Infosecurity News

Meltdown, Spectre Patching Lags Thanks to AV Incompatibility
A Barkly survey found that at half of survey organizations, less than 25% of machines have received the update.

Man Running 'Product Testing' Service for Malware Made Thousands
A UK man has confessed to running a 'product-testing' service that let hackers determine whether their malicious tools could beat antivirus scanners.

Spurred by Bitcoin Appreciation, Financially Motivated Attacks Surge
50% of surveyed companies have experienced a cyber-attack motivated by ransom in the past year.

New Mirai Variant Targets Billions of ARC-Based Endpoints
Okiru could be another wake-up call for IoT security

Ransomware Forces Indiana Doctors to Use Pen and Paper
Hancock Health back online after network outage

Fraud Doubles in Two Years to Hit 700m Attempts
Account creation is most popular as scammers use bots to test identities

Kremlin-Linked Hackers Target Senate Ahead of Mid-Terms
Trend Micro spots new phishing sites

Phishers Push Malware Disguised as Meltdown Fix
German authorities warn users of fake HTTPS site

Let's Encrypt Flaw Allowed Hackers to Hijack Certificates
Internet Security Research Group moves fast to disable TLS-SNI-01 challenge

South Korea Considers a Bitcoin Ban, Sparking Outrage
The justice minister said the government was preparing legislation to halt the trading of Bitcoin.

Malware Serves Up Porn Ads in Kids' Apps
AdultSwine has been found hiding in around 60 game apps on Google Play, which have been downloaded between 3 million and 7 million times.

Researchers: How to Detect Drones That Spy
Researchers have pioneered a technique to detect whether a drone camera is illicitly capturing video.

House Votes to Renew Mass Surveillance Law FISA
Privacy campaigners claim it could expand NSA’s snooping powers

Nuke Weapon Systems at Risk From Cyber-Attacks
Nuclear weapons systems designed in a pre-digital age with little consideration given to cyber-threats

SCADA Apps Riddled With Major Flaws
Mission critical processes at risk, says IOActive

North Korean Defectors Targeted in Mobile Espionage Campaign
The malware intercepts SMS messages, contact information, GPS location, phone call logs, installed apps and contacts; it can also record phone calls.

In Wake of Russia Ban, Fancy Bear Tries to Discredit the Olympics...Again
It has released dozens of emails purported to be from antidoping officials at the International Olympic Committee and elsewhere.

RIG EK Activity Declines in Q4
The exploit kit nonetheless has hung onto its lead as the most active EK out there this quarter.

Mueller Appoints Cyber Expert to Trump Probe Team
Ryan Dickey joins 16 other lawyers as investigation heats up

Cyber Security Challenge UK Appoints New CEO
Colin Lobley will take up the role following the death of Stephanie Daman



