Infosecurity News

Malware Attacks Exploiting Machine Identities Double
Malware campaigns that use machines' identities double in one year

Almost Half of Businesses Hit By COVID-Related “Business Impacting Cyber-Attack” in 2020
Attacks increase on businesses and specifically on operational technology targets

UK Dentists May Have Had Bank Details Stolen Following Data Breach
The BDA remains unsure of what information has been accessed

Tanium Partners with Google Cloud to Better Battle APTs
Tanium integrates technology with Google Cloud, BeyondCorp and Chronicle

Copper Technologies Appoints New Chief Information Security Officer
Jake Rogers takes up the role, joining from Amnesty International

Cloud Breaches Set to Grow in “Velocity and Scale”
93% of cloud deployments contain misconfigured services

Punishing Cybersecurity Errors Found to be Counterproductive
Punishing employees for cyber-mistakes can reduce their long-term cyber-resilience

Michigan's Largest Healthcare Provider Phished Again
Beaumont Health notifies 6,000 patients of a second phishing-related data breach

FBI Issues Online Shopping Scam Alert
Feds report a rise in the number of Americans not receiving items purchased online

Facebook Seen as Riskiest Online Platform
Internet users believe their personal data is most at risk on Facebook

WastedLocker Ransomware “Most Sophisticated Attack” Outside Nation State Use
Ransomware requires multiple levels of detection for prevention

Google Bans Ads Linking to Hacked Political Content
Tech giant in bid to prevent Presidential election interference

New AppMaker Tool Promises Censorship-Free Content
NGOs operating inside the Great Firewall urged to take advantage

NetWalker RaaS Makes $25m in Five Months
McAfee report reveals a fast-emerging player on the ransomware scene

Malware Author Admits Role in $568m Cyber-Fraud
Malware creator pleads guilty to role in transnational cybercrime organization that stole $568m

Second Data Breach at Kentucky Unemployment System
Claimant reports second data breach in four months at Kentucky's Office of Unemployment Insurance

Cyber-Criminals Ease Off Travel Industry
Cyber-attackers are eschewing the travel and hospitality sector to target IT companies

Havenly Breach Hits Over 1.3 Million Accounts
Interior design service is latest to spill customer PII

Hundreds Targeted By Free TV License Scam
SMS-based scam designed to steal personal financial data of victims

Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in the US
Redmond giant steps in with plan to tackle security concerns



