Security News > 2021
Ten people belonging to a criminal network have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks that resulted in the theft of more than $100 million by hijacking the mobile phone accounts of high-profile individuals in the U.S. The Europol-coordinated year-long investigation was jointly conducted by law enforcement authorities from the U.K., U.S., Belgium, Malta, and Canada. The sweep comes almost a year after Europol led an operation to dismantle two SIM swap criminal groups that stole €3.5 million by orchestrating a wave of more than 100 attacks targeting victims in Austria, emptying their bank accounts through their phone numbers.
Honeywell and IDEMIA announced a strategic alliance to create and cultivate an intelligent building ecosystem that provides a more seamless and enhanced experience for operators and occupants alike. The alliance will integrate Honeywell's security and building management systems with IDEMIA's biometric-based access control systems to create frictionless, safer and more efficient buildings.
Panaseer announces that it has joined forces with PwC UK to offer continuous Cyber Risk Monitoring. This will pave the way for continuous and accurate measurement, monitoring, and reporting of cyber risk.
iPipeline announced its partnership with Snowflake where iPipeline will leverage Snowflake's Data Marketplace to support all their data applications and secure data sharing needs. "Our new partnership with Snowflake brings immediate benefits to our customers. Because Snowflake Data Marketplace provides easy and immediate access for secure data sharing, we do not have to send our customers custom data extracts and ad hoc reports," said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline.
Dragos launched the new Dragos QRadar Device Support Module, which integrates with IBM security information and event management technology to improve visibility and detection of both information technology and OT threats. This new technology integration between Dragos Platform and IBM Security QRadar is now available, allowing defenders to leverage both technologies to improve visibility and detection across IT and OT networks.
Inseego announced that its new Wavemaker PRO 5G indoor router has been certified for use in Europe, North America and Australia, with additional regulatory certifications pending for other international markets. "Our Wavemaker PRO 5G solutions are changing the way enterprise and SMB customers think about broadband access," said Inseego President Ashish Sharma.
PacketFabric announced a strategic partnership with Colt. This partnership sees Colt's On Demand offering being directly integrated with PacketFabric's Network-as-a-Service platform, initially enabling PacketFabric's enterprise customers to benefit from real-time network connectivity to 100 key data center locations across Europe.
A college graduate has admitted hacking into the email and online accounts of female students, stealing their nude photos and videos, and trading them with others. The compromised MyPlattsburgh accounts contained full access to the student's SUNY-PB email, a cloud storage account, college billing and financial aid information, coursework, grades, and other personal information.
CloudLinux announced that its KernelCare service now supports the Raspberry Pi platform providing live patching for the running kernel with zero downtime - improving security for IoT deployments. KernelCare for Raspberry Pi is a free service ensuring that IoT devices and assemblies are automatically updated and always available.
By bringing together edge and cloud capabilities, FogHorn and IBM plan to help customers rapidly deploy, process, store, analyze and train critical data from edge to cloud and enhance business processes. "Through our upcoming collaboration, FogHorn will leverage IBM Edge Application Manager to deliver edge-to-cloud FogHorn solutions for our customers that can help them make more informed decisions with their data, in real-time."