Infosecurity News
Stealthy Crypto-Miners Are Slipping Into Web Ads
The trojanized ads attempt to con site visitors into clicking on a pop-up that would initiate a secret mining process.
Targeted Attacks on Industrial Sector Growing Rapidly
About 28% of the 962 industrial companies surveyed have faced targeted attacks in the last 12 months.
VMware Issues Critical VDP Update
Virtualization giant fixes three vulnerabilities
Major Chip Flaws Confirmed as “Meltdown” and “Spectre”
Impact of discoveries could be felt for years, claim researchers
DHS Admits Major Leak Affecting 247,000 Employees
Unauthorized data exfiltration may have hit many more
Android Malware Steals Uber Logins, Then Covers it Up
Malware uses deep link URI of Uber app to appear legitimate
Intel Flaw: Performance Degradation Bombshell or Massive Overstatement?
The patches needed to fix the issue could grind the cloud, via AWS and Azure, to a halt, some say.
LockPoS Takes a Page from Flokibot to Achieve Stealth
The malware is distributed from the same botnet used to distribute the Flokibot PoS.
Trackmageddon Lets Bad Actors Track Down Kids, Animals and More
Rogue parties can access real-time location data on devices ranging from smart dog collars to in-car navigation to kid-trackers.
Patching Takes More than a Fortnight for Many Firms
Ivanti research finds security gaps persist on the endpoint
Smart Speakers Could Expose Corporate Networks
Trend Micro research identifies more IoT headaches for admins
Iranian Netizens Flock to Tor After Web Crackdown
Government blocks services as violent protests continue
Ancestry.com Info Exposed by Leaky RootsWeb Server
A file containing email addresses/username and password combinations for Ancestry.com, as well as user names, has been exposed.
Huawei IoT Exploit Code Released for Free
The working code for the Mirai variant has been made free on Pastebin.
DMARC Adoption Surges Ahead of Federal Mandate
Federal domain adoption of the DMARC email security scheme in the US increased 38% in 30 days.
Crypto Start-Up CEO Resigns After $64m Loss
Hackers stole thousands of Bitcoin from NiceHash last month
Forever 21 Breach Lasted Over Seven Months
Many POS devices did not have encryption switched on
ICO Slaps Enforcement Notice on Justice Ministry
Another government department falls foul of the Data Protection Act
Printer-spoofing Campaign Installs Espionage-Bent Backdoors Inside the Enterprise
There has been an uptick in attacks through Canon, HP and Epson printer and scanner email attachments.
VenusLocker Switches Tactics from Ransomware to Monero Mining
This switch in focus could be the start of a new trend, thanks to cryptocurrency values being more enticing than ever.
