Infosecurity News
Over Half of Social Media Logins Are Fraudulent
An Arkose Labs study finds that 53% of all login traffic on social media sites is fraudulent.
Malicious Android App Makes Double Debut On Google Play
An Android app containing malicious spyware had to be removed twice from Google Play.
US Makes 80 Arrests Over $46 Million Online Fraud
The FBI has charged 80 people in connection with a $46 million case of online fraud.
#OSSUMMIT: Confidential Computing Consortium Takes Shape to Enable Secure Collaboration
The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Confidential Computing Consortium
Did Denmark Make the Wrong Call on Location Data?
Errors in cellphone location data prompt a review of 10,700 verdicts in Denmark.
VMware Plans $2.1bn Carbon Black Acquisition
Carbon Black will become VMware’s Security Business Unit
South Korea Exits Japanese Intel-Sharing Agreement
Asian allies exposed to greater risk from North Korean missiles
Crypto Exchange bitFlyer Adds Ethereum to Buy/Sell Platform
bitFlyer users in Europe and the US can now send and receive Ethereum
Ukrainian Nuke Plant Workers Tried to Mine Cryptocurrency
Staff arrested after hooking up supercomputer to the internet
City of London Hit by One Million Cyber-Attacks Per Month
FOI data reveals rising number of detections in Square Mile
Crackdown on Fake LinkedIn Profiles
LinkedIn takes action against 21.6 million fake accounts.
Fortnite Cheats Get Cheated
Fortnite players who try to cheat are being duped by ransomware disguised as a game hack.
Alaska is the Most Scammed State in America
Based on victims per capita, Alaska has been named the most scammed state in America for the second year running.
IT Security Pros: Encryption Backdoors Are Election Hacking Risk
Venafi study reiterates experts’ strong opposition to government-mandated backdoors
#GCSEResultsDay2019: Number of Students Taking Computing & ICT Exams Drops
Clear gender gap apparent in those studying Computing and ICT
Over a Third of Firms Have Suffered a Cloud Attack
Outpost24 poll finds organizations failing on security testing
IT Teams Urged Not to Prioritize Patches Using CVSS
Risk-based tools and separate teams the key to faster response
Companies Act to Defend Privacy of Kazakhstanis
Google and Mozilla act to defend the privacy of users in Kazakhstan against their own government.
China is Spying on Cancer Research
A FireEye report finds evidence of Chinese APTs spying on medical research.
Who's in Town Denies Instagram Block
App Who's in Town has hit back against claims it was blocked on Instagram and Facebook.
