Infosecurity News
Two US Hospitals Hit with Ransomware
Patient data is reportedly still secure, though both hospitals experienced downtime.
Phishing Sites Fool Users with Security Padlock
The green padlock reportedly exists on half of all phishing sites.
Edinburgh Napier University Student Named as 2018 Cyber Security Challenge Champion
The Cyber Security Challenge has named 19-year-old Edinburgh Napier University student Charlie Hosier as its 2018 champion
EU Voters Worried About Election Hacking and Disinformation
UK most concerned over cyber-attacks, despite paper-based ballots
Microsoft Reveals Causes of Global MFA Outage
Three issues were behind last week’s 14-hour log-in snafu
Uber Slapped with £385K ICO Fine for Major Breach
No GDPR levy as breach and cover up happened in 2016-17
Facebook Privacy Documents Seized by Parliament
Parliament invokes a rare legal mechanism to obtain internal Facebook documents.
EU Takes Down 33,600 Counterfeit Sites
Joint efforts of global law enforcement result in seizure of sites selling fake products.
Holiday Season Attacks Expected to Increase by 60%
A spike in cyber-attacks is expected throughout holiday season, says Carbon Black.
Fraud Alert as Cyber Monday Sales Kick Off
Security experts warn of phishing and gift card scams
German Regulator Fines Firm for GDPR Failings
Chat app Knuddels was breached after failing to encrypt passwords
Ukrainian Police Nab Suspected RAT-Slinger
Lviv man is alleged to have infected thousands around the world
US Says China Increased Hacking over Trade Dispute
Ahead of Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping, US accuses China of trying to steal American technology
PI System Software Maker, OSIsoft, Announced Breach
OSIsoft data beach reportedly impacted all domain accounts
Phishing Used to Launch GreyEnergy's ICS Attacks
Security researcher analyzed content of phishing email used in ICS attacks
Alleged SIM Swap Fraudster Stole $1m from Exec
New York man apparently targeted Silicon Valley bigwigs
Black Friday Warning as UK Retailers Fail on 2FA
LastPass claims only Amazon offers customers more secure log-ins
#Irisscon: Is Spam Email Defeated or Not?
Has spam email been defeated, or should we admit we cannot beat it?
#Irisscon: Stop Siloing Vulnerability Management to Deal with Old Bugs
Old vulnerabilities persist, because of how vulnerability management and full stack visibility is done