Infosecurity News

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

California Votes to Strengthen Privacy Laws
ACLU disagrees, but Prop 24 aimed at enhancing data protection

Over 70,000 Personal Files Found on 100 Second-Hand USBs
Bank statements and passwords among the eBay haul

Gaming Giant Capcom Suffers Security Breach
Network operations halted after unidentified attack

Two-Thirds of Financial Services Firms Suffered Cyber-Attack in the Past Year
There has been a huge rise in cyber-attacks targeting financial services companies since COVID-19

$1bn in Bitcoin Moved from Silk Road Wallet
Anonymous user carries out first Silk Road wallet cryptocurrency transaction in five years

Americans Confident in IoT Device Security
Americans believe their connected devices are secure despite overlooking basic security hygiene

Kaspersky Researchers Announce AMA Session
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team to hold Ask Me Anything session on Reddit

Stress a Major Factor in Pandemic Cybercrime Growth
Businesses should consider employee personalities when establishing a cybersecurity strategy

Entersekt Appoints Nicolas Huss to Board of Directors
Huss brings 20 years of experience in financial services and payments to identity and authentication firm’s board



