Infosecurity News

Hacker Disrupts North Carolina School Lesson
Virtual Spanish lesson bombed with violent, racist and pornographic content

US Makes Second Espionage Arrest in a Week
Former US Army Special Forces officer charged in Russian espionage conspiracy

TeamViewer Flaw Risks Password Exposure
Windows 10 app vulnerability could allow threat actors to steal passwords

Kaseya Acquires Phishing Defense Platform Graphus
Acquisition advances Kaseya’s IT security offering for MSPs and SMBs

APT Group’s Worldwide Targeting of Small and Medium Businesses Revealed
APT group DeathStalker has been actively targeting companies across the world in recent years

Alarm Sounded as “Aggressive” Vishers Target Home Workers
Well-researched attacks are focused on gaining corporate access

TikTok to Launch Legal Action Against Trump Administration
Chinese social giant says it was deprived of due process

Travel Site Exposed 37 Million Records Before Meow Attack
SafetyDetectives discovered unprotected Elasticsearch database

Tech Conferences Geared Toward Men
Report finds tech conferences are bad at considering and including women

Reports of Cybercrimes Against Children Double During Pandemic
TBI records sharp rise in reports of cybercrimes against children during COVID-19 pandemic

Cross-Site Scripting Tops CWE's Most Dangerous List
Cross-site scripting dubbed the most dangerous software weakness in 2020 by CWE

Instacart Reveals Third Party Employees Viewed Shopper Data
Instacart reveals that employees of a third party vendor viewed shopper profiles more than was necessary

Akamai: Credential Stuffing Attacks Against Media Services Surging During #COVID19
The rise in the use of media services during lockdown is leading to more credential stuffing attacks

Volume of Stolen Cards on Dark Web Drops 41%
Russian crackdown and COVID-19 to blame, claims Sixgill

Firms Splurge on Security and Staff During Pandemic
Microsoft sees investments in technology and new hires

Former Uber CSO Charged Over Alleged Breach Cover-Up
Federal charges against Joseph Sullivan carry maximum eight-year sentence

Surge in Demand for Cybersecurity Services a Boost for UK Startups
Cybersecurity consultancies are one of the fastest growing types of startups in the UK

Sophisticated Peer-to-Peer Botnet Discovered
Peer-to-peer botnet FritzFrog has been breaching servers since January

Phone Hack Traumatizes Neighbours Actress
Olympia Valance suffers “traumatizing” phone hack that exposed her private images

US Cyber Command Gets New Operational Tools
Operational cyber tools now in use on US Cyber Command’s training platform



