Infosecurity News

A Third of Brits Suffered Cybercrime Last Year
Norton study reveals threats to consumers

Iranian Hackers Target UK Organizations in Ongoing Attack
Revolutionary Guard-linked group also targeted parliament in 2017

Third Parties Leak Data on 540 Million Facebook Users
Unsecured S3 buckets to blame again

A Spot of Ransomware Hits AriZona's Tea
AriZona Beverages has been targeted with a massive ransomware attack.

UK Orgs, Charities Improving in Cybersecurity
The number of reported breaches declined for UK businesses and charities, a report finds.

Despite Fear of Fraud, Taxpayers Are Not Victims
Report finds 91% taxpayers have not been victim of tax or identify fraud.

Georgia Tech Suffers Breach of 1.3m Staff and Student Records
Lauded university admits web app vulnerability allowed third party access

Former Mozilla CTO Files Civil Rights Case Against CBP
Andreas Gal claims to have been unlawfully detained at San Francisco airport

Chinese Woman Cuffed at Mar-a-Lago With Malware on USB
Woman with two passports was told to seek out Trump family member

Google Has a Board-Level AI Ethical Dilemma
Employees are outraged with Google for one of its ATEAC appointments.

Wheels Up: Air Service Is a Go after Aerodata Outage
A software ‘glitch’ grounded hundreds of flights on April Fools' Day.

Albany Works Through Impact of Ransomware
After suffering a ransomware attack, Albany mayor says "We are working in real time."

Thales Completes €4.8 billion Gemalto Acquisition
Thales has completed the acquisition of Gemalto for a deal worth €4.8 billion

Half of Cyber-Attacks Involve the Supply Chain
Carbon Black claims island hopping and counter-incident response is growing

Taiwan to Block Chinese Streaming Sites Ahead of Election
Island nation worried about online propaganda from the mainland

Indian MongoDB Snafu Exposes Info on 12.5m Mothers
Another privacy leak as data on sensitive screening tests is exposed

Reports: US Hackers Aid UAE to Spy on the Media
American hackers help United Arab Emirates spy on prominent Arab journalists, says Reuters.

Congress Stops NSAs Collecting Phone Records
There is bipartisan support for an act to end mass collection of phone records metadata.

Facebook Pulls Spam and Fraud from India, Pakistan
More than 1,000 accounts linked to India and Pakistan were removed from Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook Boss Calls for Greater Internet Regulation
Zuckerberg pre-empts government intervention with his own suggestions



