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18 Nov

#infosec | Hacked Disney+ Accounts on Sale for $1

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Disney’s new video-on-demand streaming service has been compromised within a week of its being launched, with hacked Disney+ accounts offered for sale online for just $1. According to The Daily Dot, the...
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18 Nov

#infosec | Booter Boss Banged Up for 13 Months

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An Illinois man has been sentenced to 13 months behind bars after participating in a DDoS-for-hire scheme which made him over half a million dollars. Sergiy P. Usatyuk, 21, of Orlando...
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18 Nov

#infosec | Ransomware: Still Going Strong 30 Years On

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack, and according to new research this particular form of malware is still going strong. According to the “Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report” published yesterday by Bitdefender,...
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14 Nov

#infosec | Shamoon-Slingers APT33 Spotted in Secret New Operations

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers are warning oil and aviation industry organizations to be on their guard after spotting a notorious Iranian APT group using private VPNs to keep its activity hidden. APT33 has...
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13 Nov

#infosec | Border Officers No Longer Allowed to Search Traveller’s Devices at Will

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Privacy groups are celebrating after a federal court ruled that suspicion-free searches of travellers’ electronic devices at the US border are unconstitutional. The original lawsuit was filed by the American Civil...
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12 Nov

#infosec | Microsoft to Extend California Privacy Law US-Wide

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Microsoft has announced plans to extend the privacy provisions provided in a landmark new Californian state law to users across the US. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) comes into effect...
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8 Nov

#infosec | Florida Police Want Access to Controversial Facial Recognition Network

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Florida’s largest police department is seeking to gain permanent access to a facial recognition network maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The Face Analysis Comparison and Examination System (FACES), set...
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8 Nov

#infosec | UK Government Spends £2M on Anti-Drone Projects

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The UK government is set to spend £1.8m developing anti-drone capabilities, as threats from the skies increase. The Ministry of Defence’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) this week announced funding for 18...
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6 Nov

#infosec | Researchers Lift the Lid on Politically Themed Malware

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The internet is awash with politically themed malware, used in everything from ransomware to remote access trojans (RATs), according to new research from Cisco Talos. The security firm’s study began with...
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4 Nov

#infosec | Midwest to Get First Cyber Battalion

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans America’s Midwest is to get its first National Guard cyber battalion. The 127th Cyber Battalion will comprise 100 soldiers, who will be based in Indiana. Before taking up their new command,...
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