Infosecurity News
Sophisticated Russian BEC Group Targets Multinationals
Russian BEC group Cosmic Lynx has been operating on the quiet for at least a year, says Agari
Microsoft Research Develops Invisible Cloud Malware Scanner
With Project Freta, Microsoft claims to have made it easy to scan thousands of virtual machines invisibly
Researchers Use AI to Spot Drone Pilots
A good drone pilot is hard to find, unless you happen to be a researcher from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Manufacturing Sector Paid Out 62% of Total Ransomware Payments in 2019
The manufacturing sector made 62% of ransomware payments last year
Tech Giants Suspend Hong Kong Co-Operation Following Security Law
Platforms will not work with police on data access until international consensus
Bankrupt Bitcoin Biz Founder Leaves $13m Hole
Angry investors still trying to get their money back from VaultAge Solutions
Instagram Star “Hushpuppi” Faces BEC Charges
Hundreds of millions laundered from cybercrimes
LORCA Announces Fifth Cyber-Accelerator Cohort
17 companies to benefit from year-long innovation scheme
Infosecurity Magazine Autumn/Fall Online Summit Agenda – Last Chance to Register!
Registration is now open for Infosecurity’s two-day virtual event
Home Routers Are All Broken, Finds Security Study
Of 127 routers tested, all had serious flaws, according to a German study
Purple Fox Exploit Kit Adds Two Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Exploit kits may be on the decline, but that hasn’t stopped Purple Fox from keeping its game sharp
Account-Snooping Yahoo Engineer Escapes Jail Time
Man escapes jail time after using his position to snoop on thousands of accounts
Mobile Users Increasingly Targeted by Undeletable Malicious Files
Adware is often being pre-installed on mobile devices
Volume and Size of Fines for Data Breaches Expected to Rise
37% of workers expect the number and size of fines for their employers to increase
Flaw Fixed in Hotels.com Generator as Tesco Clubcard Users Impacted
Weakness exploited in way Hotels.com generates vouchers
Corporate Cybercrime Victims Double in Five Years
ISP estimates cost to UK economy of £87bn
North Korean Hackers Behind Magecart Attacks
Sansec claims Pyongyang-sponsored attackers struck Claire’s
Google VP Withdraws from Black Hat 2020 Over its Name
Heated debate in infosec community after calls for change in terminology
NSA Issues VPN Security Guidance
Be careful which pre-configured policies you leave on your IPsec VPN, warns the US government
Moose Remain Unaware of Lottery Privacy Breach
The Nova Scotia moose hunting lottery didn’t go entirely to plan this year
