Infosecurity News

  1. Fake WordPress Plugin Opens Sites to Criminals

    Dubbed WP-Base-SEO, the plugin is a forgery of a legitimate search engine optimization plugin.

  2. New Malware Lets Attackers Encrypt 'Hand-Picked' Systems & Files

    New ransomware technique dubbed 'What You See Is What You Encrypt'

  3. New Mirai Variant Hits Target with 54-hour DDoS

    US college under fire from app-layer attack

  4. 40% of ICS, Critical Infrastructure Targeted by Cyberattacks

    Every fourth targeted attack detected by Kaspersky Lab in 2016 was aimed at industrial targets.

  5. Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Ebury Botnet Role

    Maxim Senakh said to have benefitted from scams that made millions

  6. Hong Kong’s 3.7 Million Voters Exposed in Massive Breach

    Encrypted details are stolen on two laptops

  7. Apple iPhone Users in Crosshairs of a Scareware Campaign

    A scareware attack is targeting Apple iPhone and iPad users, “locking” their browsers unless they pay a ransom.

  8. Led by AdultFriendFinder, Breached Records Spike 86%

    1,792 data breaches led to almost 1.4 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016.

  9. Apple Dials Up Encryption as Mobile Threats Soar

    Nokia report reveals 83% increase in smartphone infections

  10. LastPass Races to Fix Yet Another Serious Flaw

    Google’s Ormandy once again the bearer of bad news

  11. Experts Hit Back at Rudd's 'Cheap' WhatsApp Shot

    Home secretary wants firms to break end-to-end encryption

  12. FBI Warns on FTP Attacks to Access Medical, Dental Info

    Criminals are accessing protected health and personally identifiable info to intimidate, harass and blackmail business owners.

  13. Kaspersky: Criminals Make 95% Profit on DDoS

    Ordering a DDoS attack has become as easy as ordering the latest bestseller from Amazon—and can offer incredible ROI.

  14. Employees Willing to Leak and Sell Corporate Access

    Almost a third of European employees have sent unauthorized information to a third party

  15. US Preps Social Media Checks for Visa Applicants

    Leaked memos suggest extra scrutiny for those who travelled to ISIS-controlled countries

  16. GiftGhostBot Tries to Steal 1.7 Million Gift Cards Per Hour

    Gift cards are under attack by hackers, and consumers are being advised to check their balances.

  17. March Madness Hoops Baskets of Malware, Scams

    Best ratings in two decades attract threat actors who've produced a variety of ways to trick fans into downloading malicious code.

  18. Chinese Trojan Spreads Via Fake Base Stations

    Check Point warns trend could expand beyond the Middle Kingdom

  19. Bitcoin Scams Infest Social Media

    Beware malware gambits, Bitcoin phishing impersonators, Bitcoin-flipping scams and Bitcoin pyramid schemes.

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