Infosecurity News
City Blocks Email Account of Alderman Who Refuses Cybersecurity Training
Germantown, Tenn., has restricted the email account of an alderman who refuses to undergo 45 minutes of cybersecurity training
Data of Virtually All Ecuadoreans Leaked Online
A misconfigured database has led to the leak of data on almost every Ecuadorian citizen
Chicago Broker Fined $1.5m for Inadequate Cybersecurity
Phillip Capital has been fined after its poor cybersecurity led to a $1m theft
Israeli Cops Arrest Cyber Surveillance Vendor’s Employees
Reports suggest suspicions that firm broke defense export laws
US Slaps Sanctions on Three North Korean Cyber Groups
Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel are called out by Washington
UK’s Environmental Agencies Lose Hundreds of Devices
DEFRA and Environment Agency respond to FOI requests
Symantec Axes Hundreds of US Jobs
Symantec lays off hundreds of employees amid buyout rumors
Cybersecurity Firm Employees Charged with Burglary of Courthouse Client
Coalfire employees charged with burglary of courthouse that had hired firm to carry out security checks
MSOE Opens Cyber-Learning Center Built with $34m Alumnus Donation
Milwaukee School of Engineering opens new cybersecurity facility funded by $34m donation from former student
#44CON: GPS Trackers Hacked to Make Premium Rate Calls
How consistent API flaws allowed IoT devices to be hacked
#44CON: Establishing a Mental Health Toolbox
The steps to take to ensure your mental health stability
Marketer Exposes 198 Million Car Buyer Records
Dealer Leads leaves 413GB of data publicly accessible
Iranian Threat Group Targets 380 Global Universities
Cobalt Dickens continues its long-running quest for data
Mirai and SMB Attacks Dominate 1H 2019
F-Secure warns that users still aren’t patching or choosing strong passwords
Ireland Hit by Pedophile Sextortion Email Scam
Aggressive sextortion emails are being sent to Irish inboxes, threatening to expose people as pedophiles
A Third of Security Pros Have Skipped Cyber-Safety Checks to Launch Products Faster
Study finds 34% of security pros bypass security to get products to market quicker
UNICEF Leaks Personal Data of 8000 Online Learners
UNICEF apologizes after leaking personal info of 8000 online learners
Google Searches Reveal the 15-Year Decline of AV
Redscan data shows rising interest in SIEM, threat hunting, zero trust and more
Over Half of UK Firms Still Not GDPR Compliant
Regulation slips worryingly down priority list for many firms
Wikipedia Gets $2.5m Donation to Boost Cybersecurity
Craigslist founder boosts non-profit’s efforts to recover from DDoS
