Infosecurity News
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
UK Spies Hunt Down Covid-19 Threats
NCSC says it’s taking steps to automatically discover and remove phishing sites
Half of UK Firms Suffer Basic Cyber-Skills Gaps
Government report warns many can’t complete simple tasks
US Scraps Missiles Over Cybersecurity Concerns
America drops plans to adopt Iron Dome missile defense system amid cybersecurity fears
Info-Stealing Coronavirus Threat Map Detected
Criminals are using a fake COVID-19 infection map to steal personal data
Threat-Thwarting Guidance Published for Cargo Ships
A guide has been published to help ocean carriers fend off cyber-attacks
Chelsea Manning Released After Testimony Deemed No Longer Necessary
Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been released from prison
Volusion Magecart Breach Could Net Fraudsters $130m+
Gemini Advisory claims as many as 20 million card records may have been compromised
