Infosecurity News
Over One-Third of Managers Would Bypass IT Security
Shadow IT Challenge Still Causing Problems
Carbon Black Acquires Next-Gen AV Firm Confer
Carbon Black aims to deliver the industry’s most complete, single endpoint security platform
Fitness Bands Struggle With Privacy; Leave Data Exposed
New research suggests many of the most popular fitness bands struggle with basic security and do not adequately protect user data
Ubuntu Forum Hack Exposes 2 Million Users
Ubuntu developer Canonical has confirmed that a data breach exposed personal information of two million forum users
Microsoft Wins Landmark Email Privacy Case
US government wanted to access data stored in Ireland
Ransomware Service Staff Offer Victims Discounts
F-Secure report compares customer experience
For Most Orgs, Privileged Account Management Is Severely Lacking
20% of businesses have never changed their default passwords on privileged accounts, and 30% allow accounts and passwords to be shared.
MIT Hit with a Series of DDoS Campaigns
An investigation by Akamai SIRT revealed that close to 43% of attack vectors leveraged included DDoS reflection and amplification.
#RackspaceSolve Board Needs to Understand Security to Adopt Cloud
The security and cloud balance is less of an issue now, as security becomes a boardroom issue.
Fake Play Store Apps Milk Info and Money From Victims
Eset warns users: ‘if it’s too good to be true it usually is’
Nation State Energy Grid Malware Bypasses Cyber and Physical Security
SentinelOne spots new threat on Dark Web
cuteRansomware Signals a Malicious Move to the Cloud
cuteRansomware launches from Google Docs to host the decryption key and command-and-control functionality.
Chinese Military Spy Sentenced to 46 Months in the Clink
Su Bin admitted to helping his homeland make off with blueprints for Pentagon military jet components—for profit only, he said.
Sextortion Bill Introduced in US Congress
The legislation makes online sexual extortion a federal crime, defined as the use of extortion and threats to coerce sexual activity.
Walsall Council Sends Social Care Info to Wrong People
Yet another local authority in data breach blunder
Omni Hotels Becomes the Latest Hotel to Suffer PoS Malware
Malware collected payment card information, including cardholder name, credit/debit card number, security code and expiration date.
Brand-New 'Stampado' Ransomware Hits Dark Web for $39
Similar to CryptoLocker in functionality, Stampado will delete a random file from the victim’s PC every six hours until the ransom is paid.
GDPR Fines Could Cost Firms Over $320 Billion
Capgemini claims consumer goods firms need to tighten security and privacy
Adobe Trumps Microsoft with Patch Avalanche
Software maker releases fixes for 80+ bugs
Nymaim Ransomware-Downloader Spikes Big
Nymaim is using phishing and has now made its way to South America, with attacks targeting financial institutions in Brazil.
