Infosecurity News

#CyberThreat19: Make Browser Encryption "Boring" to Improve Awareness
The lack of encryption on the web is a bug to be fixed

Twitter’s New 2FA Policy Tackles SIM Swap Risk
Users can sign-up for strong authentication without phone number

Over One Billion Consumers Exposed in Data Leak
Elasticsearch server contained info harvested by aggregation firms

#InfosecNA: Cyber-Criminals Out-Innovating the Cybersecurity Community
Jamie Bartlett takes to the keynote stage at Infosecurity ISACA North America Expo and Conference

Church's Chicken Warns of Possible Data Breach
American restaurant chain is investigating unauthorized activity in its payment processing system

US Jails NeverQuest Malware Creator for 4 Years
Hacker behind banking malware NeverQuest is handed a 4-year prison term

Target Sues Insurer Over Data Breach Costs
US retailer claims insurer didn’t pick up $74M cost of issuing new payment cards

Google’s Updated Political Ads Policy Puts Pressure on Facebook
Web giant limits targeting and bans deep fakes and political lying

French Hotel Giant Leaks 1TB+ of Client Data
Unsecured Elasticsearch database once again to blame

Nominet Tackles Cybercrime with 29,000 .UK Domain Suspensions
Clean-up continues with close collaboration with police

Remote Islands to Enter Cybersecurity Industry in 2020
US Cybersecurity Firm to Open Operations Center in Saipan

Dutch Company Launches Private Unprofiled News Tab
Startpage.com launches private news tab that delivers non-personalized search results