Infosecurity News

Russian Bulletproof Hosting Kingpin Gets Five Years
Firm rented infrastructure to support info-theft and fraud campaigns

Double Extortion Ransomware Victims Soar 935%
Group-IB claims data leak sites are now the norm

Final Member of 'The Community' Sentenced
SIM swapping lands fifth member of The Community hacking group in prison

Twitter to Remove Private Media
Social media company to take down images of people posted without the subject’s consent

SANS Institute Founder Dies
Cybersecurity advocate and entrepreneur Alan Paller dies at home in Maryland

Organizations Now Have 76 Security Tools to Manage
Panaseer claims visibility and controls gaps are growing

HP Printer Hijack Bugs Impact 150 Models
F-Secure urges users to patch medium and critical severity flaws

MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing "Exponentially"
Richard Moore wants closer partnerships with tech industry

Business School Dean Guilty of Data Conspiracy
False data submitted to US News artificially raised ranking of school programs

Texas School District to Scan Children's Devices
Students’ emails will be searched for keywords associated with cyber-bullying

Clearview AI to be Fined $22.6m for Breaching UK Data Protection Laws
American facial recognition company faces major fine over "serious breaches"

Accenture to Create 3000 Tech and Cyber Jobs in the UK
It is hoped the announcement will encourage more people to enter the cybersecurity sector

UK and Israel Pledge Greater Cooperation in Cybersecurity
The 10-year pact between the UK and Israel includes provisions to forge a closer alliance on cyber

Cyber Essentials Set for Major Update in 2022
New requirements include updates for cloud and home working

Ransomware Group Rebrands Multiple Times to Evade Detection
UNC2190 offers affiliates their own Beacon payload

Police Set for Record Haul in Anti-Card Fraud Operation
Experts say Carding Action 2021 could save Europeans more than €40m

Data Breach at Panasonic
Japanese multinational conglomerate issues notice of unauthorized access to file server

CISA Seeks Extra Email Protection
Agency asks for industry feedback on protective email service that uses threat hunting

Clearlake Capital to Acquire Quest Software
Francisco Partners reportedly agrees to $5.4bn deal to sell Californian software firm

Israel Blamed for Crippling Attack on Iranian Gas Stations
Outage likely to have sparked retaliatory data leaks



