Infosecurity News

Healthcare SMEs Get Government Security Spending Boost
Support package will help with certification costs

ETERBASE Crypto-Exchange Hit in $5m Heist
Six hot wallets raided for digital funds

Bluetooth Bug Could Allow MITM Attacks
Exploiting BLURtooth enables attackers to overwrite encryption keys

Employee Social Media Use Viewed as Risky
Small business owners fear employee social media use is a security threat

Judge Dismisses Privacy Lawsuit Against University of Chicago
Privacy lawsuit against University of Chicago, UChicago Medicine and Google is dismissed

Bank of England to Tackle Cybercrime
Bank of England to prioritize tackling cybercrime and ensuring payment security

Fake Alert Scams Increasingly Targeting Mobile Networks
The “vast majority” of fake alerts in malvertising networks target mobile browsers

Businesses Fear Insider-Enabled Data Breaches
Over three quarters of businesses fear their organization will suffer a data breach

BlackBerry Launches Dedicated EU Data Centers to Comply with GDPR
New data centers will be located in the Netherlands and France

Critical Bugs Could Enable OT Supply Chain Attacks
Claroty finds six CVSS 10.0 vulnerabilities in third-party code

Researchers Uncover 89 Zero-Days in CMS Platforms
Over 100,000 global sites may be vulnerable to exploitation

Microsoft Patches 129 CVEs in Another Major Monthly Update
SharePoint, Windows OS and Exchange all require attention

DOJ Scam Targets Elderly Americans
Scammers impersonate US Department of Justice to prey on elderly victims of crime

Ransomware Postpones School in Connecticut
Critical systems knocked offline by ransomware attack on Connecticut city

Acronis to Secure Flying Cars
Acronis to provide cybersecurity to the world’s first electric flying car racing series

Cyber-Criminals Change Tactics to Exploit #COVID19
Four in 10 COVID-themed emails were tagged as spam in the first half of 2020

SMBs Invest in Cybersecurity Budget and Firewall Technology
SMBs are proactively putting tools in place to combat attacks whilst working with limited security budgets

Almost a Quarter of UK Work Computers Lack Adequate Security Software
Research finds UK orgs risk exposing corporate devices to cyber-threats

BSides London and 44CON Cancel 2020 Conferences
UK autumn security conferences canceled due to COVID-19

Cybersecurity Companies Expose Sensitive Data Online
ImmuniWeb study reveals security shortcomings of cybersecurity vendors



