Infosecurity News

Polar Flow Suspends Feature After Privacy Snafu
Reporters unmask military and intelligence personnel

Trustwave Sued by Insurers Following Heartland Breach
They claim vendor failed in its PCI DSS compliance reporting

Metro's Cybersecurity Audit Kept Classified
Washington DC's Metro opts not to post results of recent internal cybersecurity audit

Proposed Changes to New Zealand's Privacy Act
Increased Breaches, Growing Loss Prompt Changes to NZ Privacy Bill

Unauthorized Party Accessed DomainFactory Data
DomainFactory confirmed breach after forum user claimed access to customer data

Timehop Breach Hits 21 Million Customers
Compromised admin credential to blame again

Ex-Employee Arrested After Trying to Sell Spyware
Programmer’s $50m dark web gamble fails to pay off

Experts Welcome London Cybercrime Court Plans
New complex will cement capital’s position as global legal hub, says government

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Banned in India
Will India's ban on cryptocurrencies drive traders to black markets?

Startup Think Cyber Security Joins LORCA
London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement welcomes first cohort of businesses

Malware Delivers Cryptor or Miner, Trojan's Choice
Sample of Rakhni Trojan chooses the payload to launch once the malicious file is opened

New Infosecurity Magazine Online Summit to Launch in September
Rebrand includes new and improved features for registered viewers

State of the SOC? Depends on Who You Ask
New report finds distinction in perceived state of SOC among front line and executives

Former Brownsville Fire Chief Faces Breach Charges
Grand jury indicts former fire chief in an 11-count case of computer security breach charges

Digital India Susceptible to Security Breaches
Cyber-threats evolve as India advances into the digital age

Claranet Acquires Training & Pen Test Experts NotSoSecure
Deal sees ethical hacking training provider and penetration testers join the Claranet portfolio

Machine Learning, Cloud, Compliance and Business Awareness Drive Cybersecurity
Gartner determine the six trends that it sees driving cybersecurity forward

Hamas Uses Fake Dating Apps to Infiltrate Israeli Military
IDF claims to have found sophisticated spyware operation

Iranian Attackers Spoof Security Site for Phishing Lure
An Iranian APT group has been spotted building a phishing site, using a cybersecurity company which outed it as a lure.

Gmail Privacy Fears Emerge Over Third-Party Apps
Report claims thousands of developers read users’ emails



