Infosecurity News

IT Services Firm Conduent Felled by Maze Ransomware
Firm’s European operations suffer 10-hour outage

North Dakota Contact Tracing App Ends Data Share with Foursquare
Care19 no longer sends users’ data to third-party service Foursquare

Florida Student Discovers Flaws in Leading Doorbell Security Cameras
Vulnerabilities found in 11 internet-connected doorbell security cameras by Florida tech student

Maine Community College Becomes First in State to Offer Cybersecurity Program
Community college students in Maine can study cybersecurity from fall 2020

Sophos Confirms Restructuring Plans, Denies Blog Closure
Sophos confirms it is implementing some internal restructuring

Facebook Labels State-Controlled Media Ahead of US Elections
Transparency push aimed at heading off propaganda

Chinese and Iranian State Hackers Target Trump/Biden Campaigns
Google warns political groups to be alert to phishing risks

DDoS-ers Target Black Lives Matter Groups
Cloudflare reports huge increase in attacks on advocacy groups last weekend

#Infosec20: Best Cybersecurity Practices for SMEs
Experts discuss how small businesses should approach cybersecurity

Japan to Review Cyber-Bullying Laws Following Wrestler's Suicide
Death of reality TV star and pro wrestler prompts review of cyber-bullying laws in Japan

NATO Condemns Cyber-Attacks
NATO issues statement condemning cyber-attacks launched amid COVID-19 outbreak

Netizens Urged Not to Use Name as Password
Password manager finds same gender-neutral name in nearly 100,000 passwords

Personal Data of 74,000 Members of San Francisco Retirement System Exposed
Personal data of 74.000 members of SFERS may have been accessed by cyber-criminals

Google Adds YubiKey Support for Apple Devices
Google adds support for YubiKeys to enable secure authentication to services and Apple devices

Fraudulent iOS VPN Apps Attempt to Scam Users
Avast warns of ‘fleeceware’ apps on Apple App Store

Zoom: Free Users Won’t Get End-to-End Encryption So We Can Help FBI
Reports claim strongest encryption will only be available to premium users

Malicious Android Apps Double in Q1 as Lockdown Users Are Targeted
Upstream claims leisure apps increasingly contain premium service abusers

New Report Claims Huawei Hushed Up Iran Business Links
Firm accused of fraudulently obtaining US goods for Iran business

Chicago Police Scanner Jammed by Hackers Amid Riots
Hackers hijack Chicago police scanners to play music as city riots over George Floyd’s death

#Infosec20: Consider Leadership and Team Decision-Making in Challenging Times
Be the best manager you can and support your team in uncertain times



