Infosecurity News
Texas Takes Second Ransomware Hit
Days after judiciary system attack, Texas’ Department of Transport is also hit by ransomware
Cyber Insurers Increase Scrutiny Amid Pandemic
Policyholders are being questioned more closely by insurers as pandemic impacts security
Responsible Cyber Announces Identity Acquisition and New Shareholders
Responsible Cyber has announced the acquisition of fellow startup Secucial and new shareholders
Crypto-Miners Take Out Supercomputers Working on #COVID19
European facilities halt research after string of attacks
Police Catch Suspects Planning #COVID19 Hospital Ransomware
Four arrested in Romania and Moldova
REvil Ransomware Gang Threatens to Release Dirt on Trump
Ransom demand for celeb law firm doubles to $42m
Iowa Civil Rights Meeting Zoom-bombed
Des Moines meeting abandoned after a double Zoom-bombing by racist losers
Norway's Wealth Fund Loses $10m in Data Breach
Data breach at world’s largest sovereign wealth fund enables fraudsters to steal $10m
API Attacks Increase During Lockdown
Threat researchers observe API endpoints taking a hammering during health pandemic
AI and Machine Learning Critical to Tackling Cyber Threats Says NTT
AI and machine learning only way to quickly and efficiently identify security threats
Attacks on Banks Spike 238% During #COVID19 Crisis
VMware Carbon Black says attacks coincide with major news events
ICO’s BA and Marriott Fines Likely to Be Pushed Back Again
Cordery Compliance claims final sum may be much reduced
UK Power Grid Biz Suffers Outage After Cyber-Attack
Elexon’s internal systems hit but electricity supply unaffected
Ohio Votes to Outlaw Attempted Hacks
Ohio passes bill to criminalize all malicious hacking attempts, even if they fail
Critical Flaws Found in Cyberoam Security Devices
Vulnerabilities detected in Cyberoam’s firewall and VPN technology
Identity Breaches at 79% of Organizations
IDSA finds 79% of organizations suffered an identity-related security breach in the last 2 years
DWF Appoints Mark Hendry as Director of Data Protection and Cybersecurity
DWF appoints a new director of data protection and cybersecurity
Kaspersky Report Shows Need for Improved Password Storage
A Kaspersky study shows the majority of people are unaware of how to check if their credentials have been leaked
Remote Workers Often Not Provided Secure Tools
Remote workers are often not provided secure tools to access networks and authenticate themselves
Microsoft OLE Bugs Most Frequently Exploited Since 2016
US government reveals top 10 most targeted CVEs
