Infosecurity News

Call for Twitter to E2E Encrypt DMs After Hackers Read Messages
Some 36 high-profile accounts had messages accessed in recent incident

Garmin Outage Could Ground Aircraft
Suspected ransomware attack puts connected pilot systems out of action

Blackbaud Breach Hits Nine More Universities
Cloud provider under fire for paying ransom and delayed breach notification

Florida Tax Office Blames Data Breach on Virus
Tax Collector’s Office says virus may have caused data breach affecting 450k Polk County residents

US Banks Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services
All nationally chartered US banks may now provide custody services for crypto-currencies

Fraudulent Photo App Operation Detected on Google Store
Researchers expose malicious cyber-operation involving 29 fraudulent photo apps

CISOs: Cyber Insurance Fails to Cover Modern Threats and Remote Workforces
Security leaders dissatisfied with current cyber insurance offerings

Cloud Misconfigurations a Major Compliance Risk, Say IT Decision Makers
95% of IT decision makers consider cloud misconfiguration a data security risk

#COVID19 Home Working Leads to Cybersecurity Hiring Spree
There is a shortage of candidates to meet the increased demand for cybersecurity personnel

Password Reuse to Blame for Fifth of Account Takeovers
Barracuda Networks study urges improved email threat detection and response

Over 1500 Exposed Online Databases Wiped by “Meow” Attacker
Misconfigured Elasticsearch and MongoDB instances targeted

Hackers Steal Transfer Fees, Cripple Football Stadiums
NCSC report warns that the sporting sector is under siege from cyber-threats

Disabled Delawareans’ Personal Data Ends Up in Student Project
Students given personal data of disabled Delaware residents to use in college project

Digital Dome to Protect Louisiana’s Energy Infrastructure
Louisiana university’s research arm wins $25m cybersecurity contract to build digital dome

India to Train 5000 Women in Cyber-Safety
Maharashtra devises cyber-safety training program for young Indian women

Home Distractions a Major Cause of Cybersecurity Errors During Lockdown
A quarter of employees admit to clicking on a link in a phishing email

FTC Details #COVID19 Scams and Fraud Cases to Senate
FTC details COVID-19 related scams and asks for power to obtain refunds for victims

University of York Investigating Data Theft Incident
Ransomware attack on service provider the cause of the breach

Beijing-Backed Hackers Indicted for #COVID19 Vaccine Attacks
Duo stole IP over 10-year period for China, alleges DoJ

Women in Cybersecurity Paid 21% Less Than Men
Although female workforce is growing, inequities remain



