Infosecurity News
Emotet Tops Malware Charts in December After Reboot
Check Point reveals Trojan has had another makeover
Ping Identity Appoints Acclaimed CIO Paul Martin to Board of Directors
Martin will help security firm enhance leadership strategy and IT innovation
Ryuk Ransomware Attackers Have Made $150m
Crime pays for infamous extortionists, researchers claim
CEO Refutes Reports of Involvement in SolarWinds Campaign
JetBrains boss Shafirov says no evidence of compromise in TeamCity tool
Trump Sex Scandal Video Is a RAT
Cyber-attackers lure victims with promise of sex video starring President Trump
Army Reserve Gets First Cyber General
United States Army promotes first Army Reserve cyber officer to brigadier general
US Jails Cuban Credit Card Skimming Crew
Cyber-criminals jailed for $5m skimming attack on Virginia gas pumps
Data Stolen from London Council Published Online
Data stolen from Hackney Council is allegedly available on the dark web
Panaseer Appoints Jonathan Gill as New CEO
Gill succeeds Panaseer founder Nik Whitfield in the role, with the latter becoming chairman
Deepfake Technologies Set to Become Major Threat to Businesses
Deepfake video and audio technologies have accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kaspersky and Alias Robotics Partner to Secure Robots in OT Infrastructure
Robots are a key component of Industry 4.0 and represent yet another endpoint in OT settings
DoJ: SolarWinds Attackers Hit Thousands of O365 Inboxes
Department first to reveal scope of the Russian campaign
Social Media Neuters Trump’s Accounts After Fans Storm Capitol
Twitter soapbox may be pulled away for good after incitement to violence
Over a Third of TMT Firms Hit by Security Breach in 2020
Hiscox data reveals phishing accounted for majority of incidents
Bug Bounty Program Launched to Discover US Army Vulnerabilities
Defense Digital Service is working with HackerOne to launch the new program
Poor Software Quality Costs US $2.08tn
ISQ estimates cost of poor software quality (CPSQ) in the US as $2.08tn in 2020
British Airways Plans £3bn Breach Settlement
British Airways to start £3bn settlement discussions over data breaches affecting 500,000 customers
ElectroRAT Drains Crypto Wallets
Attacker creates fake companies and new remote access tool to steal cryptocurrency in year-long campaign
Secure Chorus Transfers Ownership of Encrypted Messaging App Standards to ETSI
Standards provide solutions which offer state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption
BlueVoyant Enters Strategic Partnership with Third Party Risk Management Consultancy
BlueVoyant will provide its cyber-risk management solutions to DVV Solutions customers