Infosecurity News

Home Distractions a Major Cause of Cybersecurity Errors During Lockdown
A quarter of employees admit to clicking on a link in a phishing email

FTC Details #COVID19 Scams and Fraud Cases to Senate
FTC details COVID-19 related scams and asks for power to obtain refunds for victims

University of York Investigating Data Theft Incident
Ransomware attack on service provider the cause of the breach

Beijing-Backed Hackers Indicted for #COVID19 Vaccine Attacks
Duo stole IP over 10-year period for China, alleges DoJ

Women in Cybersecurity Paid 21% Less Than Men
Although female workforce is growing, inequities remain

MATA Malware Framework Latest Move for North Korean Hackers
Kaspersky uncovers multi-platform toolset used in data theft and ransomware

Vodafone Partners with Accenture to Offer Cybersecurity Services
Accenture and Vodafone Business team up to bring cybersecurity services to Europe

Fortinet Acquires OPAQ Networks
Fortinet acquires Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) cloud provider OPAQ Networks

Texas College to Improve Cybersecurity of Smart Buildings
Texas college launches project to beef up the cybersecurity of smart buildings

#COVID19 Provides Unique Opportunities for Fraudsters
Increased reliance on digital services has led to a huge rise in online fraud

Trusted Connectivity Alliance Announces New Chair and Expanded Board
TCA is a global, non-profit association that works to enable a secure, connected future

ISC Attributes Cyber-Attacks and Election Interference to Russia
ISC says Russia poses all-encompassing security threat, calls for collaborative intelligence and consensus against aggressive action

Experts Predict Record 20,000 CVEs for 2020
Skybox Security claims mobile OS bugs have surged 50%

Telecom Argentina Has Tuesday Deadline to Pay $7.5m Ransom
ISP appears to have been targeted by REvil group

Genealogy Software Maker Exposes Data on 60,000 Users
Family tree developer misconfigures Elasticsearch server

Cyprus Extradites Alleged Cyber-Criminal to the US
Alleged cyber-criminal becomes first Cypriot national to be extradited from Cyprus to the US

Analysts Detect New Banking Malware
Researchers discover new malware based on Xerxes banking Trojan

HelpSystems and GlobalSCAPE to Merge
HelpSystems signs definitive merger agreement with publicly traded GlobalSCAPE

Data Protection Associations Introduce Survey and Representation Concepts
Index launched to capture trends and changes in data protection sector

UK Government Fails to Meet GDPR Requirement in Test and Trace Program
The UK government admits to not carrying out a DPIA



