Infosecurity News
Breakup Plan for Cyber Command and NSA
Trump administration reveals plan to split up leadership of US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency
Ransomware Attacks Surge in Q3 as Cyber-Criminals Shift Tactics
Ransomware accounts for over half of all malware attacks in Q3
Gallagher Appoints Three New Cybersecurity Specialists
The move is designed to help clients protect themselves against attacks
Stolen Card Prices Soar 225% in Two Years
Flashpoint claims pandemic has had big impact on dark web pricing
New US Bill Will Punish Foreign Firms’ IP Theft
Chinese companies should be prepared for more sanctions
US Indicts Former Zoom China Liaison for Doing PRC’s Bidding
Employee accused of disrupting meetings to commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre
New ISAC for K–12 Schools Names National Director
Douglas Levin named national director of new information sharing & analysis center for US school districts
JIBC Launches Cybercrime Analysis Certification
Justice Institute of British Columbia launches new online Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Analysis
Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech Picks Out Uyghur Minorities
Chinese tech company offers facial recognition of minorities as a cloud service
Will the US Move to a Federal Privacy Law in 2021?
Experts discuss impact of CPRA and other recent events on privacy rules in the US
Decade-Long Data Silo to Address Google-Fitbit Privacy Concerns
Rights groups concerned over European Commission’s green light
UK Energy Firm Suffers Data Breach Impacting Entire Customer Database
Customers have been contacted following the incident
Bouncy Castle Bug Puts Bcrypt Passwords at Risk
Authentication bypass flaw found in popular Java crypto library
Microsoft and 40+ Customers Hit in Russian Espionage Attack
Tech firms, not governments, form the largest group of victims
Disinformation Spreaders Predicted by AI
New AI algorithm predicts which Twitter users will share unreliably sourced news
Healthcare.gov Data Thief Jailed
Prison for tech company employee who stole PII and used it for financial gain
Indian Police Bust Illegal Call Center
Delhi police cybercrime unit arrests 54 over illegal call center targeting foreign nationals
Two-Thirds of Orgs Expect Increase in #COVID19 Phishing Attacks Next Year
64% of business leaders are anticipating a rise in phishing attacks in 2021
Ransomware and Cyber-Extortion Payments Double in 2020
The payment of ransoms and extortions doubled between 2019 and 2020
Experts Urge Users to Ignore Facebook Christmas Bonus Scam
Messages from ‘friends’ are fake, says Identity Theft Resource Center
