Infosecurity News

Emotet and TrickBot Top the Malware Charts Yet Again
Check Point points to resulting surge in ransomware infections

Price Dropped on Hacked Educational RDP Details
Hacked educational RDP details get a price drop on Russian forums

Housing Group Struck by Sodinokibi Data Thieves
Ransomware takes out Flagship Group’s IT systems

Hotel Booking Firm Leaks Data on Millions of Guests
Card details for hundreds of thousands exposed in cloud config snafu

San Francisco Police Seek Cybercrime Victims
Police ask underage victims of men charged with online stalking and exploitation to come forward

Brazil Seizes Sites Pirating US TV Shows
America assists Brazil to take down sites and apps offering pirated US movies and TV shows

US Seizes $1bn from Silk Road Crypto Account
US files civil action to seek forfeiture of $1bn in Bitcoin moved from a Silk Road account

#COVID19 Themed Attacks Surge by 605% in Q2
Malware accounted for 35% of all incidents in this quarter

#ForrTech: Predicted European Data Privacy Trends for 2021
European businesses need to prepare for major changes in the data privacy landscape next year

Campari Group on the Rocks After Ransomware Attack
Italian drinks giant says IT systems temporarily suspended

Live News Streaming Figures for #Election2020 Highlight Misinformation Threat
Live news streaming traffic of the election double that of peak 2016 levels

US Seizes $24m in Crypto-Fraud Crackdown
Virtual currency scam is said to have cost Brazilians $200m

Ransomware Groups Posting Stolen Data Even After Payment
Coveware warns organizations to think carefully about post-breach strategy

#ForrTech: GAIA-X Has Potential, Risks Losing Relevance
Creators of GAIA-X must act quickly to ensure it is relevant to European CIOs

US Seizes More IRGC Domains
A further 27 domain names used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard have been seized by the US

KnowBe4 Launches Free Compliance Tool
US cybersecurity company debuts no-cost Compliance Audit Readiness Assessment tool

National Guard to Help Vermont Health Network After Cyber-Attack
Vermont governor calls in National Guard to help UVM Health Network recover from cyber-attack

NCSC Partners with Microsoft to Support Cyber Accelerator Program
NCSC and Microsoft partner to support Cyber Accelerator Program

Researchers Uncover New Malspam Campaign Exploiting #Election2020 Controversy
The campaign plays on claims about the integrity of the ongoing Presidential election

Over Half of Organizations Still Operating Without a BYOD Policy
There remains a lack of urgency to adapt security in light of COVID-19



