Infosecurity News

Attacks Target AmEx, Netflix Users with Phishing
Attackers claim "account is on hold" and ask for credit card information.

BEC Gift Card Scams Go Mobile
Agari claims switching to mobile channels can aid deception effort

Kaspersky Lab Files Antitrust Case Against Apple
AV firm claims Apple is trying to hobble rival makers of parental control apps

Ad Trackers Found on 89% of EU Gov Sites
Privacy invading trackers threaten member states’ GDPR compliance

US Orgs Not Ready to Comply with CCPA
Companies that have worked on GDPR compliance are better positioned to comply with CCPA.

Consumers Donate Data with Recycled Electronics
Social Security numbers and passwords have been found on old electronics.

Apple, Microsoft Top Orgs Used in Spear Phishing
Brand impersonation is used in majority of spear-phishing attacks, report says.

Half of Global Firms Concerned Over Security Skills Gaps
Trend Micro finds growing demand for AI-powered tools to combat skills issues

Aluminium Giant Norsk Hydro Suffers Major Cyber-Attack
Firm switches to manual operations as production is hit

Only 28% of Gov.uk Domains Support DMARC
Egress warns of security gap as old GSI domains are switched off

Not Proud of Hacker Past, Beto Tells Iowa Voters
Beto O'Rourke says he regrets his past affiliation with Cult of the Dead Cow.

New EU Protocol Preps for X Border Cyber-Attacks
EU law enforcement establishes protocol to prepare for and respond to cross-border cyber threats.

Vendor Exposes Singapore Health Blood Donor Data
Human error leaves data of more than 800,000 blood donors exposed.

Just One Third of UK’s Small Firms Have Security Strategy
New study aims to raise SMB awareness this week

Mt Gox Crypto Boss Escapes Jail
Karpeles given 2.5 year sentence, suspended for four years

London’s Tourist Hot Spots Suffer 100m+ Cyber-Attacks
Kew Gardens tops the list in new FOI research

E-Com Site Gearbest Exposed Millions of Records
A popular Chinese e-commerce site exposed millions of records in a database misconfiguration.

Facebook Fixed, but Did Outage Hurt Trust?
Facebook stock fell by 3% on Thursday.

Spectrum Healthcare Latest to Issue Breach Notice
A third-party data breach has potentially impacted 600,000 individuals, says Michigan AG.

NAO Criticizes UK’s Failing National Cyber Program
Auditor warns lack of evidence is hampering delivery



