Infosecurity News
OCR Imposes $6.85m Penalty Over Data Breach
Second-largest ever HIPAA penalty imposed on Premera Blue Cross after 2014 data breach
Hacking Voting Systems to Be a Federal Crime in US
House unanimously approves legislation to make hacking voting systems a federal crime
Tennessee Bureau Urges Parents to Supervise Children Online
Explosion of online sex crimes involving children could be linked to “internet nannying” says TBI
20% of Remote Staff Have Downloaded Company Data on Personal Devices
UK workers using devices with either no password protection or up-to-date security
Ivanti Adds VPN and MDM Technolgies in Double Acquisition
Ivanti announces acquisition of MobileIron and Pulse Secure
A Fifth of Privileged Users Don’t Need Elevated Access
Forcepoint warns of growing insider risk
Police Scotland to Establish Center of Excellence to Tackle Cybercrime
Center will have at least 150 specialist personnel
Fashion Retailer BrandBQ Exposes Seven Million Customer Records
Another misconfigured Elasticsearch database is to blame
US Judge Blocks Trump’s TikTok Ban
Another blow for the government
Texas Software Provider Reports Cyber-attack
Texas provider of software services to American schools reports cyber-attack
US Federal Agency Compromised by Cyber-Actor
Criminals gain access to unnamed federal agency using Microsoft Office 365 log-in
Student Arrested Over Cyber-attacks on Indiana Schools
13-year-old student arrested for allegedly hacking into Indiana school system
Elderly People in the UK Lost Over £4m to Cybercrime Last Year
Elderly people have also lost £2.4m in COVID-related fraud recently
Facebook Takes Down More Beijing-Backed Fake Accounts
Social network spots another attempt at influencing opinion online
#COVID19 Pushes More Fraud Online
UK banks say social engineering is on the rise
Zerologon Windows Server Flaw Used in Active Attacks
Admins urged to patch immediately to prevent system takeover
Report Outlines Importance of Providing Engaging User Awareness Training
Interesting training far more likely to change how employees think about security
Attacks Against Oil and Gas Industry on the Rise
Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting industrial control systems in the oil and gas industry
US Customs and Border Protection Failed to Safeguard Data
CBP “did not adequately safeguard” sensitive data in facial recognition technology pilot
America Moves to Protect Free Speech Online
US Justice Department calls for reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
