Infosecurity News

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

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



