Infosecurity News
ISF's Durbin: IoT, Government Intervention Are Top Future Security Challenges
Information Security Forum maintains government intervention one of three trends to affect quality of information over next two years.
Care.com Becomes the Latest W-2 Phishing Victim
A March 3 phishing attack targeted 2015 payroll data, containing names, addresses, social security numbers, and salary info.
Malvertising Exposes Millions of Site Visitors at BBC.com, NYTimes and More
A new rash of malicious ads on top publishing and media sites surreptitiously inflict ransomware on unsuspecting site visitors.
Angler EK Malverts Expose US Users
Huge uptick in Angler activity linked to malicious ads
Carbanak Cyber Thieves Back on the Scene
Proofpoint spots new campaigns aimed at US, Middle East and Europe
UK Boards Fail to Handle Cyber-risk, Especially at Telecoms
Only 35% of boardroom executives believe their board has a high level of personal expertise in cybersecurity.
File-Less PowerSniff Malware Spotted in New Macro Attacks
Palo Alto Networks warns users to disable macros
DARPA Wants Boffins to Turn Household Items into Weapons
US agency reaches out to hobbyists with Improv program
SXSW: Rep. Katherine Clark Wants $20M to Fight Online Harassment
An annual federal grant for state and local law enforcement agencies would boost cybercrime training and enforcement capabilities.
Nasty Trojan Spreads Global Ransomware via Email
Trojan downloader Nemucod has unusually high prevalence in Europe, North America (especially Canada), Australia and Japan.
Report: FBI Raids Former Palm Beach Deputy in Data Leak Case
Thousands of confidential records of judges and police officers were leaked by a Russian supporter of former Palm Beach deputy Mark Dougan.
WhatsApp Next in the Firing Line for Encryption-Hating FBI
Messaging encryption could be the next target for legal action
UK Phishing Scams Hit 8,000 Per Month
New figures highlight scale of the email threat
Orange Cyberdefense to Acquire Threat Intelligence Provider Lexsi
Orange Cyberdefense is to acquire French Threat Intelligence Provider Lexsi.
Porn Sites Deliver Money-Stealing Android Trojan
Android Marcher trojan uses porn sites to scam users into giving up financial data.
Hackers Breach and Shame the KKK's Security Company
The hackers released Staminus customer information, including that for sites belonging to the Ku Klux Klan.
MWR Opens HackFu for Entry
MWR InfoSecurity has announced the launch of the ninth annual HackFu Challenge, designed to test contenders’ hacking, scripting, tinkering, lock-picking, crypto and problem-solving skills to the extreme.
Cyber Crooks Steal $80 Million from Bangladesh Bank
Online heist is one of the biggest in history
Adobe Issues Patch for 23 Flash Flaws
One of the vulnerabilities is being actively exploited
Rosen Hotels Becomes Latest Chain to Suffer Data Breach
Hotel giant failed to spot intrusion for well over a year
