Infosecurity News

LookBack in Anger: 17 US Utilities Firms Targeted by RAT
Proofpoint issues update for ongoing phishing campaign

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical IE Bug
Out-of-band update fixes flaw in scripting engine

Alderman Censured for Not Completing Cybersecurity Training
Germantown officials vote to censure alderman who didn’t take cyber-safety course

Malware Attack Prompts US Transport Authority to Axe Online Store
SEPTA closes online shop to prevent more cyber-attacks

27 Countries Sign Pledge to Play Nice Online
Joint statement promises to punish bad behavior in cyberspace

Hundreds of US Schools Hit by Ransomware in 2019
Education sector the second most popular for hackers, says Armor

North Korean Malware Attacks ATMs and Banks
Dtrack variants thought to be the work of Lazarus Group

Malindo Air: Data Breach Was Inside Job
Two former employees of airline's e-commerce provider are blamed

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Wyoming Health Services
Cancer treatments canceled following cyber-attack

Most CISOs Believe They're on Track to Become CEOs
New research shows it’s a good time to be a CISO

Cybersecurity Firm Tops List of Highest-Paying Companies
Research by Glassdoor shows it pays to work in cybersecurity.

Twitter Culls 10,000 More State-Sponsored Accounts
Social network spots wide-ranging attempts to spread misinformation

Thinkful Resets Passwords After Data Breach Exposes Coders
Education platform notifies users of incident following recent acquisition

Facebook Suspends Tens of Thousands of Apps
Social network investigates to prevent another Cambridge Analytica scandal

City of Los Angeles Teams Up with IBM to Fight Cybercrime
Collaborative project helps LA businesses leverage threat intel

WeWork's WiFi Security Worryingly Weak
Sensitive data of WeWork users is exposed on company’s WiFi network

US Air Force Invites Bids for $95m Cybersecurity Contract
Cloud vendors sought by US Air Force to support experimental cybersecurity platform development

Republicans U-Turn to Back $250m Election Security Boost
Experts warn that more funding is still needed

Senior Execs Shun Cyber Risk as Concerns Grow
More than half of respondents to global poll spend just a few hours per year

Duo Indicted in $10m Tech Support Scam Case
Prosecutors allege multi-year scheme targeted thousands of elderly victims



