Infosecurity News
St Jude Medical Updates Cardiac Devices but Flaws Persist
Move seems to validate last year’s report on widespread bugs but doesn’t fix larger problems
Merry Christmas Ransomware Hangs Around in the New Year
The ransom note features Robot Santa Claus from the TV show Futurama.
Parliament Inquiry to Tackle Growing Cyber Threat
Joint Committee asks experts to pen written submissions
ESEA Breached After $100K Extortion Attempt
Gaming forum users in line for follow up scams after 1.5m details compromised
California: A Foreign Government Responsible for Massive Anthem Breach
“Insurers and regulators alone cannot stop foreign government assisted cyber-attacks,” said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.
Researchers: Brace for a Major Cloud Provider Compromise
After actors gain access to cloud infrastructure, new methods of persistence will be established via management profiles.
KPMG: Cybercriminals Set to Get ‘Creative’ in 2017
Services giant predicts attacks will get smarter and more targeted
Former NHS IT Boss Jailed in Corruption Scandal
Insider threat laid bare after informatics director accepted bribes
Organizations Struggle with Implementing Security Frameworks
Three out of the top five impediments to cybersecurity framework implementation are technological in nature.
IoT Privacy Fears as UK Cops Look to Monitor Suspects
Met detectives being trained to hunt for digital clues
Over One Million Over-45s Hit by Email Scams
Aviva claims more than 20 million have been targeted in the past
NETGEAR Launches Bug Bounties for Routers
The program has launched for Bugcrowd’s curated community of tens of thousands of skilled cybersecurity researchers.
Japan Sees a Spike in Smart TVs Held Hostage
Typically, the affected TVs will be locked, and a ransom message pops up asking for 10,000 yen (around $100) to be paid within 72 hours.
Koovla Ransomware Urges Users to Read Up on Security
New variant offers decryption key if they read two articles
Massachusetts Makes Data Breach Records Public Online
Reports are now available to the public on the state website; previously, those reports could only be accessed by a public records request.
Argus Expands Connected Car Collaboration
Argus partners with Elektrobit (EB) to address automotive electronic control units, and has integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon.
Cybersecurity Group Launches to Help Activists
Volunteer collective will offer free assistance to those in need
Attacker Holds MongoDB Databases to Ransom
A cyber-attacker has been using ransomware to hijack unprotected MongoDB databases, locking down and replacing content before asking for Bitcoin to return the data, a security researcher has revealed
ICO ‘Breached Public Data’ Several Times Since 2013
Privacy watchdog forced to investigate itself over incidents
Leet IoT Botnet Bursts on the Scene with Massive DDoS Attack
The Mirai botnet now has its first real competition.
