Infosecurity News

Stalkerware Soared 91% in UK Last Year
Concerning stats released ahead of International Women’s Day

One Million Virgin Media Customers at Risk After Data Leak
Unauthorized access after ISP leaves database exposed for months

T-Mobile Suffers Another Breach as Staff Emails Targeted
Carrier warns customers their account info may have been stolen

US DoD Employee Charged with Spying for Lover
DoD linguist accused of leaking the identities of American spies to Lebanese lover with terrorism connections

University Launches Cyber-Toolkit for Detectives
Purdue University’s new toolkit helps detectives bust cyber-criminals

US to Give Ukraine $8m for Cybersecurity
US pledges $8m to fund Ukrainian cybersecurity project

UK Cybersecurity Defense Standards Slip, Calls Made for Improvement
The UK's cybersecurity rating slips as goverment calls for improvements in defenses

UK’s ICO Fines Cathay Pacific £500,000 for 2018 Breach
Incident stemmed from a “catalog of errors” at the firm

Let’s Encrypt: One Million Certificates Non-Compliant After Bug
Users haven’t been able to replace certs affected by CAA flaw quick enough

J.Crew Customer Accounts Breached a Year Ago
Retailer in much-delayed breach notification

Zynga Facing Lawsuit Over Data Breach
Gamers file a class-action lawsuit against Zynga following a data breach affecting 173m users

Carnival Cruise Lines Hacked
Carnival announces cyber-attack on Holland America Line and Princess Cruises

Mobile Attacks Outpace Desktop Assaults
More attacks have been waged against mobile devices than against desktops for the first time in history

Security by Sector Interview: Cybersecurity and the Gaming Industry
The gaming industry is a huge commercial market, but it is also rife with information security risks, challenges and implications. Infosecurity speaks to Matt Yonkovit to learn more

NCSC Updates Guidance to Tackle Smart Camera Hijacking
IoT devices at risk from remote hackers, warns GCHQ arm

Tesco Issues 600,000 New Clubcards After Brute Force Attack
It’s believed hackers used previously breached credentials

Hackers Steal Customer Data from UK FinTech Loqbox
Personal and financial data compromised in February breach

Californian Jailed for Cyber-Stalking Mass Shooting Victims' Families
A man who used Instagram to stalk and threaten the families of mass shooting victims has been imprisoned

CIA Accused of Mounting 11-Year Cyber-Attack Against China
Security company claims the CIA waged an 11-year cyber-espionage operation against the PRC’s critical industries

Canada's Auditor General: "Our Main IT System Is Running on DOS"
Canadian auditor general says outdated technology and a lack of funding are preventing his office from fulfilling its mandate



