Infosecurity News

US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Fortify Federal Cybersecurity
Congress to consider bill that will codify federal cybersecurity program.

Phishers Use SCA Checks to Trick Banking Customers
Experts argue banks and e-tailers should not be requesting info via email

Dutch Insider Deployed Stuxnet: Report
A mole at the Natanz plant was crucial to Operation Olympic Games

CPS Under Fire After Rise in Data Leaks
Prosecution service recorded increase in all types of personal data incidents

WeChat Restricts Face-Swapping App Over Security Risks
Viral Chinese face-swapping app ZAO banned on WeChat

North Korea Denies Making $2bn from Cyber-Attacks
North Korea brushes $2bn hacking claims off as “ill-hearted rumors”

Businesses Blighted by Impersonation Phishing Attacks
Over 40% of UK SMEs suffered an impersonation phishing attack in the last 12 months

CISOs: Cloud is Now Safer Than On-Premises
Nominet research reveals change in mindset, with caveats

Teen Cybersecurity Training Program Returns For Third Year
Government-backed Cyber Discovery program has launched across the UK

Data Leak Hits 2.5 Million Customers of Cosmetics Giant Yves Rocher
French consulting firm Aliznet left Elasticsearch database unsecured

Privacy Snafu Exposes UK Holidaymakers’ Data for Three Years
Teletext Holidays gaffe compromised over 200,000 audio files

China’s Social Credit System Raises Data Security Fears
Concerns that Beijing could abuse access to corporate data feeds

PDF Reader Biz Breached: Foxit Forces Password Reset
Unknown number of customers had personal data compromised

MPs Bombarded by Spam as Brexit No Deal Nears
FOI request reveals email security challenges

Municipal Government Calls For Facial Recognition Ban
Another U.S. municipality wants to ban facial recognition technology

Hack Exploited Apple Users for Two Years
Google researchers have detected a sustained zero-day attack on Apple iOs devices.

Biometric ID Cards Ahoy!
India announces plan to issue its seafarers with biometric identity cards.

Fileless Malware Detections Soar 265% in 2019
Trend Micro mid-year report warns of growing efforts to keep attacks hidden

HackerOne Announces Five New $1m White Hats
Talented researchers benefit from bug bounty pay-outs

Huawei Faces Android Blackout on 5G Smartphone
Google says it will not be able to supply flagship Mate 30



