Infosecurity News

Americans Offered Free Virtual Tech Bootcamp
Software firm offers free training to marginalized Americans considering a tech career

Warner Music Group Discloses Data Breach
Warner Music Group’s online stores compromised in skimming attack that went on for months

Credit Card Skimmer Hits Over 1500 Websites
Magecart-linked Inter skimmer hits over 1500 websites

Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targeting Lloyds Bank Customers
Phishing messages are attempting to redirect customers to a fraudulent site

Cybersecurity Incidents Account for a Third of ICO Reports in 2020
1446 incidents were reported to the ICO, and 412 were classified as cybersecurity incidents

NCSC: 60% Rise in Girls Applying to CyberFirst Summer Courses
Number of young people taking part in this year’s online CyberFirst summer courses hits record-breaking 1770

APT Group Targeting FinTech Sector Changes Method of Attack
Evilnum observed employing new tools in recent weeks

Australia Introduces Code of Practice for the Manufacture of IoT Devices
Voluntary code aims to help raise consumer confidence in IoT technology

KnowBe4 Adds Kevin Klausmeyer to Board of Directors
Klausmeyer joins as an independent board member

CISA Pushes Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
CISA launches new federal vulnerability disclosure requirement for executive branch

US Seizes Domains Used by Terrorists
Two websites used by terrorists to destabilize Iraq have been seized by the United States

US Surveillance Exposed by Snowden Ruled Unlawful
An NSA surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden has been ruled unlawful

Homeland Security to Propose Biometric Collection Rules
DHS is to propose a standard definition of biometrics for authorized collection

One Year Compliance Deadline for New Children’s Code
UK regulator could levy GDPR-sized fines in new privacy push

Northumbria Uni Campus Closed After Serious Cyber-Attack
University suffers “significant operational disruption”

Global DDoS Extorters Demand Ransom from Firms
Radware urges recipients not to pay

Darknet Moderator Jailed for 11 Years
Colorado man who moderated disputes on illegal site AlphaBay has been incarcerated

CISA Funds SLTT Cybersecurity Project
CISA, Akamai, and CIS team up to improve SLTT cyber-defenses

NCSC Releases Cyber-Guidance
UK joins international allies to issue cyber-defense advice

One-Third of Companies Put Sensitive Data at Risk Through Internet Exposure
Data storage, remote access and network administration are the most common network services exposed to the internet



