Infosecurity News

ICO Invites Applicants to GDPR Sandbox
Beta phase will see 10 organizations given help with data protection compliance

Planet Hollywood Owner Suffers Major POS Data Breach
Customer card details were taken over a 10-month period

Toyota Japan Hacked, Vietnam Office Suspects Breach
Toyota targeted by attackers for the second time in less than two months

Magento Warns E-Commerce of SQL Injection Risk
Fix released for 30+ vulnerabilities in Magento code

Intel Microchip Intercepts Signals, Reads Memory
Researchers reveal findings at Black Hat Asia 2019

IT Security Pros Slam State-Backed Encryption Backdoors
Moves will expose countries to nation state attacks and make them less competitive

Ex-NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Top Secret Data Theft
Rumors swirl that Harold Martin was linked to Shadow Brokers dump

ICO Fines Pensions Firm for Spamming Millions of Users
Kent-based Grove Pensions Solutions received inaccurate legal advice

Multi-Cloud Poses Backup Management Woes
Backup admins struggle to protect company data, report finds.

Vulnerabilities in Pydio 8 Allow Escalated Admin Access
Fix released for multiple vulnerabilities found in Pydio 8.

Risks in Hidden UC Browser for Android Feature
Features in UC Browser put more than 500M users at risk

Microsoft Hails “Significant” Disruption of Iranian APT Group
Redmond's Digital Crimes Unit seizes 99 phishing sites

Hackers Queue Up to Exploit WinRAR Bug
Iranian APT33 attackers targeted Saudi firms

DLA Piper Set to Sue Insurer Over NotPetya Claim: Report
Hiscox reportedly refuses to pay out in another cyber insurance dispute

Grindr Dating App Deemed Security Risk
Chinese company looks for buyer of its LGBTQ dating app.

Privacy in Digital World Is Impossible, Survey Says
More than half of consumers say complete privacy is unachievable.

Competitors Flout Rules in a Digital Cold War
Information Security Forum releases its Threat Horizon 2021 report

Norsk Hydro Admits Ransomware Costs May Have Hit $41m
Aluminium giant assesses impact a week after LockerGoga hit

Polish Regulator Issues First GDPR Fine
UODO slaps unnamed firm with £187K fine for failing to notify

EU Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Law
Rights groups claim internet freedoms are at stake



