Infosecurity News

PlayStation Announces Bug Bounty Program
Critical vulnerabilities worth at least $50,000 in new PlayStation bug bounty program

NCSC: One Million Phishing Messages Reported in Two Months
One million phishing emails flagged to NCSC, with cryptocurrency the most common lure

IRMS Appoints New Chair with Diversity, Inclusion and Education at Top of Agenda
Reynold Leming announced as new chair of the Information and Records Management Society

33% Surge in Financial Fraud Attempts During #COVID19 Lockdown
Financial providers foil criminals seeking to take advantage of pandemic disruption

Medical Devices Among Most Risky to Security
Analysis from the Forescout Device Cloud identified points of risk inherent to device type, sector and cybersecurity policies

Firms Plan Hiring Spree to Bolster Remote Working Security
Centrify study claims many admit policy failings

Zoom Hires Former Salesforce SVP as New CISO
Jason Lee also spent 15 years at Microsoft

New Indictment Seeks to Tie Assange Closer to Hacking Conspiracy
US government alleges WikiLeaks founder was in close contact with LulzSec

COVID-Themed Ransomware Attack on Android Users Revealed
Android users were lured into downloading a ransomware app disguised as an official COVID-19 tracing tool

US Soldier Indicted Over Mass Murder Plot
US soldier accused of conspiring with extremists to launch deadly attack on his own unit

Two-Year Data Breach at Florida Senior Care Provider
Patient data impacted by long-running breach at Florida senior care provider

EEMA Appoints Attorney-at-Law Hans Graux to Board of Management
EEMA is leading independent European think tank focused on identity, privacy and trust

‘Wagatha Christie’ Spat Leads to Lawsuit
Vardy sues Rooney for publicly accusing her of leaking stories to the British press

Prolific Hacker Made Millions Selling Network Access
Group-IB report details deceptively simple tactics of “Fxmsp”

Over Two-Thirds of Q1 Malware Hidden by HTTPS
Watchguard warns of persistently evasive attackers

Twitter Data Leak Exposes Business Clients
Shared browser risk for personal information

Cyber-Extortionist Threatens Australian Swimming Pro
Cyber-criminal tries to blackmail Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer via Facebook

Cop Comedy Riskiest Show to Watch Online
US police sitcom named show most targeted by malicious threat actors

Digital Transformation in Cybersecurity a Major Driver of Future M&A Deals
Digital transformation in cybersecurity an increasing priority

Oregon City Pays $48,000 Cyber-Ransom
Keizer coughs up the cash to retrieve files encrypted by cyber-criminals



