InfoSecSherpa’s News Round Up for Friday, January 7, 2022
2 min readJan 7, 2022
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- Data Breach Alert: American Pool Enterprises
(JD Supra / Console and Associates, P.C., January 7th) - Thailand National Cybersecurity Committee announces the details on the characteristics of the cyber threats and security control baselines
(Lexology / Baker McKenzie, January 7th) - Biden Administration Warns Against Spyware Targeting Dissidents
(The New York Times, January 7th) - E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too Toxic chemicals can leach out of old devices — but so can sensitive data
(IEEE Spectrum, January 7th) - Here’s the truth about the crypto miner that comes with Norton Antivirus
(The Verge, January 7th) - Poland admits use of Israeli spyware but only for fighting crime and corruption
(Dawn, January 7th) - FluBot malware now targets Europe posing as Flash Player app
(Bleeping Computer, January 7th) - Why Your Company’s Security Will Depend On Empathy And Team Collaboration In 2022
(Forbes, January 7th) - Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine soar as invasion fears grow, security experts warn
(The U.S. Sun, January 7th) - Business Australia warns businesses to prepare for a rise in cyberattacks
(Insurance Business Australia, January 8th)