Infosecurity News

Atlanta Synagogue Reports Cyber-Attack
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat service disrupted by “malicious user agents”

World Economic Forum: Action Required to Address Digital Inequalities Post-COVID
WEF highlights dangers that may emerge from shift to a digital economy

Cloud Config Error Exposes X-Rated College Pics
Fleek users thought their photos were automatically deleted

Most Financial Services Have Suffered COVID-Linked Cyber-Attacks
Remote working threats worry security managers in the UK

GDPR Fines Surge 39% Over Past Year Despite #COVID19
Over $190m in financial penalties imposed across EU

No US Trial for Irish Hacker
United States withdraws extradition request for Dubliner who stole $2m in Bitcoin

EEMA Appoints Digital Identity Expert to Board of Management
Steve Pannifer joins EEMA board

Health Insurer Fined $5.1m Over Data Breach
Excellus Health Plan agrees to pay $5.1m to settle HIPAA violation case

NSA Appoints Cyber Director
America’s National Security Agency confirms Rob Joyce as Cybersecurity Directorate leader

MoD Experiences 18% Growth in Personal Data Loss Incidents
MoD saw incidents rise by 18% year-on-year

Thales and TT Electronics Partner to Enable OT Cybersecurity Initiatives and Research
Collaboration seeks to accelerate digital risk management innovation

Joker’s Stash Carding Site to Close in February
Site admin announces retirement after alleged bout of COVID-19

Environmental Regulator Suffers Ransomware Blow
SEPA warns it will take some time to restore all services

Leaked #COVID19 Vaccine Data “Manipulated” to Mislead Public
Disinformation effort could undermine trust in vaccines, warns EMA

Florida Man Cyberstalked Survivor of Murder Attempt
Cross City man pleads guilty to cyberstalking woman who survived violent encounter in childhood

Women in Cybersecurity Mid-Atlantic Partners with CMMC COE
Memorandum of Understanding reached between WiCyS Mid-Atlantic and CMMC COE

UK Accidentally Deletes 150k Arrest Records
Technical blunder erases 150k arrest records from UK-wide police database

NCSC Reveals New Solution to Protect Remote Public Sector Workers
Solution enables existing PDNS solution to extend beyond the enterprise network

#CES2021: AI and Quantum Technologies Set to Disrupt Cybersecurity Industry
Orgs must prepare cyber-defenses for surge in AI and quantum tech

NSA: DNS over HTTPS Provides “False Sense of Security”
Agency urges most enterprises to avoid DoH



