Infosecurity News

State Hackers Target UK Unis for #COVID19 Vaccine Research
Oxford University has started human clinical trials

Nearly Half of IT Pros Spend Weeks or More Renegotiating Vendor Contracts
Survey reveals need for more unified IT processes in organizations

'Vaccines' Containing Blood of Recovered #COVID19 Patients for Sale on Dark Web
Dark web dealers are selling fake vaccines allegedly made with blood from recovered #COVID19 patients

Belfast Police Warn of Cybercrime Surge
Northern Irish police warn businesses of a spike in cybercrime during the COVID-19 health crisis

Breach Exposes Data of 774,000 Australian Migrants
A breach of Australia’s SkillsSelect platform has exposed the data of 774,000 migrants

National Emergency as Trump Bans Foreign Power Grid Kit
Executive order tackles threat from state-sponsored hackers

Tokopedia Breach: 91 Million Records for Sale on Dark Web
Indonesian e-commerce site the latest big name caught out

Security Agency Changes “Racist” Language on Website
NCSC claims “blacklist” and “whitelist” are casually pejorative

Racist Floridian Admits Cyber-stalking and Election Interference
White supremacist threatens Florida council candidate and the child of a political activist

Only 59% of Cybersecurity Teams Are Effective Working from Home
Cybersecurity teams across the globe are unable to work from home safely

US Government Awards CGI $267m Cybersecurity Contract
CGI awarded lucrative contract to up the cybersecurity game of 75+ US federal agencies

UK Government Launches Online Cyber-School
A new online cybersecurity course for school-children is launched in the UK

Ransomware Payments Surge 33% as Attacks Target Remote Access
#COVID19 home working exposes organizations in Q1, says Coveware

Android Trojan EventBot Targets 200+ Financial Apps
Researchers warn of fast-evolving mobile malware

#COVID19 Outbreak Sees Surge in Device Security Violations
Absolute data reveals extent to which heavy device usage has grown across enterprise and education

French Newspaper Le Figaro Leaks 7.4 Billion Records
Readers, employees and journalists have personal data exposed

Virginia Distance Learning Disaster Prompts Resignation
CTO of Fairfax County Public Schools steps down after remote learning rollout fails for a second time

Coronavirus Threat Campaigns Wind Down on Weekends
New threat research shows attacks themed around COVID-19 typically strike Monday to Friday

US School District Drops Zoom After Porn Disrupts Lesson
New Jersey school district axes teaching via Zoom after lesson disrupted by porn and racist language

GCHQ Granted Access to NHS Data as Privacy Concerns Increase
Matt Hancock permits GCHQ to access NHS network security data



