Infosecurity News

Facebook Disrupts Misinformation Campaigns in Ukraine and Iraq
Social network removes hundreds of accounts after coordinated inauthentic behavior

FS-ISAC and Europol Partner to Combat Cross-Border Cybercrime
Memorandum of Understanding aims to reduce cyber-risk in the financial system through intelligence sharing

NCSC: Nation State University Attacks Could Harm UK
GCHQ body issues new report for higher education sector

Lion Air Breach Hits Millions of Passengers
Exposed S3 bucket led to large-scale data theft

Barclaycard: So Far, So Good for Strong Customer Authentication
Barclaycard reports SCA has had no negative impact on transactions

New Attack Group Targets Saudi IT Providers
Tortoiseshell bombards Saudi IT firms with a mix of malware

US Cybersecurity Firm to Create 52 Jobs in Ireland
Security Risk Advisors opens European HQ in Kilkenny

Government Report Warns of AI Policing Bias
Forces also need a clear Code of Practice, says think tank

Third of Brits Concerned About Election Interference
SANS study reveals worries over cyber-skills shortages

US Government Sues Edward Snowden Over Book
Whistleblower failed to abide by NDA, says DoJ

New Banking Regs Increase Cyber-Attack Risk
New Open Banking regulations make financial services organizations more vulnerable to cybercrime

Vulnerabilities in IoT Devices Have Doubled Since 2013
Follow-up study reveals security of IoT devices is still SOHOpeless

Nevada Students Top First Official National Cyber League College Rankings
University of Nevada tops the leaderboard in the first official college rankings published by the NCL

New Test Service Launched to Gauge Tech Skills of Job Candidates
TechRank aims to help candidates and companies with job search and hiring processes

Webcam Security Snafus Expose 15,000 Devices
Poorly configured systems create major security and privacy risk

Emotet is Back and Spamming Again
New phishing campaign spotted in various languages

Most Port Vulnerabilities Are Found in Three Ports
Alert Logic report has some quick win advice for SMBs

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



