Infosecurity News

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

Deputy Sheriff Admits Cyberstalking Massachusetts Tween
Massachusetts girl cyberstalked at 12 years old by deputy sheriff she met while playing Minecraft

International Plea for Governments to Protect Healthcare from Cyber-Attacks
Cyber Peace Institute’s call for the defense of healthcare providers garners international support

National Guard Helps Maryland with Cybersecurity
National Guard’s pandemic response includes $1m in cybersecurity support for Maryland

New Version of Turla Malware Poses Threat to Governments
ESET reveals details of a new version of Turla's ComRAT backdoor malware



