Infosecurity News

Cyber-Attacks on UK Orgs Up 30% in Q1 2020
Beaming research finds UK companies suffered more than one attack per minute

Black Hat USA and DEF CON Cancelled Due to #COVID19
Popular cybersecurity conferences will go virtual this year

Cognizant: Ransomware Costs Could Reach $70m
IT giant admits major financial hit from Maze raid

Data Breach Exposes Four Million Dating App Users
MobiFriends was apparently breached back in January 2019

EU: UK Must Share More Data to Access Crime-fighting System
An EU committee wants to block the UK’s access to crime-fighting intel unless it shares more data with member states

LabCorp Shareholder Files Suit Over Double Data Breach
Shareholder sues LabCorp to recoup share value losses following two data breaches

Celebrity Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack on NYC Law Firm
Cyber-criminals threaten to expose celebrities’ private data if law firm doesn’t pay ransom

MAZE Claims Ransomware Attack on US Egg Supplier
Threat group MAZE claims to have exfiltrated data from Sparboe in a ransomware attack

Blue Mockingbird Is Mining Cryptocurrency
New cyber-threat spotted deploying Monero cryptocurrency-mining payloads on Windows machines

Deloitte Partners with Palo Alto to Extend Its Cybersecurity Services
Palo Alto Networks to become a strategic partner across Deloitte's EMEA network

Cyber-Criminals Exploiting Remote Working by Attacking RDP Ports
McAfee report records an increase in RDP port attacks since the COVID-19 crisis developed

A Fifth of Consumers Hit by Fraud Over Past Year
Marqeta study finds Brits are less alert to risk exposure than US consumers

Facebook Removes Far-Right Conspiracy Theory Content
Social network tackles QAnon in crackdown on coordinated inauthentic behavior

Remote Workers Failing on Password Security During #COVID19 Crisis
World Password Day studies show room for improvement

More Men than Women Fall Victim to Cybercrime
Cybercrime victim gender gap could be linked to password practices

Ransomware Attack on Europe's Largest Private Hospital Operator
Fresenius hit by callous ransomware attack that limits operations in the midst of global health crisis

Over Half of Remote Employees Access Inappropriate Content on Devices Used for Work
Workers are accessing potentially dangerous content causing additional security risks for businesses

Boston to Consider Regulating What Info Schools Pass to Police
Boston City Council could issue rules to limit information-sharing between schools and the police

HMRC Shuts Down Almost 300 #COVID19 Phishing Scam Sites
Since March, HMRC has asked ISPs to remove 292 scam web addresses exploiting the coronavirus outbreak

WordPress Hacker Attacks One Million Sites in a Month
Cross-site scripting bugs in plug-ins targeted in new campaign



