Infosecurity News
Social Engineering Forum Suffers Major Breach
Over 89,000 accounts compromised after platform flaw is exploited
Botnet Abusing Android Debug Bridge, SSH is Back
A cryptocurrency-mining botnet leverages open ADB ports, researchers say.
Incomplete Fix Leads to New Kubernetes Bug
A high-severity vulnerability impacts kubectl.
Ethics and Compliance Programs Growing More Mature
Strong buy-in from leadership drives success of ethics and compliance programs, study finds.
US Adds AMD Joint Venture to Entity List
Five more Chinese organizations are blacklisted
Phishing Attack Exposes PII on 645,000 Oregonians
State's Department of Human Services is found wanting on cyber awareness
US Warns of Destructive Iranian Cyber-Attacks
CISA boss says “wiper” raids may be on their way
66% of Homes in North America Have Multiple IoT Devices
The majority of devices still support weak protocols, report says.
Dell Advises PC Users to Update SupportAssist
PC-Doctor issues a fix for a severe vulnerability that could affect multiple laptops.
Desjardins Insider Accessed Data of 2.9m Members
A malicious employee is fired for unauthorized access to member data.
NCSC Stresses 5G's Challenges Outweigh China Threat
There’s much more to 5G security than Huawei, says NCSC.
Warning Made on Cross-Platform Cryptominer
LoudMiner uses virtualization software to mine cryptocurrency
High-Risk Vulnerabilities in iOS, Android Apps
76% of mobile apps store data insecurely, a new Positive Technologies report says.
California Suffered Highest Number of Breaches
Since 2008, the US has seen nearly 10,000 data breaches, the report says.
US CERT Warns of DHS Phishing Scam
Victims are lured into downloading malware via an email pretending to be from the US's DHS.
DCMS Pushes Porn Age Verification Deadline Back “Indefinitely”
DCMS to announce that age verification scheme is to be delayed
Florida City Pays $600K to Ransomware Authors
Riviera Beach chooses not to follow advice of law enforcement
UK Identity Fraud Jumps 8% to New All-Time High
Cifas figures also reveal a sharp increase in money mule activity
CISOs Struggling With 50+ Separate Security Tools
Panaseer reveals major challenges in gaining meaningful security insight
Millions Fall Victim to System Cleaner Hoaxes
Nearly 1.5 million users were attacked in first half of 2019, says Kaspersky.
