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  1. Inquiry Slams Web's Attitude Toward Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

    UK inquiry accuses companies of putting their public image ahead of protecting children from sexual predators

  2. US Company Makes Worst Digital Predators Top 20 List

    US zero-day exploit broker makes Reporters Without Borders’ list of worst digital predators

  3. UK Cops Prevented £31m in Fraud in 2019

    UK Finance figures highlight effective disruption efforts

  4. Misconfiguration Accounts for 82% of Security Vulnerabilities

    Outpost24 data reveals CWE-16 challenge is exposing firms to major risks

  5. Sextortion Fallout Scam Tricks Users into Malware Download

    Recipients are urged to open image to view contact’s nude girlfriend

  6. BT Launches New Cybersecurity Advisory Services Practice

    Service will provide BT customers with advice on navigating their cybersecurity journeys

  7. Cybersecurity Isn't "Cool" Enough to Attract New Talent

    New research suggests cybersecurity skills gap is down to the industry’s dull image

  8. First 100,000 Victims of Western Union Fraud Scheme Receive $153m

    Western Union Remission Fund starts paying back victims of money transfer scams

  9. UK Budget: Investments Must Focus on Cybersecurity and Privacy, Say Experts

    UK Government will invest £5bn into digital infrastructure

  10. Fetishes Exposed by Secret-Sharing App Whisper

    Whisper data breach makes millions of intimate messages and users’ locations public

  11. Paradise Ransomware Uses IQY Attachments to Stay Hidden

    New campaign weaponizes unusual Office file format

  12. Patch Tuesday Fixes Over 100 Bugs This Month

    Details also creep out of new wormable SMB vulnerability

  13. Eight Million Shopper Records Leaked Online

    Unsecured MongoDB database exposes Amazon UK, eBay and other customers

  14. Two #RSAC Attendees Test Positive for #Coronavirus

    Exabeam engineer hospitalized over Coronavirus fears upon return from RSA Conference

  15. Necurs Botnets Busted

    11 botnets that infected over 9 million computers all over the world have been disrupted

  16. Los Angeles Utility Accused of Cybersecurity Coverup

    The LA Department of Water and Power allegedly concealed gaps in its cybersecurity from regulators

  17. Phishers Use Fake HIV Test Results as Bait

    Criminals are using fake HIV test results to phish insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies

  18. Google Play Protect IDs Just a Third of Malicious Apps

    Mobile security tool comes bottom of AV-Test's 17-strong list

  19. Human Error Linked to 60% of Security Breaches

    Gallagher study finds companies exposed to service outages and data loss risks

  20. Ryuk Ransomware Takes Out Durham, North Carolina

    City and county systems now in recovery phase after Friday attack

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