Infosecurity News
FCC Imposes $82M Fine for Spoofed Pernicious Robocalls
Calls targeted the elderly, the infirm and low-income families, “the dumber and more broke the better.”
WannaCry Attackers Empty Bitcoin Ransom Wallets and Disappear
More than $140,000 worth of Bitcoin ransom has been laundered and emptied from three online wallets.
Insider Threats: Just 18% Have Incident Response Plans
SANS study warns organisations aren’t detecting incidents effectively
Symantec Sells Certificates Business for $950m
DigiCert will face a tough task reviving the under-fire business
Shades of Sony: Scope of HBO Hack Widens
The hackers have apparently gained access to much more than a few pieces of content, including corporate email.
UK Data Protection Bill, Incorporating GDPR, Expected in September
A bill enshrining the EU's GDPR regulation into UK law could be introduced in Parliament in just a few weeks.
Pharma Giant Merck Sees Petya Profit Hit for Rest of 2017
Merck said it still doesn’t know the full magnitude of the impact of the attack.
FireEye Confirms Details of Two Customers were Exposed
FireEye has confirmed that business documents related to two separate customers in Israel have been ‘exposed’.
Carbanak Drops New Backdoor to Step Up Info Theft
“Bateleur” features robust anti-detection capabilities
Alexa Hack Allows Continuous Eavesdropping
Attackers can record and stream conversations that take place within Alexa’s “hearing,” and send them to a remote computer.
Amazon Follows Apple in Complying with China's Internet Crackdown
AWS users asked to cease any and all use of VPNs and other anonymization and encryption technologies.
Home Secretary Jets to Silicon Valley for Terror Talks
Rudd wants social media companies to step up action on terrorist content
Anthem Medicare Patients Hit with Breach
Medicare patients on its insurance roster may be affected by identity theft, thanks to a potentially malicious employee at a third-party company.
International Threat Intelligence and Info-Sharing Surges in 2017
Translations surge by triple digits, indicating robust information-sharing practices amid notable cybercrime incidents.
FireEye Dismisses Compromise Claims over #LeakTheAnalyst Operation
FireEye has refuted claims about compromise of its systems after an employee’s social media accounts were defaced.
Apple Removes VPNs from China App Store
Tech firm in a bind following government crackdown
Verticals Vary Widely When it Comes to Prioritizing Cyber
About 60% of finance/insurance execs consider cybersecurity a very high priority, vs 15% in hospitality and food.
Emotet Crimeware Adds Self-Propagation to the Mix
It can now pivot within a network to brute-force server accounts, and it harvests Outlook credential info to expand phishing net.
German Police to Bypass Encryption by Hacking Devices
Strategy would circumvent need to request encryption backdoors from providers
Global Operation Ends in Arrest of US DDoS Suspect
Australian, Canadian and US law enforcers worked on case for over two years
