Infosecurity News
Unroll.me Apologizes for Not Being Clear It Sells User Data
Unsubscribe service promises to be more transparent
Employees Are Sharing Confidential Info at Alarming Rates
Nearly three in four employees (72%) are willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company information.
Interpol Spots Thousands of C&C Servers Across Asean
Public-private operation also discovers hundreds of compromised sites
LinkedIn Apologizes After Privacy Snafu
“Find nearby” feature accidentally included in latest update
POS Hacker Seleznev Gets 27 Years
No mercy from the courts for Russian MP’s son
Giant Viagra Botnet Claims 80K Devices
Researchers were able intercept payloads with details of 51 websites used by spammers to sell counterfeit drugs.
Two-Thirds of Apps Using Open Source Have Known Software Vulns
85% contain license conflicts
Mastercard's Biometric Card Promises "Apple Pay" Without the Phone
Fingerprint reader is embedded in payment card for low friction check-out
#IAPP Conference: Panel - Whose Eye is on the Five Eyes? An Intro to International Oversight Bodies
A panel of privacy commission representatives discussed the role of their organizations amid heightened public concern over state surveillance activities
Researchers Find Multiple RCE Bugs in Linksys Routers
IOActive works with manufacturer on issues with Smart Wi-Fi models
Android SMS Spyware Sees Millions of Downloads
SMSVova can steal and relay a victim's location to an attacker in real time.
Mirai-Busting Hajime Worm Could be Work of White Hat
P2P-controlled malware blocks IoT device access to suspect ports
Hundreds of Google Play Apps Infected with the BankBot Trojan
It infiltrates benign programs, hitching a ride to installation on users’ phones. Then it steals banking credentials and card details.
Bad Guys Still Rely on Marks to Click on Something
On Monday holidays, alerts dip significantly, due to a lack of employees interacting with malicious emails, attachments and links.
#CRESTCon & IISP Congress: Passive Data Sources Can Make System Mapping Great Again
There is a lot to learn from listening to our systems
Call for DHS to Abandon Demands for Travelers' Social Log-Ins
Rights groups claim plans will undermine cybersecurity for those entering US
Karmen Ransomware: User-friendly, Sandbox-averse
A dashboard shows relevant information, including the number of clients and how much money earned.
Intercontinental Hotels Suffer Major Card Breach
Franchises across the US and Puerto Rico affected
Shadow Brokers Exploits: Microsoft and Swift Play Down Impact
Only unpatched or unsupported Microsoft products affected
Critical VMware Flaw Opens Virtual Infrastructures to Attack
The flaw in its vCenter Server platform allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and take control of a system.
