Infosecurity News
One-Third of IT Staff Are Hackers
33% of respondents in a survey admitted to successfully hacking their own or another organization.
Akamai Bot Manager Takes Aim at Bot Traffic
60% of an organization’s Web traffic may be generated by programs that operate as an agent for a user or another program.
Instagram Set to Switch On Two Factor Authentication
Photo sharing network finally gets serious about account security
Dark Web Experiment Shows How Hackers Use Stolen Credentials
With a stolen Gmail username and password combo, hackers showed that they could access bank accounts and more.
IoT Woes: SimpliSafe Home Security System Opens to Thieves
All keypads and base stations will need to be replaced in order to secure the system.
Dridex Gang Gets ‘Locky’ with New Ransomware Campaign
Researchers discover new malicious macro-based threat
Glibc Flaw Affects Linux Machines and IoT
A vulnerability in the GNU C Library could result in remote code execution, and may affect most Linux machines.
Spear Phishing Incident Average Cost is $1.6M
84% of respondents experienced spear phishing attacks that penetrated their security solutions.
Mazar BOT Can Erase Android Phones
The malware also can read SMS messages, including authentication codes sent as part of two-factor authentication mechanisms.
Anonymous Hacks South African Government
1,000+ easy passwords leaked in #OpAfrica hacktivist effort.
Patients Sent Away as Ransomware Hits Hollywood Hospital
Malware infection causes chaos
Enisa: Backdoors Will Undermine Society and Industry
EU security agency in favor of strong and trustworthy crypto
UK Teen Arrested Following CIA Director Hack
Boy cuffed after individual breached John Brennan’s email account last year
Hexadite Gains HP Support in Series A Funding
The company plans to use the funds to accelerate the push behind its automated cyber security incident response, Hexadite AIRSÔ.
Skype Hit in Latest Malvertising Push
The latest campaign shows that non-browser-based applications can also be hit.
Online Dating Fraud Warning Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Love birds beware – the scammers are ready and waiting
Deloitte: Cybersecurity Moves to the Offensive
High-speed access to abundant datasets, innovative automation and evolving forensic and incident response tools are driving increasing sophistication.
Leaky Mobile Apps Expose Personal Info for Millions
In an analysis of more than 400,000 apps available from the Google Play store, the report found that overall, 10.8% of all apps leak sensitive data over the network.
Faux Insiders Represent the Greatest Cyber-threat to Organizations
Perpetrators often use social engineering techniques to gain insider access—a much easier job for hackers than writing zero-day exploits.
Dyre Trojan Silenced After Moscow Raid
Police raid linked to malware disruption
