Infosecurity News
Multi-Factor Authentication Sees Huge 40% Jump in 2016
93% of organizations are using MFA in some capacity.
Irish Eyes Not Smiling on Ryanair as $5M Fraudulently Takes Off
Funds normally used to buy jet fuel were fraudulently removed via electronic transfer to a Chinese bank.
PayAsUGym Breach Exposes More Security Failings
Reports claim 300,000 customers were affected
LinkedIn’s Lynda Latest to Suffer Data Breach
Millions are contacted but few are thought to be affected
Bayrob Fraud Ring Extradited to US
Romanians captured after eight-year investigation, says Symantec
Election Hacking Bombshell: Putin Personally Involved, Voting Machine Overseer Hacked
Credentials to computers at the US Election Assistance Commission sold on Dark Web, while spies say Putin directed election hacks.
Cyber Chief in UK Election Hack Warning
Ciaran Martin argues hackers may be inspired by US election debacle
Over Half of Global Firms Still Not Progressing with GDPR
Compliance efforts stalling as final 18 months approaches
Faketivists Could Play Havoc with Euro Elections in 2017
ThreatConnect warns of Russian attempts to pass efforts off as lone hacktivism
Tordow Android Trojan Can Do...Just About Anything
Tordow can make phone calls, control SMS messages, download and install programs, steal login credentials, encrypt files...
Non-Malware Attacks on the Rise, in the Shadow of Ransomware
Attackers are increasingly using non-malware attacks in an attempt to remain undetected and persistent in organizations’ networks.
ICO Confirms Yahoo Communication Post Breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that it is talking to Yahoo about the reported billion account breach.
Alleged JPMorgan Hacker Arrested in New York
Joshua Aaron was deported from Russia and cuffed on entry to US
New Yahoo Breach: One Billion Accounts Compromised
Attack in 2013 led to what is believed to be biggest ever data breach
IT Eyes Single Sign On, Social Media Authentication for Biz Resources
Though you can’t log in to the corporate VPN with your Facebook account—just yet—68% of IT said they would be comfortable with it.
Think Tank: DNC Hack Attribution Virtually Impossible
Kremlin groups’ TTPs are widely known and can be replicated
Half of World’s Top Websites are Vulnerable to Attack
Menlo Security report claims risky sites are a boon for phishers
Busy December as Microsoft Releases 12 Bulletins
Last Patch Tuesday of 2016 sees fixes for 48 bugs
Office-Themed Phishes Have 20% Success Rate
The “file from scanner” scenario generated the highest number of response rates in the transportation sector at 49%.
KFC UK Warns of Colonel’s Club Breach
Fast food chain informs 1.2m members of loyalty scheme
