Infosecurity News

#COVID19 Vaccine Phishing Scams Surge 26% in Three Months
New data claims BEC scammers are also getting in on the act

Ransomware Attacks Soared 150% in 2020
Extortion demands doubled as more groups tried big-game hunting

Women in Cyber: Workplace Equality Will Take a Decade
CIISec argues sector risks stagnation without diversity drive

Missing Teens Used School Laptops to Chat with Alleged Abductors
Disappearance of North Carolina teenagers allegedly linked to men they met online

Canadian Cyber-Agency Workers Threaten Strike
Unionized workers at Communications Security Establishment authorize strike over wages

US Cybersecurity Firm Opens New Belfast Office
Launch of new Rapid7 office in Ireland to create 150 new jobs

Microsoft: SolarWinds Attack Highlights Growing Sophistication of Nation State Actors
Microsoft discusses the changing threat landscape

Telemarketing Biz Exposes 114,000 in Cloud Config Error
Call recordings of clients and customers on unsecured bucket

Password Reuse at 60% as 1.5 Billion Combos Discovered Online
SpyCloud’s latest report reveals persistent threat of account takeovers

Microsoft Patches Four Zero-Day Exchange Server Bugs
Chinese state attackers are currently exploiting them, it warns

BlueVoyant Appoints James M. Aquilina as Advisor
Aquilina joins as member of BlueVoyant's advisory board and advisor to the CEO

Satanic Temple Loses Cyber-squatting Lawsuit
Judge dismisses Temple’s claims that former members who wiped its Facebook pages were cyber-squatting

Medal of Honor Holders’ Identities Stolen
Hacker stole heroes’ identities and used them to buy goods on American military exchanges

Gamer Sues Microsoft Over Cyberbullying
Court case tests corporate responsibility for censoring harassment in gaming community

Quarter of Healthcare Apps Contain High Severity Bugs
Veracode urges more regular scanning of applications

Kaspersky to Co-Chair Working Group of the Paris Call
Group will propose concrete solutions tools to improve the security of cyberspace

Universal Health Services Estimates $67 Million in Ransomware Losses
Healthcare giant latest big name hit by financial tsunami

DoJ Steps Up Investigation into NSO Group – Report
Lawyers probe WhatsApp for more technical details

United Airlines to Pay $49m to Settle False Data Claim
Airline accused of defrauding USPS with false automated delivery scan data

Florida Police Arrest 12 Alleged Online Predators
Sting operation nets a dozen alleged sexual predators who targeted children online



