Infosecurity News

  1. Lawyers Could Net $30m in Yahoo Data Breach Settlement

    Lawyers handling Yahoo’s $177.5m data breach settlement can expect a $30m payday

  2. Gorgon Group Grows More Sophisticated

    The threat group known for operating MasterMana botnet is now spoofing login portals

  3. White Hats Shine a Light on Philips Hue Hack

    Zigbee vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise networks

  4. UK Government Under Fire Over NSO Group Links

    Israeli spyware maker will be hosted at security fair next month

  5. Facebook Encryption Plans Slammed by Children’s Charities

    NSPCC and others warn of creating ‘safe spaces’ for pedophiles online

  6. Porn Sites Suffer Highest Number of DDoS Attacks

    Study finds adult entertainment websites received the most DDoS attacks per site in 2019

  7. Sentar Awarded $164m Cybersecurity Task Order by US Defense Health Agency

    Sentar selected to provide cybersecurity risk management operations support to the Defense Health Agency

  8. Governments Are Soft Targets for Cyber-criminals

    Report finds larger attack surfaces make governments more vulnerable than other organizations

  9. Iranian Phishers Use Journalist’s Identity to Steal Info

    State hackers impersonate New York Times journalist

  10. 90% of UK Data Breaches Due to Human Error in 2019

    Phishing was the primary cause of breaches reported to the ICO last year

  11. Microsoft: We Detect 77,000 Web Shells Each Month

    Tech giant warns that poor IT security is making life too easy for hackers

  12. Twitter Confirms it Will Only Ban “Harmful” Deepfakes

    Social site will otherwise allow manipulated content on its site

  13. FBI Issues Valentine Romance Scam Warning

    FBI warns Americans to be on the alert for romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day

  14. LexisNexis Risk Solutions to Acquire Emailage

    Fraud prevention business Emailage is to be acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions

  15. YouTube Issues Deepfake Ban Reminder

    YouTube reiterates its ban on deepfake videos ahead of the 2020 US election

  16. Coronavirus Attacks Aim to Spread Malware Infection

    Researchers urge users not to fall for latest lure

  17. Over 80% of UK Firms Don’t Have Specialist Cyber Insurance

    Gallagher study warns that traditional policies may not cover breaches

  18. EKANS Ransomware Detected with ICS-Specific Functions

    Dragos claims strain could foreshadow new focus on industrial environments

  19. Alleged Human Trafficker Accused of Faking Social Media to Contact Victim

    A man accused of human trafficking allegedly created fake social media pages to contact a victim

  20. Racine Mayor Refuses to Pay Cyber-Ransom

    Mayor of second Wisconsin city attacked with ransomware in a week says criminals won’t be getting a dime

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