Infosecurity News
Fearing Fraud, TurboTax Halts State Returns
The company was concerned with an increase in suspicious filings using stolen identities to claim tax refunds.
Email Scam Netted $17m From Single Firm
Commodities trader Scoular was tricked by fake M&A deal
Anthem Posts Phishing Warning After Major Breach
Customers already being targeted by scam emails, says health insurer
Cat Loving Japanese Hacker Gets Eight Years
Yusuke Katayama infected victims with trojan and used their machines to post online threats
Massive DDoS Brute-Force Campaign Targets Linux Rootkits
Targeted servers have seen nearly 1 million login attempts each, from bad actors in China.
Critical Microsoft Fixes Plummet in 2014 but Flaws Jump
Redmond will continue packing more CVEs per bulletin in 2015, says Tripwire
Home Routers and IoT Devices Set to Drive DNS DDoS Attacks
DNS-based attacks jumped 100-fold in 2014, according to Nominum
M-commerce Fraud Leading to Millions in Lost Revenue
Too many organizations are relying on existing e-commerce solutions instead of looking at mobile as a standalone honeypot of fraud.
Fake Voice Chat for Steam Gaming Serves Up Spyware
Russian hackers are using a faux version of the the Razer Comms voice chat service for PC gamers to spread malware.
Sony Pictures Breach Costs Movie Giant $15 Million
Investigation and remediation costs could be just the first of many
Facebook Porn Link Infects 110K in 2 Days
A porn lure and a fake Flash update have dug in over at the social network.
Critroni Ransomware Masquerades as Google Chrome Update
The continued success of ransomware in general indicates the need for new defensive techniques.
Two-Factor Authentication Set to Top $1.6Bn
Attacks exploiting weak passwords have created significant market demand for mobile user authentication.
Amateur Cyber-defenders Thwart 'Attack' on Major Multinational Corporation
Testing the skills of the next generation of cyber-defenders was the central focus of PwC's UK HQ cyber-forensics challenge.
Google Adds Research Grants to Bug Bounty Program
The experimental grant program pays researchers for their time, before they even discover a coding vulnerability.
RansomWeb Attacks Hold Corporate Databases Hostage
New version of ransomware could spell trouble for firms
Euro Cyber Police Chief Oerting Joins Barclays as CISO
Former law enforcer will have work cut out at financial services giant
Peers Drop Plans to Sneak ‘Snooper’s Charter’ into Law
Cross-party group wanted to add amendments to Counter Terrorism and Security Bill
Flash Zero-Day Using Dailymotion.com for Malvertising
Adobe is facing the third zero-day in a month for Flash Player.
Government Loses Data on Three Police Inquiries
Another blunder means discs go missing in the post
