Infosecurity News

Cyber-Criminals Exploiting Remote Working by Attacking RDP Ports
McAfee report records an increase in RDP port attacks since the COVID-19 crisis developed

A Fifth of Consumers Hit by Fraud Over Past Year
Marqeta study finds Brits are less alert to risk exposure than US consumers

Facebook Removes Far-Right Conspiracy Theory Content
Social network tackles QAnon in crackdown on coordinated inauthentic behavior

Remote Workers Failing on Password Security During #COVID19 Crisis
World Password Day studies show room for improvement

More Men than Women Fall Victim to Cybercrime
Cybercrime victim gender gap could be linked to password practices

Ransomware Attack on Europe's Largest Private Hospital Operator
Fresenius hit by callous ransomware attack that limits operations in the midst of global health crisis

Over Half of Remote Employees Access Inappropriate Content on Devices Used for Work
Workers are accessing potentially dangerous content causing additional security risks for businesses

Boston to Consider Regulating What Info Schools Pass to Police
Boston City Council could issue rules to limit information-sharing between schools and the police

HMRC Shuts Down Almost 300 #COVID19 Phishing Scam Sites
Since March, HMRC has asked ISPs to remove 292 scam web addresses exploiting the coronavirus outbreak

WordPress Hacker Attacks One Million Sites in a Month
Cross-site scripting bugs in plug-ins targeted in new campaign

Global Firms Cut IT Security Budgets Due to #COVID19
Move could further expose remote working security gaps during pandemic

Europol Dismantles Combo Sellers InfinityBlack
Cybercrime group touted stolen user log-ins to other gangs

US Platform Enhances Remote Learning Cybersecurity
US platform aims to help K–12 students safely learn remotely during lockdown

Virtual Graduation Ceremony Delayed by Cyber-attack
Cyber-attack derails American university students’ virtual commencement ceremony

Dominic Raab Condemns #COVID19 Cyber-Attacks as NCSC and CISA Release APT Advisory
UK Foreign Secretary says he has evidence APT groups are exploiting COVID-19

GoDaddy Suffers Data Breach
Web-hosting account credentials impacted by data breach at world’s largest domain registrar

Report Reveals Fears Over Threats Posed by Wireless Devices
Over two-thirds of cybersecurity pros have no confidence they could prevent a wireless attack

Brexit-Related Firm Wins Government Contracts Related to AI and Data Mining
AI firm wins multiple government contracts

Tesla Car Parts Found on eBay Containing User Data
Report suggests carmaker doesn’t have privacy-first disposal process

Adult Streaming Site Leaks Data on Millions of Members
An unsecured database is again to blame in CAM4 privacy snafu



