Infosecurity News

Google Tackles Fake Ads as #COVID19 Counterfeits Surge
Tech giant extends identity verification policy

Twitter Moves to Ban 5G #COVID19 Conspiracy Theories
Social network updates policy guidance to tackle fake news

WHO: #COVID19 Drove Fivefold Increase in Cyber-Attacks
Credential leak earlier this week was just tip of the iceberg

Cyber-Attacks on Hospitals Amid #COVID19 Akin to Acts of “Terror,” Claims Eugene Kaspersky
Kaspersky chief strongly condemns attacks on hospitals during the pandemic

Hackers Donate $5K in Bug Bounties to the WHO
Hackers at first ever virtual HackerOne live hacking event give generously to the World Health Organization

Small Businesses Admit Secure Data Storage Issues
1 in 5 small businesses say customer data could be stored more securely

Coalfire Acquisition Signed Off
Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired cybersecurity firm Coalfire

Survey Reveals Lax Attitudes to Password Security
A Specops Software survey reveals concerning trends regarding password security

Most Remote Workers Have Received No Security Training for a Year
More #COVID19 risks emerge as 77% of remote workers say they’re not worried about threats

Alleged Neo-Nazis Post WHO and US Gov Log-ins Online
Campaign of harassment linked to #COVID19 fake news peddlers

Mobile Industry Teams Up to Deny #COVID19 Smishers
SMS SenderID Protection Registry helps organizations protect their texts

Perspecta Labs Wins $14.5m Autonomous Cyber-Defense Contract
US Army awards lucrative cyber-defense contract to Perspecta Labs

UniCredit Workers' Data Found for Sale Online
Cyber-criminals are advertising a database of UniCredit employees’ data for sale

Maze Group Wages Ransomware Attack on Cognizant
New Jersey IT services provider hit with Maze ransomware

Report Shows Attacks on Cloud Services More than Doubled in 2019
Trustwave reveals how the tactics of cyber-criminals evolved in 2019

Global Academics Cite Concerns Over #COVID19 Contact Tracing App Security
Academics praise efforts to keep contact tracing apps secure and user data private

Hackers Target Netflix and Disney+ with #COVID19 Phishing
Cyber-criminals register hundreds of domains to part users with their PII

US #COVID19 Relief Fund Leaks Data on Thousands of Firms
Small Business Administration under fire for portal error

#GenetecConnectDX: Risk Mitigation in 2020 – What You Need to Know
The cyber-risks currently facing organizations and how companies can adapt to new realities

Fitness App Kinomap Leaks 42 Million Records
Unsecured 40GB database to blame in another privacy snafu



