Infosecurity News
Misconfiguration Accounts for 82% of Security Vulnerabilities
Outpost24 data reveals CWE-16 challenge is exposing firms to major risks
Sextortion Fallout Scam Tricks Users into Malware Download
Recipients are urged to open image to view contact’s nude girlfriend
BT Launches New Cybersecurity Advisory Services Practice
Service will provide BT customers with advice on navigating their cybersecurity journeys
Cybersecurity Isn't "Cool" Enough to Attract New Talent
New research suggests cybersecurity skills gap is down to the industry’s dull image
First 100,000 Victims of Western Union Fraud Scheme Receive $153m
Western Union Remission Fund starts paying back victims of money transfer scams
UK Budget: Investments Must Focus on Cybersecurity and Privacy, Say Experts
UK Government will invest £5bn into digital infrastructure
Fetishes Exposed by Secret-Sharing App Whisper
Whisper data breach makes millions of intimate messages and users’ locations public
Paradise Ransomware Uses IQY Attachments to Stay Hidden
New campaign weaponizes unusual Office file format
Patch Tuesday Fixes Over 100 Bugs This Month
Details also creep out of new wormable SMB vulnerability
Eight Million Shopper Records Leaked Online
Unsecured MongoDB database exposes Amazon UK, eBay and other customers
Two #RSAC Attendees Test Positive for #Coronavirus
Exabeam engineer hospitalized over Coronavirus fears upon return from RSA Conference
Necurs Botnets Busted
11 botnets that infected over 9 million computers all over the world have been disrupted
Los Angeles Utility Accused of Cybersecurity Coverup
The LA Department of Water and Power allegedly concealed gaps in its cybersecurity from regulators
Phishers Use Fake HIV Test Results as Bait
Criminals are using fake HIV test results to phish insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies
Google Play Protect IDs Just a Third of Malicious Apps
Mobile security tool comes bottom of AV-Test's 17-strong list
Human Error Linked to 60% of Security Breaches
Gallagher study finds companies exposed to service outages and data loss risks
Ryuk Ransomware Takes Out Durham, North Carolina
City and county systems now in recovery phase after Friday attack
University of Kentucky Defeats Month-Long Cyber-Attack
Month-long cyber-attack on the University of Kentucky causes system shutdown
Cybersecurity Conferences Postponed and Canceled Over #Coronavirus Fears
A raft of cyber and infosec conferences have been postponed or canceled due to Coronavirus
Accenture Acquires Context Information Security
British cyber-defense consultancy firm acquired by Accenture
