Infosecurity News

Danes Blame Bug for ID Leak Affecting 1.3 Million
Over a fifth of the population affected by CPR snafu

DevOps Alert: 12,000 Jenkins Servers Exposed to DoS Attacks
Radware urges admins to fix cloud automation servers

Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Equifax Hack
US indicts four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army over Equifax hack

Social Robot Teaches Kids Cyber-safety
Delaware students learn online safety from a robot with a new spin on some old fairy tales

Facebook's Social Media Accounts Hacked
Hackers briefly took over Facebook’s Instagram and Twitter accounts

Emotet Spreads Via Newly Discovered Wi-Fi Module
Infamous loader brute forces nearby wireless networks

Docker Registry Snafus Expose Firms to Cloud Compromise
Palo Alto warns misconfigurations could seriously damage security

National Portrait Gallery Faced Almost 350,000 Email Attacks in Q4 2019
FOI data highlights information security risks for London tourist attractions

Likud Election App Exposes All Israel’s Voters
Nearly 6.5 million people caught up in privacy snafu

Crypto Exchange Loses "Almost All Funds" in Hack
Altsbit has its hot wallet emptied by cyber-criminals

Lawyers Could Net $30m in Yahoo Data Breach Settlement
Lawyers handling Yahoo’s $177.5m data breach settlement can expect a $30m payday

Gorgon Group Grows More Sophisticated
The threat group known for operating MasterMana botnet is now spoofing login portals

White Hats Shine a Light on Philips Hue Hack
Zigbee vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise networks

UK Government Under Fire Over NSO Group Links
Israeli spyware maker will be hosted at security fair next month

Facebook Encryption Plans Slammed by Children’s Charities
NSPCC and others warn of creating ‘safe spaces’ for pedophiles online

Porn Sites Suffer Highest Number of DDoS Attacks
Study finds adult entertainment websites received the most DDoS attacks per site in 2019

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

Governments Are Soft Targets for Cyber-criminals
Report finds larger attack surfaces make governments more vulnerable than other organizations

Iranian Phishers Use Journalist’s Identity to Steal Info
State hackers impersonate New York Times journalist

90% of UK Data Breaches Due to Human Error in 2019
Phishing was the primary cause of breaches reported to the ICO last year



