Security News > 2020 > November
An Indian national on Monday was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Southern District of Texas for operating and funding India-based call centers that defrauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016. The first-ever large-scale, multi-jurisdictional investigation targeting the India call center scam industry saw the US Department of Homeland Security and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration charging Patel and 60 co-conspirators for orchestrating a "Complex scheme" that involved employees based out of call centers in Ahmedabad masquerading as officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Satellite IoT connectivity company Totum Labs announced it has completed a $13 million Series A financing. Totum is developing the revolutionary communication system and chip level technology required for simple, global, outdoor and indoor low-cost connectivity that will allow Low Power Wide Area connections to scale into the billions.
As a system administrator I've dealt first-hand with increased security controls during the coronavirus pandemic. Some companies have gone the other way on security, whether through their own intentions or employees taking alternate routes to get what they need done.
More than a month after a cyberattack hit the University of Vermont health network, the organization is still working to recover its systems. The UVM health network is a six-hospital, home-health and hospice system, which encompasses more than 1,000 physicians, 2,000 nurses and other clinicians in Vermont and northern New York.
Strong passwords are necessary for making sure you and your organization stay protected. Tom Merritt offers five tips for creating strong passwords.
Strong passwords are necessary for making sure you and your organization stay protected. Tom Merritt offers five tips for creating strong passwords.
Advantech, the chip manufacturer, has confirmed that it received a ransom note from a Conti ransomware operation on Nov. 26 demanding 750 Bitcoin, which translates into about $14 million, to decrypt compromised files and delete the data they stole. Professionalized ransomware groups including Conti, Ragnar Locker, Maze, Clop and others have been exploiting security holes created by the emergency shift to remote work due to the pandemic, coupled with well-publicized leak sites to wreak havoc and wring millions out of unsuspecting companies like Advantech.
Apple has new features in iOS 14 and macOS 11 Safari that disable trackers from learning which websites you visit to protect your privacy. Apple has introduced a new privacy tracking feature in Safari in iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur that will let you know which websites are tracking you and display the trackers that Safari has blocked.
A wave of targeted cyberattack campaigns bent on espionage is cresting around the globe, using a strain of a 13-year old backdoor trojan named Bandook. According to Check Point Research, Bandook was last spotted being used in 2015 and 2017/2018, in the "Operation Manul" and "Dark Caracal" campaigns, respectively.
Wireless carriers in the U.K. won't be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September 2021, the British government said Monday, hardening its line against the Chinese technology company. The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July banned Huawei from having a role in building Britain's next-generation mobile phone networks over security concerns triggered by U.S. sanctions.