Infosecurity News
BlackBerry ‘Fesses to FREAK Fail
Encrypted comms firm releases long list of affected software
IBM: Billions of Records of Personally Identifiable Info Leaked in 2014
The main culprit is a rise in unpatched and designer vulnerabilities: more than 9,200 new flaws in Q4 alone.
FunCaptcha Takes on the Bots
FunCaptcha replaces these standard tests with interactive, quick mini-games to more accurately detect real humans and stump bots in what its creators say is less than 10 seconds.
CryptoLocker Variant Targets 20+ Online Games
The TeslaCrypt ransomware is taking aim at a virtual who’s who of online gaming, from Call of Duty, to Skyrim to Minecraft.
Digital Transformation Ends in Breaches For 40% of UK Public Sector
Iron Mountain claims lack of experienced staff is hindering best practice efforts
Twitter Bans Revenge Porn
Campaigners welcome social network’s decision after UK court ban
UK Competition Pits Contestants Against ‘Cyber-Terrorist’ Threat
The final of the Cyber Security Challenge UK 2015 is well underway, with 42 contestants taking part in a simulated real-life cyber-terrorism incident
Panda Labs Detects Itself as Malware
Its signature file has been updated, but there are still reports of problems.
PayPal Buys Predictive Security Firm CyActive
Payment giant to bolster anti-malware capabilities with Israeli start-up
BT Announces Cyber-Defense Partnership with Darktrace
BT has begun a partnership with Darktrace whereby it will integrate the latter’s Enterprise Immune System technology into its security portfolio.
Pro-ISIS Facebook Site Taken Offline
Caliphate Book claims it has shut down to protect safety of its users
Almost 40,000 Medical Records Stolen in Hard Drive Heist
The records overlap with the Anthem breach and contained a host of personal information ripe for fraud, ID theft and phishing.
EquationDrug: Escalating Nation-state Espionage Sophistication
The platform has dozens of modules, and there may be dozens more to be uncovered.
Blue Coat Swaps Private Investors For $2.4bn
Bain Capital buys security vendor from Thoma Bravo
Apple, Microsoft Get Their FREAK Patch On
Microsoft also addressed Stuxnet vulnerabilities that have gone unpatched for five years.
CIA Conducting Ongoing Spy Campaign Against Apple—Report
Documents show the spy agency’s top researchers recently met at a secret annual gathering, the “Jamboree,” to discuss the best tactics for hacking iPhones et al.
Most SMBs are Unaware of Cyber-insurance
Despite a record number of data breaches, only 2% of SMBs actually hold cyber-insurance.
Check Point Strips Malware From Emails in Less Than a Second
Threat Extraction removes exploitable content from documents
OpenSSL Set For Major Security Audit
Researchers to report back in summer
Cyber-risk May Take a Bite Out of Apple Watch
Along with Apple's announcement of the Apple watch, time-keeping computer that users wear as a watch, come concerns that the device can open up new cyber-risks for the wearers.
