Infosecurity News

Data Privacy Top of Mind for 2020 Candidates
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she would focus on creating data privacy regulations

OkCupid Users Victims of Credential Stuffing
OkCupid says there has been no data breach

CIOs Must Join Chief HR Officers to Change Culture
Digital transformation demands a shift in culture, says Gartner.

Senators Urge Security Audit of Foreign VPNs
Chinese and Russian apps could be a national security risk

China Gives Police New Powers to Snoop on Foreign Firms
Recorded Future warns of growing security threat for multi-nationals

Mumsnet Privacy Snafu Exposes User Info
Cloud migration headache hits popular parenting site

Australian Parliament Suffers Cyber-Hack Attempt
Passwords of politicians reset as a precaution

Met Facial Recognition Comes in for More Criticism
Man receives fine after refusing to be scanned

Phishers Use Google Translate to Boost Success
When viewed on mobiles, the tactic adds authenticity

Android Users Exposed to Remote Hack via PNG File
Experts warn patches could take weeks to issue

Ransomware Sees Further Decline, Banking Trojan Use Steps Up
Banking trojans significantly overtake ransomware in email-bound threats

Algeria Ranked ‘Least Cyber-Secure’ Country in the World, Japan ‘Most Cyber-Secure’
Comparitech studied 60 nations to gauge their ability to meet key security criteria

Scammers Use Gmail “Dot Account” Feature to Scale Fraud
Agari warns cyber-criminals are abusing email account registration process

China’s MSS Targeted Major European MSP: Report
Rapid7 and Recorded Future reveal another major APT10 campaign

South African Utility Suffers Double Security Blow
Eskom was leaking customer data as employee suffered trojan infection

Disconnect Between Consumers & Businesses as Companies Capitalize on Customer Data
New survey explores ethical data use and consumer perceptions of data privacy

Bank IT Manager Gets 10 Years for ATM Exploit
Huaxia Bank employee stole $1m from cashpoints

MPs Hit by Phishing Campaign: Report
Tory whip tells users to ignore messages

Over 59,000 Breaches Reported to GDPR Regulators
DLA Piper warns fines could reach into the hundreds of millions this year

Converged IT and OT to Advance Security Maturity
IT and OT convergence is not possible without C-level support.



