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  1. Staff Bonus was “Crass” Phishing Simulation

    "Thank you" email offering bonus to train company employees was a cybersecurity test

  2. University Cancels Exams After Cyber-Attack

    America’s oldest technological research university cancels finals following cyber-intrusion

  3. Malicious UK Website Takedowns Surge 15-Fold in 2020

    UK’s Active Cyber Defence program goes from strength-to-strength

  4. UK/US: Patch These 11 Bugs Now to Thwart Russian Spies

    New report reveals latest SVR tactics

  5. Ransomware Takes Down East Coast Fuel Pipeline

    Emergency legislation issued after critical infrastructure attack

  6. Three Marylanders Indicted Over BEC Scam

    Defendants charged in connection with dating and BEC scams that netted over $2.3m

  7. Lawsuit Filed Over Contact Tracing Data Breach

    State of Pennsylvania and Insight Global accused of cybersecurity failures after PHI exposed

  8. Bot Attacks a Top Cybersecurity Concern

    Majority of security leaders view bot mitigation as a top priority

  9. NCSC Sets Out Security Principles for Smart Cities

    The guidance is designed to help local authorities in the UK build secure smart cities

  10. Millions of Households at Risk from Outdated Routers

    Which report warns many lack regular firmware updates

  11. #COVID19 Researchers Lose a Week's Work to Ryuk Ransomware

    Sophos traces attack back to a stolen password

  12. Misconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon Reviewers

    Mass scheme designed to trick e-commerce customers

  13. “Unusually Unhinged” Cyber-stalker Jailed for 10 Years

    Man stalked ex-wife and kids from New Mexico to Oregon despite protective order

  14. CaptureRx Data Breach Impacts Healthcare Providers

    US healthcare providers affected by cyber-attack on third-party administrative services vendor

  15. DOD Expands Hacker Program

    Ethical hackers can now hunt bugs in all US publicly accessible defense information systems

  16. Financial Services Experience 125% Rise in Exposure to Mobile Phishing

    Cyber-criminals have ramped up their targeting of phones, tablets, and Chromebooks

  17. Financial Firms Report Puzzling 30% Drop in Breaches as Incidents Rise

    Sector takes more robust approach to GDPR reporting

  18. Researcher Claims Peloton APIs Exposed All Users Data

    Even those in privacy mode were affected, says Pen Test Partners

  19. Half of UK Manufacturers Suffered a Cyber-Attack Last Year

    Make UK study shows more work is needed

  20. Homecoming Queen Hacker to be Tried as an Adult

    Florida teen accused of hacking students’ accounts to rig homecoming contest to face felony charges as an adult

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