Infosecurity News

  1. Cyber-Attacks Up 37% Over Past Month as #COVID19 Bites

    Cloudflare notes spikes of malicious traffic hitting six-times normal levels

  2. IASME Named Sole Cyber Essentials Certification Body

    Cyber Essentials set for relaunch with IASME as sole certifier

  3. ‘Secure’ Backup Company Leaks 135 Million Records Online

    Researchers discover another unsecured Elasticsearch database

  4. OIG Lacks Confidence in FBI's Adherence to Woods Procedures

    Auditor reports missing or non-existent facts in FBI Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications

  5. New Marriott Data Breach Affects 5.2 Million Guests

    Hotel chain Marriott International suffers second data breach

  6. #WorldBackupDay: Only 58% of Brits Back Up Their Data

    Survey finds 42% of Brits do not back up their data (and many don’t even know how to)

  7. Sensitive Voter Data Exposed by App Used in US Elections

    Data exposed online by a canvassing app used by the Republican party

  8. NATO Report Warns of New Authoritarian Chinese Splinternet

    China’s plans to replace TCP/IP being pushed through at ITU level

  9. Privacy Snafu Exposes 42 Million ‘Telegram’ Records

    Iranians were using third-party version of the app

  10. Houseparty Offers $1m for Info on ‘Smear Campaign’

    Users take to social media complaining of online hacking attempts

  11. Ban Hasn't Stopped COVID-19 Instagram Ads

    Adverts selling masks and other COVID-19 essentials appear on Instagram and Facebook despite ban

  12. Carnegie Mellon Launches Cybersecurity Master's Degree

    Carnegie Mellon University adds a cybersecurity track to its Master of Science in Information Technology program

  13. #COVID19 Phishing Scam Tricks People With ‘You Might Be Infected’ Warning

    Scam email dupes receivers into believing they’ve come into contact with someone infected with the coronavirus

  14. Government Launches Response Unit to Fight #COVID19 Fake News

    Online misinformation could cost lives, warns minister

  15. Maze Authors Claim to Have Hit Insurer Chubb

    Group says it will release stolen data but firm claims network remains intact

  16. Global E-Commerce Fraud to Top $25bn by 2024

    Juniper Research says merchants need to improve customers education

  17. Domain Registrars Take Action Against Fraudulent COVID-19 Websites

    Namecheap and GoDaddy are attempting to thwart COVID-19 scammers

  18. US Plans to Dig Up the Dead for New Cyber-Defense Building

    US Department of Defense wants to build a new facility on top of a Maryland family cemetery

  19. LORCA Launches Open Call for Fifth Cohort of Cyber-Scaleups

    Selection criteria will be focused on solving issues brought about by COVID-19 pandemic

  20. FBI Issues Child Sextortion Warning Amid School Closures

    FBI warns parents that children who are off school and online face an increased risk of being exploited

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