Infosecurity News

UK Gov-Funded Projects Aim to Put Britain at Forefront of 5G Tech
Remote music festival among multiple 5G R&D projects to receive UK government funding

Mississippi Radio Host Charged with Cyber-Stalking
WPBQ Radio host The Cipher Voice arrested on cyber-stalking charges

Mimecast Acquires MessageControl
Mimecast acquires Chicago email and messaging security company MessageControl

ESET Releases Advice on Protecting Against Thunderspy
Thunderbolt-based attacks are generally limited to high profile targets

Kaspersky Uncovers New APT “Mercenary” Group
Deceptikons has been operating for nearly a decade

North Korean Hackers Sniffing for US Defense Secrets
McAfee reveals “Operation North Star” campaign

Dussmann Group Data Leaked After Ransomware Attack
German giant admits attack targeted subsidiary

Rite Aid Drops Facial Recognition Tech
US drugstore chain removes facial recognition technology from 200 stores

Global Knowledge Partners with (ISC)²
(ISC)² names Global Knowledge as its official training provider in the UK

Madonna Censured Over Coronavirus Video
Pop star criticized for posting coronavirus video that allegedly got doctors’ website shut down

Vatican Infiltrated by Chinese Hackers Ahead of Sensitive Talks
The Vatican has allegedly been targeted by a Chinese state-sponsored group in the last three months

Cyber-Criminals Continue to Exploit #COVID19 During Q2
There has been a continued focus on COVID-19 phishing lures

BSIA Cybersecurity Group Releases New Code of Practice for Installers
New code of practice developed by BSIA’s Cybersecurity Product Assurance Group

Qualys Announces Spell Security Acquisition
Acquisition boosts endpoint security and threat detection capabilities

Nation State Attackers Shift to Credential Theft
Nation state attackers shift from financial theft and gain to stealing user credentials

Promo Data Breach Hits 14.6 Million User Accounts
Dark web traders selling personal data and cracked passwords

#COVID19 Could Push Average Breach Cost to $4m
IBM finds remote work increases financial impact and incident response

Global Firms Delayed Key Security Projects as Pandemic Struck
Tanium study also reveals a quarter stopped patching

Dell EMC Patches iDRAC Vulnerability
Dangerous Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller vulnerability detected and fixed

Operators of VHD Ransomware Unveiled
State-sponsored threat group is big-game hunting with VHD ransomware



