Infosecurity News

Microsoft Seizes Domains to Disrupt North Korean Hackers
Redmond claims Thallium group targeted US, Japanese and South Korean machines

US Coast Guard Sounds Alarm After Ransomware Attack
Unnamed facility was out of action for over 30 hours following Ryuk attack

Cyber-Attack Grounds Flights in Alaska
RavnAir cancels flights after malicious cyber-attack

Citrix Vulnerability Puts 80K Companies at Risk
Citrix vulnerability allows criminals to hack networks of 80,000 companies

Canadian Banks Spoofed in 2-Year Phishing Attack
Email scammers have been impersonating the Canadian banks for two years

Londoner Escapes Jail Time After Blackmailing Apple
Individual handed down suspended sentence following extortion attempt

Twitter Bins Thousands of State-Backed Saudi Accounts
Social network says government is trying to manipulate public opinion

Zynga Breach Hit 173 Million Accounts
September incident compromised emails and logins

Wawa Stores Plagued by Malware Since March
Malware has been stealing credit card info from Wawa customers for 9 months

Malicious Email Exploits Greta Thunberg, Christmas, and Children
Malicious Emotet email campaign impersonates world-famous climate crisis activist

100% Rise in Number of UK Businesses Paying Hacking Ransoms
More British businesses are choosing to pay up when struck by ransomware

UK Police in the Dock as Device Losses Soar 150%
FOI info finds growing mobile security risk

Data Leak Exposes 267 Million Facebook Users
Suspected data scrapers left Elasticsearch cluster wide open

Court's Opinion Good News for EU-US Data Flows
Standard Contractual Clauses are legal, says advocate general

Australia to Launch First ACS-Accredited University Cybersecurity Course
Deakin University to launch first Australian Computer Society–accredited cybersecurity course

Audit Faults Massachusetts' Information Security
Information security at Massachusetts’ Department of Revenue deemed inadequate

Cybersecurity a Growing Concern for America's Corporate Lawyers
Corporate counsel increasingly worried about risk of cybersecurity disputes

Honda Leak Hits 26,000 North American Customers
Unsecured Elasticsearch server once again to blame

Former Palo Alto IT Admin in Insider Trading Charges
Ex-employee allegedly accessed security firm’s financials

FBI: Don’t Dabble with Public Wi-Fi This Holiday Season
Feds urge users to take precautions when travelling



