Infosecurity News

Trump Sex Scandal Video Is a RAT
Cyber-attackers lure victims with promise of sex video starring President Trump

Army Reserve Gets First Cyber General
United States Army promotes first Army Reserve cyber officer to brigadier general

US Jails Cuban Credit Card Skimming Crew
Cyber-criminals jailed for $5m skimming attack on Virginia gas pumps

Data Stolen from London Council Published Online
Data stolen from Hackney Council is allegedly available on the dark web

Panaseer Appoints Jonathan Gill as New CEO
Gill succeeds Panaseer founder Nik Whitfield in the role, with the latter becoming chairman

Deepfake Technologies Set to Become Major Threat to Businesses
Deepfake video and audio technologies have accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kaspersky and Alias Robotics Partner to Secure Robots in OT Infrastructure
Robots are a key component of Industry 4.0 and represent yet another endpoint in OT settings

DoJ: SolarWinds Attackers Hit Thousands of O365 Inboxes
Department first to reveal scope of the Russian campaign

Social Media Neuters Trump’s Accounts After Fans Storm Capitol
Twitter soapbox may be pulled away for good after incitement to violence

Over a Third of TMT Firms Hit by Security Breach in 2020
Hiscox data reveals phishing accounted for majority of incidents

Bug Bounty Program Launched to Discover US Army Vulnerabilities
Defense Digital Service is working with HackerOne to launch the new program

Poor Software Quality Costs US $2.08tn
ISQ estimates cost of poor software quality (CPSQ) in the US as $2.08tn in 2020

British Airways Plans £3bn Breach Settlement
British Airways to start £3bn settlement discussions over data breaches affecting 500,000 customers

ElectroRAT Drains Crypto Wallets
Attacker creates fake companies and new remote access tool to steal cryptocurrency in year-long campaign

Secure Chorus Transfers Ownership of Encrypted Messaging App Standards to ETSI
Standards provide solutions which offer state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption

BlueVoyant Enters Strategic Partnership with Third Party Risk Management Consultancy
BlueVoyant will provide its cyber-risk management solutions to DVV Solutions customers

Dark Web User Numbers Spiked During #COVID19 Lockdown
Surge in users means more cybercrime, says Sixgill

Most Public Sector Victims Refuse to Pay Ransomware Gangs
Veritas data suggests government orgs are best at recovering data

US: Fewer Than 10 Govt Agencies Hit by SolarWinds Attack
Government blames Russia for the first time

UK Jails Cyber-Voyeur
Former civil servant jailed for hacking and cyber-exploitation of hundreds of women and girls



