Infosecurity News

Interpol Seizes $14m in Fake #COVID19 Pharma Goods
Global police disrupt 37 criminal gangs peddling counterfeits

33% of UK Orgs Lack Tech Infrastructure for Long-Term Remote Working
Concerning stats revealed as businesses continue to roll-out working from home measures during COVID-19 pandemic

US Court Blocks Website Selling Fake #COVID19 Vaccine
US files first court action against website selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccines

Allegedly Cash-Strapped OneWeb Launches 34 New Satellites
Communications company launches 34 new satellites amid rumors of financial difficulties

Virginia Forms Coronavirus Fraud Taskforce
Virginia law enforcement agencies unite to form task force against COVID-19 scams

CEO Claims More Fake LinkedIn Users Are Claiming to be Employees
CEO complains of increased numbers of fake LinkedIn users claiming to be employees

National Gallery Fought Nearly Two Million Email Cyber-Attacks in 2019
Last year, the National Gallery was hit by nearly 2 million email cyber-attacks

Sextortion Scam Threatens to Infect Victims with #COVID19
Latest email threats go beyond the release of personal info

Military Secrets Exposed by UK Printing Company
Misconfigured S3 bucket spills 270,000 records

Leaked Plans Reveal Mirai-Like Russian IoT Botnet
Hackers uncover FSB plot to build powerful DDoS capabilities

Former Waymo Executive Passed Trade Secrets to Uber
Ex Waymo executive admits stealing self-driving car trade secrets from Google subsidiary

Norwegian Cruise Line Suffers Data Breach
Norwegian Cruise Line’s online portal breached as travel industry reels from the effects of COVID-19

Russian APT28 Group Changes Tack to Probe Email Servers
State-backed hackers also scan for SQL Server and Directory Services

Over Five Billion Breached Records Leaked
Exposed Elasticsearch instance reveals info dating back to 2012

Twitter Will Try to Ban #COVID19 Misinformation
Social network sets out new rules, but says automated systems may get it wrong

US Launches First Political Campaign Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
New US group shares cyber-threat information with political campaigns

WhatsApp Tries to Keep It Real with New Information Hub
WhatsApp partners with WHO, UNICEF, and UNDP to share genuine coronavirus information

Coronavirus Lockdowns Trigger Privacy-Disrupting Location Tracking
Governments are using cell phone location data to gauge the success of COVID-19 related lockdowns

Norsk Hydro Outage May Have Been Destructive State Attack
Dragos claims ransomware outage offers blueprint for deniable disruptive attacks

SANS Offers Free Kit to Secure Home Workers
Covid-19 has forced many businesses to adapt at speed



