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Key cybersecurity news, insight and features on the latest data breaches, threat actors, cyberattacks and beyond from around the world. Cybersecurity is one of the most important issues facing the world of technology today, and is only set to worsen in the coming years. Keep on top of the latest developments and cybersecurity news with Verdict, with articles that include insight from some of the biggest names in the field.

27 Nov

Smart watch vulnerability leaves locations of 5,000 children exposed

Researchers at the IoT laboratory at the AV-TEST Institute have warned that the SMA-WATCH-M2, a children’s smart watch with a GPS tracker, contains serious vulnerabilities that could expose the data and location of thousands of children around the world.

27 Nov

Who is responsible for cloud security? It’s a bit foggy, finds McAfee

UK businesses are steaming ahead to become cloud-only companies, but establishing who is responsible for cloud security in an organisation is struggling to keep pace.

26 Nov

Buguroo raises $11m to expand deep learning fraud detection tech

Madrid-based cybersecurity startup buguroo has raised $11m in a Series A funding round, enabling it to expand its deep learning-based tools and expand its products to new markets.

26 Nov

Healthcare data breaches expose 38 million records in 2019, highlighting “cultural issue”

Over the course of 2019, over 38 million healthcare records have been exposed in data breaches in the US alone, according to research published today by the HIPAA Journal.

22 Nov

Number of UK organistions paying ransomware has doubled: CrowdStrike

The number of UK organisations paying ransomware demands from supply chain attacks has doubled in the past year, according to a report published by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

21 Nov

Labour manifesto promises “overhaul” of British cybersecurity

The newly released Labour manifesto sees Jeremy Corbyn’s party promise a clampdown on cybersecurity incidents by overhauling how the UK handles the issue.

20 Nov

What is juice jacking and should you stop phone charging at airports?

Earlier this month the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office posted a warning about a USB charging scam known as ‘juice jacking’.

19 Nov

Arron Banks hacked: Leave.EU founder to take legal action against Twitter

The Twitter account of Leave.EU co-founder Arron Banks has been suspended following a hack that exposed the personal messages of the Brexit financier.

15 Nov

We’d change AWS S3 bucket security if we had “a time machine”: AWS director

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) director has said that if the cloud provider had a “time machine” the company would take a different approach to the security of its most popular cloud product, AWS S3, to prevent customers from accidentally leaking data.

13 Nov

5G security flaws pose “serious threat” to safety, experts warn

A host of security flaws discovered in 5G technology that include enabling a victim’s real-time location to be tracked are a “serious” cause for concern, prompting experts to call for “urgent” fixes.

12 Nov

Labour cyberattack: Was a nation state behind the incident?

Who is behind the Labour cyberattack that saw the UK’s second biggest party hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that briefly slowed down campaigning efforts?

12 Nov

Labour DDoS attack “should be a significant concern to all voters”

The news that the UK Labour Party has been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, described as a “sophisticated and large-scale cyberattack” by the political party, has been hailed as a concern for the entire country.

7 Nov

Three top tips for optimal cybersecurity from BlackBerry’s CTO

How often do you think about cybersecurity?

7 Nov

Google beefs up Play Store security with App Defense Alliance

Google has formed an alliance with three cybersecurity firms to protect the Google Play Store from malicious Android apps.

6 Nov

Ministry of Justice spoofed in emerging phishing campaign

A new phishing campaign is mimicking the UK Ministry of Justice in order to scare victims into installing information-stealing malware.

4 Nov

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Cyber security trends: InfoSec leads Twitter mentions in Q3 2019

Verdict lists the top five tweeted terms in cyber security in Q3 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.

4 Nov

Vedantu data breach exposes 687,000 customer details

India-based educational technology firm Vedantu has suffered a data breach, exposing “extensive personal information” on 687,000 users.

1 Nov

How the threat of hacking looms over the 2020 election

With the UK bracing for a general election and campaigning ahead of the US 2020 presidential election now in full swing, the threat of election hacking is once more a key topic of conversation.

31 Oct

Cyberattack on Indian nuclear power plant “should come as no surprise”

Cybersecurity experts have said that the cyberattack on India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant should come as “no surprise” given the high-value of critical infrastructure and India’s geopolitical position.

31 Oct

Cyberattacks against schools see dramatic surge

Cyberattacks targeting schools in both the US and UK have increased in frequency significantly in 2019, according to research published today.

30 Oct

NSO Group lawsuit exposes uncomfortable truth of 21st-century espionage

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, raising questions around the complicated role the private sector plays in facilitating government surveillance and the dangers posed by its cyberweapons ending up in the wrong hands.

30 Oct

Cybercrime and the rise of self-service kiosks

In today’s always-on world, citizens inevitably place high demands on their providers to offer them a fast seamless, personalised and often self-managed service.

29 Oct

Georgia cyberattack has hallmarks of nation-state attack

The Georgia cyberattack that took more than 2,000 websites and a national TV station offline has the hallmarks of a nation-state attack, according to cybersecurity experts.

28 Oct

Xiaomi pet feeders flaw could let hacker mess with pets’ feeding schedules

A security researcher has discovered a serious flaw in Xiaomi pet feeders that could enable a malicious party to interfere with the feeding schedules of pets across the world.

25 Oct

UN phishing attack: “Few organisations on the planet with more to lose”

Several high profile international organisations, including the UN, have fallen victim to an extensive spear-phishing campaign.

25 Oct

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