Infosecurity News
Malware Targeting Smartphones via Three DSP Providers
The Media Trust discovered the JuiceChecker-3PC malware campaign. There's not much hope for smartphone security, says Bruce Schneier.
Cyber Is a Boardroom Issue in 2018
The "2018 Cyber Balance Sheet" finds boardrooms are talking about cyber risk.
States Average a C- in Election Security
There is still serious risk but signs of improvement for election security, says the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
UK Construction Firms Hemorrhage Log-Ins to Dark Web
RepKnight finds hundreds of thousands of credentials up for sale
GDPR Alert as Average ICO Fines Double in a Year
Latest stats show total value increased 24%
US Bans Exports to Chinese DRAM-Maker
Micron rival put on Entity List after suspected IP theft
IBM to Acquire Red Hat for $34bn
In what it calls the third-largest tech deal in the US, IBM announced it will acquire Red Hat.
Hackers Target Fortnite with V-Buck Scams
ZeroFOX has generated more than 53,000 alerts related to Fortnite scams.
EFF Says DMCA Expansion Doesn't Go Far Enough
The Copyright Office adopted new exemptions for DMCA, including smartphones, home appliances and home systems.
Girl Scouts Alerted to Possible Data Breach
Thousands may have been affected in Orange County
Canadian Crypto-Exchange Shutters After $6m ‘Hack’
Commentators suggest MapleChange may be exit scamming
Facebook Removes Scores of Fake Iran-Linked Accounts
Battle against “coordinated inauthentic behavior” continues
Election Security Is Risky at State and Local Levels
Attackers will target the easiest yet most effective point of entry, says McAfee.
CISOs Challenged by Budget and Rise in Attacks
84% of CISOs believe an attack is inevitable, says Kaspersky Lab.
Copy of Chinese Spy Chip Used in Security Training
New infrastructure-security combat training offered by CYBERGYM encompasses advanced forensics analysis.
One-Fifth of US Consumers Never Return to Breached Brands
PCI Pal research highlights changing attitudes to data privacy
No Place for Security as Cryptocurrency Skills Demand Soars
Trend Micro warns of dangerous disconnect between two competencies
BA Breach: An Extra 185K Customers Notified
Airline finds more card data stolen dating back to April
ICS and IIoT Increasingly Vulnerable to Hackers
Plain-text passwords and connections to the public internet put industrial networks at risk, says CyberX.
Multiple Phishing Campaigns Target Universities
Kaspersky Lab warns US universities to be on guard for phishing attacks.
