Infosecurity News

#EdgeLive: Selecting the Right Approach to Securing a Remote Workforce
Approaches organizations should consider following the shift to remote working

Malicious Use of SSL Increases as Attackers Deploy Hidden Attacks
Attackers’ use of SSL encrypted-traffic sees large spike in 2020

US Retailers More Vulnerable to Web App Attacks Than EU Counterparts
US retailers had an average risk score of 35, which compares to 31 for those based in the EU

Zoom Settles with FTC After Charges it Misled Customers
Encryption falsely described as ‘end-to-end’ for years

Ex-Microsoft Engineer Gets Nine Years for $10m Digital Theft
Renton resident stole digital gift cards and sold them online

Cadbury Social Media Scammers Take Chocoholics for a Ride
There’s no such thing as a free chocolate hamper, experts warn

Paralegal Admits Role in Outing Iowa Witnesses
Former US DOJ contractor admits role in revealing identities of witnesses in a drug-trafficking operation

UK in Cyber-War Against Anti-vaccine Propaganda
GCHQ spies on a mission to disrupt hostile states spreading disinformation online

Mashable Customer Data Leaked Online
US news site confirms database containing user data has been posted online

Open University Targeted With Over a Million Malicious Email Attacks So Far This Year
All 1,191,312 malicious emails were blocked

Paul Collyer to Join HTB as New Chief Risk Officer
Collyer will replace retiring CRO Clive Gavin

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



