Infosecurity News

Court Rules German Police Receive Too Much Data
German law deemed insufficient at protecting citizens’ right to privacy

CISA Issues Emergency Vulnerability Warning
US government agencies told they have 24 hours to fix SIGRed vulnerability

DPOs Encouraged to Act Now on Invalid Privacy Shield
Data Protection Officers and businesses should take action immediately in light of the end of Privacy Shield

Government Promises IoT Security Enforcement Body
New organization will have power to ban insecure consumer gadgets

Cloud Configuration Error Exposes 260,000+ Actors
MyCastingFile database left unsecured online

Russia Operatives Accused of 2019 Election Interference
Government statement comes ahead of much delayed intelligence report

Over Half of Canadians Victims of Cybercrime
New cybersecurity initiative finds more than half of Canadians are cybercrime victims

Tech Giants Sued Over Biometric Privacy
Illinois residents sue Google, Amazon, and Microsoft over faceprints’ acquisition

FBI Issues Cybersecurity Warning to Air Travelers
Cleverly faked airport websites prompt FBI to issue warning to travelers

Three-Quarters of UK Businesses Facing Compliance Problems Following Lockdown
75% predict a backlog of data subject access requests

Russian APT Crew Actively Targets #COVID19 Vaccine Developers
Russian state-sponsored hackers target COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers

Award-Winning Tech Expert Joins Arcserve as New CTO
Ivan Pittaluga will oversee the strategy and development of solutions at the data and ransomware protection provider

EE Launches Identity Checker to Help Fight Customer Fraud
Mobile operator’s new platform verifies a customer’s identity in real time

EU Court of Justice Deems Privacy Shield Unlawful
Max Schrem’s challenge to Facebook Ireland sees Privacy Shield deemed invalid

#COVID19 Accounted for Massive Increase in Q1 Phishing Trends
13% of all phishing attempts in Q1 were linked to COVID-19

Walmart Sued Under CCPA After Data Breach
Filing alleges customer data is already circulating on dark web

Malicious Router Log-Ins Soar Tenfold in Botnet Battle
Trend Micro issues lockdown warning for home users

Twitter Staff Tricked in Celeb Account Hijacking Campaign
Crypto scam tweeted by Gates, Musk, Obama, Biden and others

Data Breach at Texas Benefits Recovery Firm
Benefit recovery specialists hacked and PHI of over a quarter of a million people exposed

Jewish Service Zoom-bombed with Swastikas
Connecticut synagogue’s virtual service disrupted by anti-Semitic symbols



