Infosecurity News

US Teen Accused of Deadly Cyber-Stalking Campaign
New Yorker accused of cyber-stalking a woman and soliciting others to rape, murder, and decapitate her

Lazarus Attacks Vaccine Research
APT group Lazarus attacks two targets related to COVID-19 vaccine research

Cyber-Attack on European Court of Human Rights
Europe’s human rights court hit by cyber-criminals after calling for release of Turkish political leader

Semperis Appoints Igor Baikalov as Chief Scientist
Baikalov is tasked with developing the company's identity analytics and machine learning capabilities

Cyber Insurance Market Expected to Surge in 2021
Orgs increasingly looking to protect themselves from the impact of cyber-attacks

Leaky Server Exposes 12 Million Medical Records to Meow Attacker
Extortion and fraud risks persist for tens of thousands of patients

Web Page Layout Can Trick Users into Divulging More Info
Ben-Gurion University researchers reveal new tactics for marketers and cyber-criminals

US: Buying Chinese Tech is a “Grave Threat” to Your Data Security
DHS advisory warns businesses of state-mandated IP theft risks

Phishers Spoof New York Department of Labor
Attacker impersonates New York State to steal sensitive data from seekers of COVID-19 financial relief

Shabang Banged to Rights
Silk Road lies send computer programmer “Shabang” to prison

Police Seize VPN Service Beloved by Cyber-criminals
German police lead operation to shut down Safe-Inet service and seize its infrastructure

Ministry of Justice Suffers 17 Serious Data Breaches Last Year
The breaches affected 121,355 people

Cybereason Adopts Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Enhance its Platform Security
The two companies will also jointly market and sell solutions

Tech Giants Support Facebook in Case Against Spyware Maker
Israeli firm NSO Group is claiming sovereign immunity

Just 8% of Firms Offer Regular Security Training
Remote workers exposed as businesses ignore cyber risk

Big Tech Joins Up to Ransomware Task Force
Institute for Security and Technology hoping to make a big impact

Russia Officially Denies Large-scale US Hack
Kremlin spokesperson states that Russia was not behind hack of SolarWinds’ Orion software

BlueHalo Acquires Base2 and Fortego
BlueHalo announces acquisition of Maryland companies Base2 and Fortego

Breakup Plan for Cyber Command and NSA
Trump administration reveals plan to split up leadership of US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency

Ransomware Attacks Surge in Q3 as Cyber-Criminals Shift Tactics
Ransomware accounts for over half of all malware attacks in Q3



