Infosecurity News

Cybersecurity Requirements for US Defense Contracts Expected in 2020
US Department of Defense is planning a cybersecurity certification program for contractors

Healthcare Provider Agrees to Cough Up $6M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Alleged data breach victims offered $6m settlement by Banner Health

US Software Testing Giant Buys AI Firm
Qualitest has acquired AI and machine learning company AlgoTrace

Microsoft Patches Just 36 Flaws in December
Christmas comes early for sysadmins

ISP 1&1 Hit With €9.6 Million GDPR Fine
German regulator claims its call centers were leaking personal info

Connected Toys Expose Smart Homes: Report
NCC Group and Which? uncover Bluetooth authentication issues

UK Government Issues Cybersecurity Warning to Charities
Fraudsters are impersonating staff at UK charities to access financial information

Cyber Predator Arrests Double in New Jersey
Number of cyber predators arrested in New Jersey more than doubles in 4 years

Arkansas to Teach Cybersecurity in High Schools
High Schools in Arkansas to start offering cybersecurity courses in 2020

Data Leak Exposes 750K Birth Certificate Applications
AWS misconfiguration leaves storage bucket wide open

UK Government Laptop Losses Soar 400%
Ministry of Justice singled out for scrutiny

Pensacola Under Attack as Suspected Ransomware Strikes
Another Florida city has local services disrupted

Wipro Launches Cyber Defense Center Down Under
Indian multinational opens cybersecurity operations center in Australia

British Cybersecurity Firm Goes Under Owing Millions
XQ Cyber went into administration with heavy debts to unsecured creditors

Ransomware Attack on Minnesota Health Facility
Southeastern Minnesota Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery suffers ransomware attack

Vietnamese Hackers Compromised BMW and Hyundai: Report
State-backed group APT32 looks for sensitive IP

FTC: Cambridge Analytica Deceived Facebook Users
Regulator issues Opinion and Final Order

Reddit: US-UK NHS ‘Sale’ Docs Leaked by Russia
Social site says operation is linked to previous influence campaigns

Bernie Sanders Pledges High-Speed Internet for All
Presidential candidate wants every American to have fast and affordable internet access

Real Life Director of Evil Corp Indicted for 10-Year Cybercrime Spree
Maksim Yakubets is wanted for hacking and bank fraud offenses that netted $70M



