Infosecurity News

US Ransomware Attacks Plummet
Ransomware attacks on the United States have dropped to a level “not seen in years”

A Quarter of Website Traffic Is Bad Bots
New research finds malicious bots accounted for 24.1% of website traffic last year

Cyber-Incident Guidance Delivered to European Bankers
FSB opens consultation on cyber-incident response and recovery guidance

DWF Appoints New Privacy and Cybersecurity Leader
James Drury-Smith is DWF's new UK national leader of privacy and cybersecurity

Terahash Acquires L0phtCrack
Password auditing and recovery software L0phtCrack acquired by Terahash

OutSystems Launches Data Sharing Platform to Help Combat #COVID19 in Portugal
New platform enables co-ordinated response to crisis

#GenetecConnectDX: Beware AI ‘False Promises,’ Warns Genetec President
Peirre Racz reflects on the effectiveness of AI technology

Windows Patches Fastest but Has 4X More Bugs Than Mac OS
Kenna Security report offers food for thought for vulnerability management

#COVID19 Tracing App Leaks User Data
Dutch app in privacy snafu as source code is posted online

New Standard Released to Confirm Integrity of Data in Legal Proceedings
ETSI TS 103 643 provides set of tools to demonstrate legitimacy of digital evidence

Government Tackles #COVID19 Scams with Email Reporting Service
NCSC wants users to forward it any suspicious emails

NFL Voices Cybersecurity Fears Over Online Draft
NFL fears this Thursday’s online draft could prove irresistible to hackers

US Bans Church Website Selling #COVID19 ‘Miracle’ Treatment
Church ordered to stop unlawfully touting industrial bleach as a cure for a string of diseases

HMRC #COVID19 Job Retention Scheme Targeted by Scammers
New scam geared to exploit HMRC’s coronavirus job retention scheme discovered

Government Offers Startups £500m Funding Option
British startups offered £500m government funding

Thales Tech to Secure Motorola’s New eSIM RAZR Smartphone
GSMA-compliant solution ensures interoperability across all mobile networks deploying eSIM infrastructures

ICO Gives Cautious Thumbs-Up to #COVID19 Contact Tracing Apps
Privacy regulator believes plans are currently in line with best practice

Hackers Raid Crypto Firms in $25m Attacks
Reentrancy attacks target Uniswap and Lendf.Me

Trickbot Named Most Prolific #COVID19 Malware
Microsoft warns users of campaigns using notorious banking Trojan

UK Tax Refund Email Scam Uncovered
Fraudsters impersonate UK government to steal personal data from Brits expecting tax refund



