Infosecurity News
DDoS Attacks Surge in 2020 Due to #COVID19
NETSCOUT saw DDoS attacks rise to more than 10 million last year
Syntax Releases First IT Trends Report
Survey of 500 US IT decision makers finds 79% had to reduce their teams in 2020 due to budget cuts
Hacker Admits Targeting Major US Websites
Hacker pleads guilty to extorting American website operators with stolen user data
Twitter Asks Users to Police Misinformation
New Birdwatch scheme invites users to write notes on tweets they think are misleading
Dr Gary McGraw Appointed to IriusRisk Threat Modeling Technical Advisory Board
Dr McGraw to assist in strategic direction and development of AppSec firm
Mastercard Introduces Quantum-Resistant Specs to Enhance Contactless Security
Standards designed to provide a more secure contactless experience
TikTok Bug Gave Access to Contacts’ Profile Details
Check Point reveals now-fixed vulnerability
Cook County Court Records Leaked Online
Configuration error reveals sensitive info from immigration, criminal and family cases
Misconfigured Cloud Server Exposes 66,000 Gamers
Users of VIPGames.com at risk of follow-on attacks
Mr. Double Website Operator Convicted
Jury convicts Texan accused of operating website that sold child sexual abuse material
San Francisco Law Firm Investigating PupBox Data Breach
Investigation launched after payment card info of 30k PupBox customers exposed
Deloitte Acquires Root9B
Assets of cyber-threat-hunting service provider Root9B acquired by Deloitte & Touche
Russian Government Agency Warns Firms of US Attack
Alarmist security notice talks of Biden reprisals for SolarWinds campaign
Intel: Earnings Leak Down to Internal Error
URL to infographic was mistakenly made public
SonicWall Probes Attack Using Zero-Days in Own Products
SMA 100 Series under investigation after “sophisticated” attack
New Cyber-attack Advice for European Hospitals
EDPB wants hospitals to tell patients if their treatment is being delayed due to a cyber-attack
Home Security Technician Admits Spying on Customers
Security technician hacked into customers’ home surveillance cameras for sexual gratification
Court Date for Woman Accused in Theft of Pelosi's Laptop
Pennsylvanian suspected of helping to steal Nancy Pelosi’s laptop to appear before federal court on Monday
Defense More Effective Than Offense in Curbing Nation State Threat Actors
Innovative cybersecurity solutions key to preventing attacks such as SolarWinds
Human Error to Blame as Exposed Records Top 37 Billion in 2020
Breach volumes drop but ‘breached’ records surge 141%
