Infosecurity News

Government Threatens Tech Firms with Fines of 10% of Turnover
UK’s Online Safety Bill set to cause controversy

SolarWinds: Our Office 365 Emails Were Compromised
Company also reveals fewer than 18,000 customers affected by nation state attack

Pornhub Removes All Unverified Content
Adult website deletes unverified content in an effort to combat child sexual abuse

US Jails Journalists' Cyber-Stalker
Arizona man who teamed up with neo-Nazis to threaten and harass journalists is imprisoned

Combat Online Predators Act Clears US House
Bill to increase jail time for stalkers who target minors goes to US president for signature

Outpost24 Announces Completion of €19m Funding Round
Outpost24 will use the funding to expand its services globally

Data Leak Exposes Details of Two Million Chinese Communist Party Members
Report highlights influence of Chinese communist party members in organizations throughout the world

Google Cloud Hires Goldman Sachs Man as First CISO
Wall Street veteran Phil Venables spent 20 years at the bank

Former Cisco Engineer Gets Two Years for $2.4M WebEx Attack
San Jose man temporarily deleted 16,000 WebEx Teams accounts

Russian Hackers Steal Data for Months in Global Supply Chain Attacks
US government agencies hit just days after FireEye announced breach

US Frees ISIL Cyber-Operative
Hacker who sent data on US military and government personnel to Islamic State granted compassionate release

Norwegian Police Pin Parliament Attack on Fancy Bear
Police investigation concludes Fancy Bear behind August cyber-attack on Norwegian parliament

Nintendo Hacker Jailed
California hacker who stole secrets from Nintendo and bragged about it online is sentenced to prison

CISOs Preparing for DNS Attacks Over Christmas
Security teams prepare for DNS attacks over holiday period as many admit to facing threats in 2020

City of London Police Appoints Assistant Commissioner with Responsibility for Cybercrime
Assistant commissioner for cybercrime appointed by City of London police

Claroty Appoints New VPs to Lead Engineering and Product Strategies
Adi Weisz and Brian Dunphy join industrial cybersecurity firm’s leadership team

Privacy Groups Alarmed at Supermarket’s Facial Recognition Trial
Southern Co-operative teamed up with Facewatch in bid to reduce crime

NCSC Opens Registration for 2021 CyberFirst Girls Competition
Drive to inspire next generation of cyber-stars continues

#BHEU: IoT Threat Hunting Detects Over One Billion Attacks
Researchers show results of their IoT threat huntng framework

Worldwide Flight Services Invests to Boost Cybersecurity Monitoring
Transputec will provide security for WFS’ aviation cargo and ground handling operations



