Infosecurity News
Icann Files Suit in Germany in Bid to Clarify GDPR
Oversight body’s Whois policy threatens to run foul of new law
US Court Upholds Kaspersky Lab Government Ban
Moscow-based AV company will appeal ruling
EU Agencies Join to Tackle Dark Web Crime
Europol announces a new dark web crime-fighting team.
Tesla Car Crashes into Police SUV
The driver of 2015 Model S says the car was in autopilot mode.
To Keep Them Safe Online, Teach Them to Phish
Experts offer in-depth training on phishing tactics.
Spear-Phisher Gets Five Years for Helping FSB Yahoo Hackers
Karim Baratov’s exploits linked to Kremlin hacking of 500m accounts
US Government Warns of North Korean APT Malware
Joanap and Brambul are being used by Hidden Cobra group, says US-CERT
Two Canadian Banks Warn Customers of Possible Breach
Simplii Financial and the Bank of Montreal were both contacted by ‘fraudsters’ on Sunday
No Smiles for Coca-Cola After Data Breach
A former Coca-Cola employee stole a hard drive containing the data of 8,000 workers.
Destroyed Keys Cost WIRED $100,000 in Bitcoin
After amassing a small fortune with a Butterfly miner and generating 13 Bitcoin, WIRED tossed its keys to the wind.
More Data Leaked from AWS Bucket Misconfigurations
Insurance start-up AgentRun leaked sensitive data due to a misconfigured S3 bucket during migration.
Apple Device Access Requests Decline
Report comes amid calls for more transparency on foreign access to source code
PGP Founder: Don’t Disable Encryption Service
Experts claim EFF advice and reporting of new flaws could do more harm than good
Prolific Phisher ‘Courvoisier’ Gets 10 Years Behind Bars
UK man stole details of tens of thousands of consumers
Security of HTML5 May Not Live Up to Promise
Lauded as the solution to Flash problems, HTML5 security is called into question.
Xenotime Attack Group Expands Activity
A known threat group, active since 2014, targets ICS using highly sophisticated malware.
EU Privacy Activist Targets US with GDPR Rules
With GDPR in effect, an Austrian privacy activist targets US companies over consent.
One in Three HCOs Hit by Cyber-Attack
Imperva poll reveals many don’t have an incident response plan in place
BMW Fixes 14 Vulnerabilities in Connected Cars
Bugs could have allowed remote control of vehicle
Privacy International Launches GDPR Probe into Data Companies
Group believes behind-the-scenes data hoarders could be breaking the new law