Infosecurity News

Six Customers Affected by Ransomware Attack on CyrusOne
Major US data center provider hit by ransomware attack

Banking Trojans Are Top Financial Services Threat
Blueliv report warns of escalating threat activity

Microsoft: 44 Million User Passwords Have Been Breached
Redmond urges users to switch on MFA

UK Card Fraud Losses Now Accounts for Half of Europe
FICO report says CNP scams and data breaches are fuelling growth

US Family Loses Life Savings in Money Mule Email Scam
FBI issues money mule warning after Oregon family is taken in by an email scam

Data Breach at Nebraska Medicine an Inside Job
Nebraska Medicine employee accessed patient records for three months without authorization

Vulnerabilities Discovered in VPN Used by NASA
Aviatrix VPN proves vulnerable to hackers

Lib Dems, Labour and SNP 'Ahead' on Election Security
Just three UK parties have DMARC policy in place, says RedSift

China’s Great Cannon Fires on Hong Kong Protesters
Alleged state-backed DDoS tool is wheeled out again

#BHEU: Mental Health and Depression Websites Share Details in Plain Text
Mental health websites share depression test results openly

UK Fashion Store Sweaty Betty Suffers Magecart Heist
Digital skimmers stole customer card data for over a week

Festive Virtual Hacker Conference Returns
Holiday-themed virtual cybersecurity conference KringleCon returns for a second year

Jamaica to Create a National Cybersecurity Policy in 2020
Jamaica’s government announces the development of a national cybersecurity policy

Artificial Fingerprint Ring Could Combat Biometric Data Theft
Cybersecurity meets art in new jewelry featuring synthetic biometric data

#BHEU: Consider Adversarial Thinking, Ask If the Tool Works
Consider how flexible you can be in a role and with a tool

#BHEU: Foster the Right Skills, Culture and Share Knowledge
Jeff Moss opens Black Hat Europe with a message on upskilling

FTC: Fraudsters Go Low-Tech to Trick the Elderly
Scam letters and requests for cash payments increasingly common

Latest Cyber-Defenders Unveiled at 10th CyLon Demo Day
Top new cybersecurity businesses pitch latest products and innovations

Dutch Politician Accused of Targeting Women’s iCloud Accounts
Local lawmaker is said to have stolen nude images and videos

FBI: FaceApp Potential Spy Risk
Russian-made app raises counter-intelligence concerns



