Infosecurity News

Texas Health Agency Fined $1.6m for Data Breach
Texas Health Commission fined for exposing personal information of 6,617 people online

Vulnerability Values Fluctuate Between White, Grey and Black Hats
Varying amounts of money can be earned from an exploit broker, the dark web or from bug bounty programs

Surveillance Fears as Russia Proposes New App Law
Restrictive legislation will force device makers to pre-install local apps

Hoster SmarterASP.NET Taken Down by Ransomware
Over 440,000 customers may have been affected

Facebook Won’t Ban Political Ads, Despite Controversy
Politicians already spreading misinformation on social network

US Company Accused of Selling Flawed Chinese Tech as "Made in USA" to US Military
Aventura Technologies allegedly passed off Chinese-made equipment with known cybersecurity flaws as its own

Accenture Opens Cyber Ranges
Companies can practice responding to cyber-attacks at three new centers

Florida Police Want Access to Controversial Facial Recognition Network
Miami-Dade cops are making eyes at Pinellas County Sheriff's FACES

Over 230 UK Police Disciplined for Computer Misuse
FOI figures come from just 23 forces

UK Government Spends £2M on Anti-Drone Projects
London is taking aerial threats seriously

New Study: Hospital Breaches Could Be Killing Patients
Remediation lag linked to increase in heart attacks

Amazon Doorbell Camera Lets Hackers Access Household Network
A vulnerability made it possible to intercept Wi-Fi network credentials

Trend Micro Employee Sells Customer Data
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has fallen victim to an insider threat

PayPal Tops List of Most Imitated Brands
Phishing attack report reveals PayPal as the most imitated brand

SecureData CTO Names Three Pillars of Active Defense
Observe the landscape, understand where your vulnerabilities are and detect attacks

Magento 1 End-of-Life Offers Opportunities for Hackers
Magecart attackers could benefit from a 2020 windfall

US: Saudi Government Recruited Twitter Staff to Spy
Complaint alleges two employees accessed user info on massive scale

Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Tops Four Million
(ISC)2 report claims a 145% increase in global workforce is needed

Cloud Covers Up Insider Threats
Insider attacks are harder to detect following migration to the cloud

New Website Mocks Excuses Given by Breached Companies
"Why the f*ck was I breached?" generates comic responses to use after a cybersecurity breach



