Infosecurity News

Google Mobility Reports Show Impact of Lockdown
Google aggregates phone location data to report on how well lockdown rules are being followed

Threat Group Lures Victims with Teddy Bears
Americans receive teddy bears along with malicious USBs through the mail

Washington State Legalizes Restricted Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Washington becomes first state to pass law on restricted use of facial recognition technology

Zoom Patches Three New Bugs in Scramble to Support Remote Workers
CEO Eric Yuan admits platform has been overwhelmed by new users

Rights Groups: #COVID19 Oppression Exceeds 9/11 Response
Civil society urges governments to respect human rights amidst surveillance crackdown

IRS: Phishers Using #COVID19 Stimulus Payments as Lure
Tax office warns of email, text, phone, social and in person scams

New MakeFrame Skimmer Claims 19 Victims
New skimmer MakeFrame detected as millions shop from home amid COVID-19 outbreak

Key Ring App Data Leak Exposes 44 Million Images
Researchers find user data of 14 million Key Ring app users on five unsecured Amazon Buckets

London Hit by Quarantine Text Scam
Richmond residents warned over fraudulent quarantine fine notification texts

Infosecurity Europe 2020 Postponed Due to #COVID19
Organizers plan to host event later in the year

Zoom Phishers Register 2000 Domains in a Month
As #COVID19 home working surges, cyber-criminals look to cash in

Ransomware Attackers Exploit #COVID19 to Target Hospital VPNs
Microsoft alerts several dozen healthcare organizations

Morrisons Wins Insider Breach Ruling but Liability Concerns Persist
Supreme Court ruling means employers could still be sued

Company Launches Lockdown-Friendly Hacking Competition
Hacking challenge with $2,850 prize will take place on April 6

Affordacare Patient Data Allegedly Published Online
Affordacare patient records allegedly published online, but clinic tells patients their data was unaffected by a recent data breach

Ransomware Payments on the Rise
New research finds more ransomware victims are paying their cyber-attackers

Lack of Understanding of US Legislation Putting UK Business Data at Risk
UK business data could be at risk due to a lack of legislative knowledge

Chinese #COVID19 Conspiracy Theories Date Back to January
Beijing official spread fake news that virus is a US military weapon

Cyber-Attacks Up 37% Over Past Month as #COVID19 Bites
Cloudflare notes spikes of malicious traffic hitting six-times normal levels

IASME Named Sole Cyber Essentials Certification Body
Cyber Essentials set for relaunch with IASME as sole certifier



