Infosecurity News
BEC Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020
Agari stats reveal continued risk from email scammers
Internet Outage Causes Chess Championship Draw
CenturyLink blamed for downing internet services on Sunday, disrupting Chess Olympiad
Android Users Bugged by Fake Popups
Phony Android notifications affect Google and Microsoft users
Fastly to Acquire Signal Sciences
Cybersecurity firm Signal Sciences to be acquired by Fastly for $775m
Jakarta Cyber-attacks Touted as Political Plot
Jakarta’s government says cyber-attacks on critics could be third-party attempt to sow discord
US Moves to Forfeit 280 Crypto Accounts
US goes after 280 cryptocurrency accounts allegedly tied to exchange hacks
DNC Warns Staffers of Romance Scam
Democrats seek to silence staffers who might share detrimental info via dating apps
Housemates Regularly Share Access to Online Accounts
Nearly half of people are comfortable sharing streaming services with housemates
Fake Login Page Detections Top 50,000 in 2020
Ironscales research finds 50,000+ fake login pages so far in 2020
30+ #COVID19 Spam Emails Analyzed Every Minute
Data shows cybercrime costs organizations around $24.70 every minute, as RiskIQ determines the COVID-19 impact
Walmart Announces Surprise TikTok Bid
Retail giant will team up with Microsoft
Musk: Tesla Was Target of Russian Ransomware Conspiracy
Employee at car giant allegedly offered $1m to help deploy malware
Empire Market Falls After Suspected Exit Scam
Multiple DDoS attacks reportedly too much for one of dark web’s most popular sites
Online Piracy Ring Dismantled
Agencies in the United States and Europe unite to bring down online piracy group
US Military Cyber Chief Defends More Aggressive Strategy
Head of US Cyber Command says America was right to become more proactive over cybersecurity
US Issues BeagleBoyz Warning
Americans warned about North Korean bank-robbing cyber-gang, BeagleBoyz
Local Government Organizations Most Frequently Targeted by Ransomware
Nearly half of ransomware attacks this year have targeted municipalities
Trend Micro Blocks 28 Billion Cyber-Threats in 1H 2020
Vendor spots increase in BEC and new ransomware families
BT Security Announces Vendor Partners to Simplify and Strengthen Protection
BT Security announces vendor partners including McAfee, Fortinet, Microsoft and IBM
UltraRank Digital Skimming Group Hit Hundreds of Sites
Five-year history of Magecart-like gang uncovered by Group-IB
