings profession in line with medical, legal sectors
Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Hit By Cyber-Attack
Video game firm CD Projekt reveals a ransom note left by the attackers
Experts Warn of “Beg Bounty” Extortion Attempts
SMBs are being bombarded by unsolicited bug bounty requests
