Infosecurity News

SpyCloud Raises $30m in Funding to Tackle Surge in Online Fraud During #COVID19
SpyCloud will use the investment to grow its anti-fraud capabilities

Data Firm Exposes 235 Million Social Media Profiles
Comparitech finds another misconfigured online database

Police and Industry Take Down $42m “Bulletproof Exchange”
Ukrainian trio accused of money laundering via cryptocurrency

Marriott Hit by Another Class Action Lawsuit After Breach
Tech journo files on behalf of victims in England and Wales

Former CIA Officer Charged with Espionage
Hawaii resident who worked for the CIA in the 1980s indicted for espionage

Fortinet Partners with IBM for New Training Program
IBM and Fortinet team up to provide new cybersecurity skills training program

US Jails Sextortionist for 35 Years
Convicted Minnesota sex offender jailed for 35 years for sextorting over 40 minors

61% of Airlines Have No Published DMARC Record, Customers Susceptible to Email Fraud
93% of global airlines have not implemented the recommended level of DMARC protection

HMRC Investigating Over 10,000 COVID-Related Phishing Scams
FOI request finds there has been targeting of government financial support schemes

Huawei Phones Unlikely to Receive Security Updates as Trade Ban Begins
Trade ban means some Huawei phones will not receive security updates

Florida International University Launches New Cybersecurity Bachelor’s Degree
Curriculum will prepare graduates for future careers in the sector

Nearly 40% of Firms Fired Staff for Security Policy Breaches
COVID-19 home working leads to insecure working practices

ISO Warning as #COVID19 Threatens Re-Certification Audits
Backlog of cases could lead to lapsed accreditations, claims InfoSaaS

Carnival Cruises into Danger After Ransomware Attack
Travel giant says customer and employee data has been accessed

American Charged with Attempting to Hire Hitman on Dark Net
New Jersey man accused of trying to hire hitman online to kill 14-year-old victim

Companies Team Up to Offer Cloud Auditing Certificate
Cloud Security Alliance and ISACA to bring Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge to market

Oracle and Salesforce to Face GDPR Lawsuit
Privacy campaign group sues Salesforce and Oracle over alleged GDPR breach

Major Security Vulnerability Discovered in CMS System Used by US Army
Concrete5 CMS found to have a Remote Code Evaluation

Reported Data Breaches Down by 52% in 2020
The number of reported data breaches is down year-on-year

Vodafone Adds Trend Micro’s “Worry-Free” Detection Service to its Security Offering
New service will protect business customers’ laptops and desktops



