Infosecurity News
Online Romance Scams Spike Under Lockdown
Police run awareness campaign as £66 million is lost over the past year
Fake News Named Biggest Global Cybercrime Concern
First World Risk Poll compiled from views of 150,000 participants
Trojan Malware Targets Trump Supporters
Threat actors spoof political action committee emails to infect Trump supporters with Emotet
US Seizes Domains Used to Spread Disinformation
Domains that were allegedly part of an Iranian disinformation campaign have been seized by the US government
New Family of Deceptive Gaming Apps Discovered
Researchers detect large family of gaming apps that deceive users with out-of-context ads
21% of UK Workers Feel More Vulnerable to Cybercrime During COVID-19
Around a third of UK workers have observed a rise in speculative cyber-criminal activity
Boards Increase Investment in Cybersecurity in Face of Threats and Regulatory Fines
Research by Thycotic found cybersecurity budgets are increasing
CPS Under Fire Again After Data Breach Cases Jump 18%
Prosecution service suffers scores of “severe” incidents
Government Woe as Education Department Fails GDPR Test
ICO makes 139 recommendations after audit reveals massive failings
WEF: Cyber-Attacks Remain Top Business Risk in the West
COVID19 dominates business thinking globally but cyber not far behind
Europol Reports Increase in Livestreaming of Child Sexual Abuse
Sheer quantity of online child sexual abuse material is overwhelming European law enforcement authorities
Remote Workers Keep IT Issues to Themselves
A quarter of remote workers would rather suffer in silence than engage with tech support
Hacked Voice Remote Becomes Listening Device
Vulnerability makes Comcast XR11 voice remote a listening device for bad actors
Cyber-Espionage Group BAHAMUT Responsible for “Staggering” Number of Attacks
BAHAMUT is responsible for a high number of sophisticated and politically motivated attacks
Food Delivery Service Chowbus Experiences Data Breach
Asian food delivery service suffers major data breach of customer and partner records
UK Firms Attacked Every 45 Seconds Over Summer
Cyber-threats continue to hit distributed workforces
UK Regulator Bans Cryptocurrency Derivatives
Opacity of financial products and widespread cybercrime force FCA’s hand
Post-Brexit Digital Economy at Risk After EU Court Ruling
Mass surveillance must respect privacy rights, says CJEU
COVID-19 Shift to Security Enabled by Evolving Device Management
How security is slowly catching up with the impact of remote working
Skimming Attack on Boom! Mobile
American mobile network operator’s website injected with malware that steals credit card details
