Infosecurity News
Privacy Snafu Exposes 42 Million ‘Telegram’ Records
Iranians were using third-party version of the app
Houseparty Offers $1m for Info on ‘Smear Campaign’
Users take to social media complaining of online hacking attempts
Ban Hasn't Stopped COVID-19 Instagram Ads
Adverts selling masks and other COVID-19 essentials appear on Instagram and Facebook despite ban
VoIP Carriers Investigated Over Fraudulent Robocalls
US court orders injunctions against two telecom carriers that facilitated millions of fraudulent robocalls
Carnegie Mellon Launches Cybersecurity Master's Degree
Carnegie Mellon University adds a cybersecurity track to its Master of Science in Information Technology program
#COVID19 Phishing Scam Tricks People With ‘You Might Be Infected’ Warning
Scam email dupes receivers into believing they’ve come into contact with someone infected with the coronavirus
Government Launches Response Unit to Fight #COVID19 Fake News
Online misinformation could cost lives, warns minister
Maze Authors Claim to Have Hit Insurer Chubb
Group says it will release stolen data but firm claims network remains intact
Global E-Commerce Fraud to Top $25bn by 2024
Juniper Research says merchants need to improve customers education
Domain Registrars Take Action Against Fraudulent COVID-19 Websites
Namecheap and GoDaddy are attempting to thwart COVID-19 scammers
US Plans to Dig Up the Dead for New Cyber-Defense Building
US Department of Defense wants to build a new facility on top of a Maryland family cemetery
LORCA Launches Open Call for Fifth Cohort of Cyber-Scaleups
Selection criteria will be focused on solving issues brought about by COVID-19 pandemic
FBI Issues Child Sextortion Warning Amid School Closures
FBI warns parents that children who are off school and online face an increased risk of being exploited
Virgin Media Facing Huge Compensation Bill Over Data Breach
Virgin Media could be facing a bill of up to £4.5bn
UK Government Uses Zoom Despite MoD Security Concerns
Question marks over Cabinet use of commercial conferencing tool
#COVID19 News Links Hijacked With iOS Spyware
Another mass surveillance campaign aimed at Hong Kongers
BadUSB Stick Mailed to Company From ‘Best Buy’
Snail mail ‘phishing’ scam reveals rare sighting of thumb drive threat
VPN Usage in US Quadruples
Since 2010, VPN usage in the United States has increased by four times
Data Deposit Box Exposes PII of 270K Users
Secure cloud storage provider leaves user data in an open Amazon S3 bucket
All 4G Networks Susceptible to DoS Attacks
New research finds that all 4G and some 5G networks are vulnerable to DoS attacks
