Infosecurity News
UK Accidentally Deletes 150k Arrest Records
Technical blunder erases 150k arrest records from UK-wide police database
NCSC Reveals New Solution to Protect Remote Public Sector Workers
Solution enables existing PDNS solution to extend beyond the enterprise network
#CES2021: AI and Quantum Technologies Set to Disrupt Cybersecurity Industry
Orgs must prepare cyber-defenses for surge in AI and quantum tech
NSA: DNS over HTTPS Provides “False Sense of Security”
Agency urges most enterprises to avoid DoH
Facebook Sues Devs of Alleged Data-Scraping Chrome Extensions
Portuguese duo said to have designed code to covertly harvest user info
Automated “Classiscam” Operation Made $6.5m in 2020
E-commerce scam-as-a-service comes to Europe from Russia
Fujitsu: High Risk of #COVID19 Vaccine Disinformation Campaigns
Individuals and businesses should prepare for a wave of vaccine disinformation campaigns
Convicted Hacker Allegedly Commits Fraud While Awaiting Release
ISIS cyber-operative granted compassionate release charged with committing crimes while in federal prison
2020 Saw 6% Rise in Number of CVEs Reported
Number of reported Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures grew 6% year on year in 2020
Hy-Vee Data Breach Settlement Proposed
Victims of months-long Hy-Vee data breach could receive $225 each under proposed settlement
NTT DATA and Conferma Pay Partner to Deliver Secure, Virtual Payment Comms to Hotels
Move seeks to improve payment security, safety and speed
Ring Rolls-Out End-to-End Encryption to Bolster Privacy
Video streams on some models now safe from snooping
#CES2021: Microsoft President Calls for Collaboration to Counter Growing Cyber-Threats
People need to come together in areas such as setting standards and data sharing
CISA Warns of Cloud Attacks Exploiting Poor Cyber-Hygiene
Remote workers targeted with phishing, brute force and more
European Regulator: #COVID19 Vaccine Data Leaked Online
Hackers stole data from EMA in December
Former Florida Official Charged with Cyberstalking
Tallahassee’s first ethics officer arrested for allegedly stalking former city auditor
Bitcoin Exchange Owner Jailed for Money Laundering
US imprisons RG Coins owner for role in international multimillion-dollar online fraud scheme
Capcom Data Breach May Have Impacted Extra 40,000 Customers
Gaming company warns ransomware attack may have compromised data of up to 390k customers
Mimecast Cert Abused to Target Inboxes in “Sophisticated” Attack
Security vendor says attackers used it to access Microsoft 365 accounts
#COVID19 Led to Surge in Malware Attacks Last Year
Malware authors continued to use COVID-19 lures to launch attacks
