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Total Published CVEs Hits Record High for Fourth Year
Total Published CVEs Hits Record High for Fourth Year
Total Published CVEs Hits Record High for Fourth Year. Number of vulnerabilities in US NVD for 2020 is now 17,447
Dec. 16, 2020
New Account Fraud Surges 28% in the UK as Global Rates Drop
New Account Fraud Surges 28% in the UK as Global Rates Drop
New Account Fraud Surges 28% in the UK as Global Rates Drop. No sharp increase worldwide despite COVID-19 effect
Dec. 16, 2020
NCSC Names Academic Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity Education
NCSC Names Academic Centers of Excellence in Cybersecurity Education
Eight universities named by NCSC as Dundee sees major investment in local cyber-infrastructure
Dec. 16, 2020
Microsoft Set to Block SolarWinds Orion Binaries
Microsoft Set to Block SolarWinds Orion Binaries
Microsoft Set to Quarantine SolarWinds Orion Binaries. Malicious updates were responsible for recent Russian attacks
Dec. 16, 2020
Society at Increasingly High Risk of Cyber-Attacks
Society at Increasingly High Risk of Cyber-Attacks
Kevin Curran outlines the ease in which cyber-attacks can be conducted
Dec. 16, 2020
Cloudhouse Acquires UpGuard Core to Help Customers Resolve Compliance Issues
Cloudhouse Acquires UpGuard Core to Help Customers Resolve Compliance Issues
Cloudhouse acquires UpGuard Core as it looks to expand its offerings and reach
Dec. 16, 2020
Lithuania Suffers "Most Complex" Cyber-attack in Years
Lithuania Suffers "Most Complex" Cyber-attack in Years
Cyber-attack during government’s transition is the most complex to hit Lithuania in years
Dec. 16, 2020
Refinitiv Acquires GIACT
Refinitiv Acquires GIACT
Refinitiv boosts cybercrime-fighting abilities with acquisition of Giact Systems
Dec. 16, 2020
Sextortionists Deploy New Spyware
Sextortionists Deploy New Spyware
Goontact targets iOS and Android users in Asia who visit sites selling escort services
Dec. 16, 2020
British MPs want console scalping made illegal, call for more consumer protection
British MPs want console scalping made illegal, call for more consumer protection
A number of British MPs have tabled an Early Day Motion that calls for a ban on the resale of gaming consoles and computer components purchased using automated bots.
Dec. 16, 2020
Microsoft delays launch of EA Play on Game Pass Ultimate for PC until 2021
Microsoft delays launch of EA Play on Game Pass Ultimate for PC until 2021
The launch of EA Play on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for PC has been delayed until 2021 to give Microsoft more time to deliver a "great experience."
Dec. 16, 2020
GOG backtracks on Devotion re-launch hours after it was announced
GOG backtracks on Devotion re-launch hours after it was announced
Update: Red Candle says it will respect GOG's decision, but described the u-turn as "regretful" in a brief statement.
Dec. 16, 2020