Infosecurity News

Cost of Cyber-Events Worsening for Large Businesses
Fortune 1000 businesses face increasing cyber-incident costs

Google Blocks Third-Party App Store Downloads for Android Users
Advanced Protection Program available to all users

Crypsis Forms Threat Research Labs
Crypsis Group’s new threat research team will share threat data with the public

Royal Philips Scores a Cybersecurity First
Philips becomes first medical device manufacturer to receive new product cybersecurity testing certification

Companies Offer Free Cybersecurity Support to Combat Threats Posed by COVID-19
Surge in coronavirus scams prompts firms to offer businesses free cybersecurity assistance

NutriBullet Experiences Multiple Magecart Skimmer Infections
Magecart hits manufacturer NutriBullet with skimming attack

Trend Micro Finds and Fixes Zero-Day Bugs
Security vendor urges customers to upgrade as soon as possible

Rights Group: APP Bank Fraud Cost Consumers £1bn
Which? claims simple checks could have saved hundreds of millions in losses

Cloud Database Leak Exposes 425GB of Small Biz Financial Data
Loans companies misconfigure S3 bucket containing sensitive customer info

Encryption Debate Stalls Child Protection Bill
US bill to tackle child sexual abuse material online has been left in limbo over privacy concerns

Guitar Tuition Website Suffers Six-Month Data Breach
Users’ payment card information exposed in six-month data breach of guitar tuition website TrueFire

Human Traffickers Still Recruiting Victims Online
FBI warns users of social media and dating apps to be wary of human traffickers

Student Loans Company Hit by 5.4 Million Email Attacks in 2019
Attackers target government body for students’ financial info

US VPN Use Could Soar 150% as Covid-19 Spreads
Coronavirus drives home working surge and school closures across globe

Over a Quarter of Security Alerts Are False Positives
New research highlights risks of alert fatigue in organizations

Agents Arrest 24 on $30m Money Laundering Charges
Group allegedly helped to launder funds from BEC, romance and other scams

Illinois College Suffers Data Breach
Staff at an Illinois college are to receive free credit monitoring following a data breach

Checkmarx to Be Acquired by Hellman & Friedman
Hellman & Friedman to acquire application and software security company Checkmarx

US Health Department Hacked Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Cyber-attackers hack US Health and Human Services Department to spread disinformation

Rail Thieves Prosper as Mobile Device Thefts Jump 62%
FOI data reveals nearly 9000 devices went missing on UK trains last year



