Infosecurity News

Booter Boss Banged Up for 13 Months
DDoS-for-hire services were responsible for millions of attacks

Gamers Exposed After Wizards of the Coast Data Leak
Human error leaves AWS bucket without protection

Holiday Shopping on Company Devices a Worry for Executives
Executives feel powerless to stop employees using company devices for holiday shopping

Ransomware: Still Going Strong 30 Years On
Ransomware increased 74% year on year in 2019

Japan's Largest Messaging App Launches Bug Bounty Hunt
LINE Corporation teams up with HackerOne to fix vulnerabilities

LA Warns Travelers of Juice Jacking Scams
Don’t plug your phone into public USB chargers, says DA’s office

Alleged Crypto-Stealing SIM Swap Duo Charged
Massachusetts pair accused of targeting 10 victims across the US

UK Government Brexit App Riddled with Security Issues
EU citizens at risk from shoddy Home Office coding

Capture the Flag Competition Aims to Trace Missing Persons
Cyber professionals challenged to find new leads in missing persons cases

Boom in Lookalike Retail Domains
Growth of lookalike domains has more than doubled since 2018

Apple Employee Texts Himself Customer's Nude
Woman issues warning after intimate photo stolen by Apple store employee

Shamoon-Slingers APT33 in Secret New Operations
Trend Micro detects use of private VPNs to hide tracks

Healthcare Malware Infections Soar 60% from 2018
Malwarebytes warns of Trojan deluge

Alleged $20M Carding Forum Mastermind Faces US Charges
Russian arrives in States after extradition from Israel

Multi-Party Cyber-Incidents Cost 13x More Than Single-Party Incidents
New study reveals damaging ripple effect of cyber-incidents

IRS to Mount Epic Cyber-Safety Campaign
Cyber Monday will mark the beginning of an extensive cybersecurity campaign by the IRS

Facebook Bug Turns on iPhone Cameras
Facebook app users complain over unexpected camera activation

Airbus Launches Human-Centric Cybersecurity Accelerator
Airbus will work in collaboration with the NCSC on the new initiative

Mexican Petrol Giant Pemex Hit by Ransomware
Reports suggest billing systems have been taken offline

US Border Officers Humbled by Fourth Amendment Ruling
Federal court rules “suspicionless searches” unconstitutional



