Infosecurity News

World's Largest Illegal Dark Web Marketplace Taken Down
International law enforcement operation takes DarkMarket offline

Twitter Cites Capitol Protests in Suspension of 70,000 User Accounts
Social networking giant begins permanent suspension of accounts associated with QAnon

Location Data from Muslim Prayer App Sold to Data Broker
Revelation has led to fears the information could be abused

Signal's Downloads Up 4200%
Surge in downloads of messaging apps Signal and Telegram

Two-Thirds of Employees Don’t Consider Security Whilst Home Working
Lack of awareness over security impact of home working

New Zealand Central Bank Breach Hit Other Companies
Third-party file-sharing service from Accellion was targeted

New Malware Implant Discovered as Part of SolarWinds Attack
Sunspot used to inject Sunburst into Orion platform, says CrowdStrike

Chinese Startup Leaks Social Profiles of 214 Million Users
Cloud configuration snafu exposes scraped data

Big Tech Bans Social Networking App
Google, Apple, Amazon suspend app

Lack of Funding Could Lead to “Lost Generation” of Cyber-Startups
Early-stage UK cyber-companies see funding fall by 96% since COVID-19 lockdowns

Francisco Partners Completes Forcepoint Acquisition
Global investment firm acquires cybersecurity vendor from Raytheon Technologies

(ISC)² Offers Online Exam Proctoring
Online (ISC)² exam proctoring pilot program for cybersecurity certifications launches today

Bridewell Appoints Martin Riley as Director of Managed Security Services
Riley will be responsible for growing Bridewell’s managed security service portfolio

US Announces Controversial State Department Cyber-Bureau
Pompeo green lights CSET at eleventh hour

Over 100,000 UN Employee Records Accessed by Researchers
Vulnerabilities allowed team to exfiltrate Git credentials

High Court Rules Against Government Bulk Hacking
Use of general warrants to target large numbers is illegal

JPMorgan Chase Hacker Gets 12 Years
US locks up Russian who hacked major financial institutions to steal data

Ransomware Attack Costs Health Network $1.5m a Day
October ransomware attack is costing Vermont health network millions in lost revenue

Red Hat to Acquire StackRox
Kubernetes-native security startup StackRox to be acquired by open source solution provider Red Hat

Emotet Tops Malware Charts in December After Reboot
Check Point reveals Trojan has had another makeover



