Infosecurity News

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

Tax Relief Biz Exposed Personal Info on 100,000 Clients
Website Planet research reveals misconfigured CMS to blame

Minor Behind 2016 PlayStation DDoS Attacks
Individual pleads guilty to making botnet and launching DDoS attacks that lost Sony $2.7m in revenue

One Million US Dental Patients Impacted by Data Breach
Patient data exposed following cyber-attack on Dental Care Alliance

Ransomware Campaign Targets MySQL Servers
MySQL servers hit by double extortion ransomware campaign PLEASE_READ_ME

Cyber Helpline Receives Lottery Funding to Help Growing Number of Victims
Funds will be used to help increasing numbers of cybercrime victims in the UK

Vade Secure Appoints Ex-Israeli Military Staff Sergeant Maya Gershon as CRO
Gershon assumes leadership of email security firm’s global sales and marketing activities

#WALLIXLive: Focus on Identity and Access Management to Secure Remote Workforce
Finding the balance between security and usability is crucial in developing an access management policy

#BHEU: North Korea’s Cyber-Offense Strategy Evolving to Focus on International Economic Targets
North Korea’s offensive cyber-program has grown in strength and sophistication



