Infosecurity News
Chinese Professor Jailed for Stealing US Trade Secrets
Hao Zhang grabbed IP to start a new career in China
TLS Certificates Now Have 398 Day Lifespans
As of 1st September, publicly trusted TLS certificates must have a lifespan of 398 days or fewer.
CISA: No US Voter Registration Breaches This Year
Agency responds to fake news story in Russian media
CEOs Could Face Jail Time for IoT Attacks by 2024
Gartner warns of personal liability for cyber-physical systems
US Jails Racist Cyber-stalker
Floridian imprisoned for cyber-stalking and racially motivated election interference
Cyber-Attack on Norwegian Parliament
Email accounts hacked in “significant” cyber-attack on Norwegian parliament
BlueVoyant Increases Cybersecurity Expertise Through New Board Appointments
Bluevoyant appoints three experienced cybersecurity leaders
Skimming Attack Hits American Payroll Association
American Payroll Association discloses data breach following skimming attack
Cyber-Criminals Mimicking Global Brand Domain Names to Launch Scams
Cyber-squatting is being used to launch a variety of attacks including phishing
Chinese Researcher Arrested in Illegal Tech Theft Probe
California University’s Guan Lei alleged to have destroyed hard drive
Iranian Hackers Advertise on Dark Web
Pioneer Kitten group looks to make some money on the side
BEC Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020
Agari stats reveal continued risk from email scammers
Internet Outage Causes Chess Championship Draw
CenturyLink blamed for downing internet services on Sunday, disrupting Chess Olympiad
Android Users Bugged by Fake Popups
Phony Android notifications affect Google and Microsoft users
Fastly to Acquire Signal Sciences
Cybersecurity firm Signal Sciences to be acquired by Fastly for $775m
Jakarta Cyber-attacks Touted as Political Plot
Jakarta’s government says cyber-attacks on critics could be third-party attempt to sow discord
US Moves to Forfeit 280 Crypto Accounts
US goes after 280 cryptocurrency accounts allegedly tied to exchange hacks
DNC Warns Staffers of Romance Scam
Democrats seek to silence staffers who might share detrimental info via dating apps
Housemates Regularly Share Access to Online Accounts
Nearly half of people are comfortable sharing streaming services with housemates
Fake Login Page Detections Top 50,000 in 2020
Ironscales research finds 50,000+ fake login pages so far in 2020
