Infosecurity News

Remote Workers Ignore Training to Open Suspicious Emails
Mimecast finds best practices are being routinely ignored

Government Threatened with Legal Action Over Track and Trace
Ministers are jointly accountable under GDPR, say rights groups

Experts Slam Perp and Clinic at Center of Extortion Scandal
Tens of thousands could be at risk after historic breach

FBI Supports US Cyber Camp
Cyber Camp at US Space and Rocket Center receives official support of FBI

Finnish Patients Blackmailed After Clinic Data Breach
Finnish psychotherapy patients blackmailed after data stolen from clinic

Harvest Finance Places Bounty on Hacker
Harvest Finance offers $100k to the first person to contact alleged hacker and help retrieve stolen funds

HackerOne Integrates Platform Through New Agreements
HackeOne further integrates its security platform through a range of new agreements

Attacks Exploiting Digital Certs Soar by 700% in Five Years
Venafi claims the enterprise attack surface is rapidly expanding

Sopra Steria Hit by New Ryuk Variant
IT services giant will take “weeks” to return to normal

Nando’s Customers Hit by Credential Stuffing Attacks
Account hijackers run up large bills with in-store orders

US Army Base's Twitter Account Hacked
Army says suggestive tweets sent from Fort Bragg account were posted by a hacker

Systems Admin Arrested for Hacking Former Employer
Systems admin allegedly hacked US department store to give former colleagues paid holidays

Judge Signs Off on $7.75m Equifax Settlement
$7.75m Equifax settlement with financial institutions over 2017 data breach ratified by judge

#SecTorCa: How One Malicious Message Could Exploit an Enterprise
Researcher reveals true depth of flaw in Microsoft Teams that was patched earlier this year

#SecTorCa: Tech for Good, and Bad
All technology comes with both promises and un-intended consequences

#SecTorCa: The Paramedic’s Guide to Surviving Cybersecurity
In both emergency services and cybersecurity, professionals deal with some of the same challenges

US and UK Issue Sanctions to Iran and Russia
UK/EU issue sanctions over cyber-attack, while US points finger at Iran over fake news campaign

Infected IoT Device Numbers Surge 100% in a Year
Nokia data reveals almost a third of devices are now compromised

#SecTorCa: Defining the Security Metrics that Matter
Some metrics are more valuable than others in making measurable improvement in security

Researcher Guesses Password to Access Trump Twitter Account
Two-factor authentication belatedly switched on after incident



