Infosecurity News

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

US Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Schools Against Cyber-Threats
US to consider legislation to improve the cybersecurity of K–12 schools

Siemens Contractor Jailed for Planting Logic Bombs
Contractor who sabotaged computer programs to get himself re-hired to fix them is jailed

LifeLabs Pays to Secure Sensitive Customer Data After Cyber-Attack
Canadian laboratory testing company pays up after cyber-attack

Data Leak Exposes Thousands of US Defense Contractor Staff
Boeing employees caught in privacy snafu affecting 50,000

Over 1000 US Schools Hit by Ransomware in 2019
Armor figures a stark reminder of ongoing threat to public services

Instagram Expands Fact-Checking Program Globally
Crackdown on misinformation continues

BlueCross BlueShield Whistleblower Warns of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
Whistleblower claims Minnesota’s largest health insurer failed to install critical updates

LightInTheBox Leaks Over 1TB of Customer Data
Popular Chinese online retailer leaks over 1TB of customer data

New Jersey Health Network Pays Up in Ransomware Attack
Hackensack Meridian Health pays threat actors undisclosed sum in ransomware attack

Emotet Spammers Send Christmas Phishing Emails
Festive-themed messages designed to trick users into clicking



