Infosecurity News

UK Cyber Security Council Launches Opening Initiatives
The newly launched UK Cyber Security Council begins work on boosting professional standards in the industry

Data Breach at Las Vegas Hospital
UMC confirms unauthorized access occurred after hackers publish allegedly exfiltrated data online

UK Police Issue Warning Over Huge WhatsApp Scam
Multiple police forces in the UK are warning WhatsApp users about their accounts being hijacked

NCSC Warns of Cyber Threats to Ireland's Energy, Telecoms and Transport Sectors
Close security partnership with UK vital to future prosperity, says Lindy Cameron

Police Bust $15 Million European Fraud Ring
Scammers impersonated legitimate companies to obtain goods

Think Tank Calls for Government Review into Banning Ransom Payments
RUSI warns cyber-insurance is failing to incentivize better security

US the Only Top Tier Cyber-power
Report finds other countries lag behind US when it comes to cyber prowess

Zero-day Exploit Found in Adobe Experience Manager
Ethical hackers find bug in popular content management solution

Kentucky Healthcare System Exposes Patients’ PHI
UofL Health sends PHI of 42,000 patients to incorrect email addresses

Seamless EU-UK Data Flows to Continue Following Adequacy Decisions
The move will allow the flow of personal data between the two regions to continue seamlessly

Reported HMRC-Branded Phishing Scams Grew by 87% During COVID-19
Phishing scams impersonating the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority surge

Mercedes Benz Data Leak Includes Card and Social Security Details
Customer data was exposed via an insecure cloud storage service

Sensitive Defense Documents Found at Bus Stop
UK's Ministry of Defence launches investigation after worrying discovery

Former Health Secretary Faces Probe Over Use of Personal Emails
Experts say move could have exposed UK government to increased cyber-risk

Young Americans Twice as Likely to Cyber-stalk
Gen Z and Millennials more likely than those aged over 40 to cyber-stalk exes and current partners

FIN7 Pen Tester to Serve Seven Years
US sends down high-level member of hacking group behind $1bn card-stealing scheme

World’s Largest E-tailers to be Investigated Over Fake Reviews
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announces probe into how Amazon and Google combat fake reviews

AWS BugBust Aims to Fix One Million Vulnerabilities Globally
Cloud giant wants to save $100 million in technical debt

Newly Discovered Dell Bugs Impact 30 Million PCs
Four vulnerabilities could enable complete remote control of 129 models

Cloud Database Exposes 800M+ WordPress Users' Records
Misconfiguration at hosting provider DreamHost led to the privacy breach



