Infosecurity News
New Account Fraud Almost Doubles for UK Banks
Fraudsters target current accounts in new Q2 push
AlienVault Closes Another $52M in Financing
The series E round brings total funding to nearly $116 million, to be used to enhance the company's threat intelligence and management platforms.
Caltech Kicks Off Anomaly-Based Data Security Research Program
Discoveries will be published and used to enhance data breach detection and incident response capabilities.
Chelsea Manning Convicted on New Charges
She received 21 days of recreational restrictions, excluding her from time in the gym, library and outdoors.
Classic Tech Support Scam Gets Multilingual Makeover
Scammers are tapping into brand new markets in Europe and Japan with a sophisticated, stealthy and flexible campaign using global call centers.
Three Quarters of UK Businesses Not Confident of Detecting Data Breaches
Nearly half (49%) of respondents admit to having experienced a breach in the past 12 months and believe it could have been avoided.
(ISC)² Foundation Adds Senior Safety to Cyber-Education Mix
The program will help this vulnerable group to understand the dangers of the digital era and protect themselves online.
University of Virgina Targeted by China, Officials Say
It started with a few software vulnerabilities that the intruders were able to effectively exploit.
Two-Thirds of Companies Expect a Nation-State Attack
Most respondents also said targeted attacks against their networks have increased over the last year by 20% or more.
Webcam Voyeur Hacks Laptop to Spy on Toronto Couple
Creepy images sent to victim's Facebook account
Salesforce Patches Dangerous XSS Flaw
Phishing and malware distribution on the cards
Android Hit Again—This Time with a Sandbox Bypass
HTML that the attacker controls can read from the files loaded into the iFrame and extract their data.
Facebook Awards $100K Internet Defense Prize
The Internet Defense Prize was created by the social network to showcase superior defensive security research.
Smart Watches Fail the Data Security Test
Trend Micro finds several security flaws in range of popular devices
Majority of Americans Want to See Snowden Trial
Support wanes with only a third calling for pardon
Dropbox Aims to Thwart Phishers with 2FA Security Keys
Support for USB log-in keys should encourage secure authentication
Press Release Leak Spawns Insider Trading Bonanza
Assets with little face value—and therefore protected with minimal security—have been converted into significant monetary gain.
Windows 10’s Edge Gets First Critical Patch as Admins Get 14 Bulletins
New browser already targeted in a busy month for IT staff
Carphone Warehouse Hackers May Have DDoS-ed Firm
DDoS increasingly used to distract IT teams ahead of data theft
Over Half of Android Devices Hit by Remote Control Bug
Hackers could exploit deserialization vulnerability to steal sensitive data
