Infosecurity News
ZombieLoad Bugs Expose Intel Machines to Data Theft
New set of data sampling side-channel attacks discovered
San Francisco Votes to Ban Facial Recognition
San Francisco could be the first city to ban facial recognition technology.
Speculators Look to ID AVs Hacked by Russia
Trend Micro confirms unauthorized access from third party, though McAfee and Symantec say no evidence of breach.
Over 460,000 E-Retailer User Accounts Hacked
Asia's largest retailer suffered a breach exposing account information of nearly half a million users
Equifax Has Spent Nearly $1.4bn on Breach Costs
Cautionary tale as credit agency pays heavily for 2017 incident
Nine Charged in $2m SIM Swap Conspiracy
Group known as “The Community” targeted victims' cryptocurrency
WhatsApp Finds and Fixes Targeted Attack Bug
Vulnerability may have been used by government to spy on users
Malicious Attacks Cause of Most Aussie Breaches
An OAIC report marks the start of Privacy Awareness Week in Australia.
ScarCruft APT Develops Malware to Target Bluetooth
The Korean-speaking threat group is testing new exploits.
Lawmakers Propose Cyber Training for Congress
House members, in addition to House employees, will be required to undergo annual cybersecurity training.
WannaCry Remains a Global Threat Two Years On
Eastern nations continue to register large numbers of WannaCry detections
ICO Calls Out HMRC for Illegal Biometric Data Collection
Tax office must delete all Voice ID data obtained without consent
SMS Spammers Expose 80 Million Records Online
Unprotected MongoDB instance found by researcher
US Indicts Chinese Man for Anthem Breach
Motives remain a mystery and individual is unlikely to be extradited
DHS Releases Analysis of ELECTRICFISH Malware
DHS issues a US CERT alert on malware used by North Korean threat group.
Photo App Develops Tool with User Images
Photo app Ever used uploaded images to develop facial recognition tool without user consent.
Top Russian Hacking Group Breaches Three AV Companies
A credential-stuffing botnet stole more than 30 terabytes of data.
Only 0.25% of Reported Data Breaches Have Led to Fines Since GDPR
The ICO has handed out just 29 GDPR monetary punishments since May 25 2018
Americans Overly Confident in Cyber Hygiene
Only one in three Americans knows the most common forms of cyber-attacks.
Blockchain Useful, Not Without Issues, Says ISF
The latest briefing from Information Security Forum says blockchain may not always be the best solution to a problem.
