Infosecurity News

  1. US Pressures UK on Final Huawei Decision

    New bill threatens to withdraw intel-sharing with allies

  2. Facebook Improves Political Ad Transparency but Refuses Ban

    Social network repeats call for regulation of online political advertising

  3. Dixons Carphone Receives Maximum Fine for Major Breach

    Incident affected 14 million customers between 2017-18

  4. Amazon Ring Workers Fired After Watching Users' Videos

    Four Ring employees axed over unauthorized video access

  5. UK Banks Foiled by Travelex Ransomware Attack

    Travelex cyber-attack stops UK bank customers accessing foreign currency online

  6. Accenture to Acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Services Business

    Symantec’s cybersecurity arm to be acquired by Accenture Security

  7. Interpol Reduces Cryptojacking Infections by 78%

    Operation Goldfish Alpha identified 20,000 compromised routers in Asia

  8. Police to Implement Facial Recognition at Cardiff-Swansea Football Match

    Privacy concerns raised as South Wales Police seeks to use tech to assist in identifying fans issued with banning orders

  9. TikTok Patches Critical Account Takeover Bugs

    Check Point reveals XSS and SMS link spoofing flaws in social app

  10. Cyber-Attacks Hit UK Firms Once Per Minute in 2019

    ISP stats highlight 152% growth in attacks from 2018

  11. Apple Is Scanning Your Photos

    Apple is scanning photos uploaded to the iCloud for evidence of illegal activities

  12. Las Vegas Suffers Cyber-Attack

    The city of Las Vegas’ computer network was breached yesterday morning

  13. Nigerian Betting Company Denies Breach

    SureBet247 has described reports that it was breached as “false info”

  14. Google Shifts to 90-Day Bug Disclosures by Default

    Project Zero team hopes it will improve thoroughness and adoption of patches

  15. NGOs Demand Google Crackdown on Pre-Installed Apps

    Uninstallable Android apps on budget devices introduce privacy and security risks

  16. UK Man Jailed for Using RAT to Spy on Women

    Webcam voyeur was reportedly traced through his PayPal account

  17. Utah Company and Its Former CEO Settle with FTC Over Alleged Security Failures

    Utah tech company agrees to up security after alleged hacking incident

  18. Richard Branson Gets Animated Over Online Scams

    Virgin founder releases animated guide to spotting scams

  19. Insight Partners Acquires Armis for $1.1bn

    Israeli cybersecurity company Armis acquired by private equity firm Insight Partners

  20. Tech Ops Exec Pleads Guilty in $6m Fraud Case

    SVP embezzled millions via IT shell company

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