Infosecurity News

Governments Lose Millions to DNS Attacks Each Year
IDC report warns the sector is hardest hit

Macy’s Online Customers Hit by Magecart Breach
Hackers stole personal and payment details in October

Louisiana Servers Down After Another Ransomware Blitz
State responded quickly to contain the threat

Hacked Disney+ Accounts on Sale for $1
Disney’s streaming service hacked within a week of being launched

Interpol to Condemn Strong Encryption
Global crime-fighting force concerned that encryption conceals child sexual exploitation

CyberCon Triples Number of Events for 2020
CyberCon Power & Utilities CISO Summit expands to three events in 2020

Office 365 Admins Singled Out in Phishing Campaign
New attacks sent from legitimate but compromised domains

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



