Infosecurity News

NSA: Russian Military Sandworm Group is Hacking Email Servers
US urges organizations to patch Exim servers now

Revealed: Advanced Java-Based Ransomware PonyFinal
Microsoft warns of latest human-operated threat to large organizations

Over 600 NTT Customers Hit in Major Data Breach
IT services giant said Singapore data center was incursion point

Comedian Arrested for Cybercrime over Face Swap
Idris Sultan was arrested for sharing a face-swap photo with Tanzanian president on social media

DoD Contractors Team Up with HPE on Ransomware-Stopper
RackTop Systems is now included in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Complete program

IT Leaders Overestimate Staff's Commitment to WFH Security
IT leaders who think staff follow security best practices while working from home are misguided

Intelligence Gateway Launches to Compile Malicious #COVID19 URLs
The gateway accepts submissions of suspicious URLs or emails

C-Level Executives the Weakest Link in Organizations’ Mobile Security
C-level executives regularly ask to bypass mobile security protocols

Cyber-Criminals Impersonating Google to Target Remote Workers
Remote workers have been targeted by up to 65,000 Google-branded attacks in first four months of 2020

Check Point Unmasks Hacktivist Who Defaced Nearly 5000 Sites
Brazilian police notified about prolific Uberlandian

Ransomware Demands Soared 950% in 2019
Group-IB said attacks also spiked 40% after quiet 2018

#COVID19 Drives Dealers Online as Drugs Supply Soars
Sixgill report reveals spike in ads but lagging demand

New York Teen Masterminds $23.8m Crypto Heist
$71.4m civil complaint accuses New York teen of stealing cryptocurrency worth $23.8m

Data Breach at Bank of America
Data breach mars Bank of America’s PPP application process

Thais Ditch Twitter for Blockchain-Based Social Network Minds
Data privacy concerns prompt Thais to migrate from Twitter to crypto-social network

UK Energy Operators Join the European Network for Cybersecurity
UK-based electricity and gas operators NGGT and NGET become the latest members of the ENCS

Nearly One Fifth of Law Firms Show Signs of Compromise
BlueVoyant report warns sector is critical to national security

DNS Traffic Analysis Detects Hidden DDoS Attacks
Near miss traffic analysis finds significant spikes representing DDoS attacks

Trump Election Tweet Labelled Fake News
Twitter takes action as President cries ‘election interference’

UK Public Backlash Could Scupper #COVID19 App
Anomali finds half of Brits don’t trust government with their data



