Infosecurity News
Gamers Warned After Grand Theft Auto Forum is Hacked
Yet another vBulletin site compromised
Researchers Douse Wildfire Ransomware with Decryption Tool
Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab announce decryption tool to stifle the Wildfire ransomware that has beset users across Belgium and the Netherlands
UK Unis Under Fire as 56% Suffer Ransomware Infection
Most have been hit multiple times over past year, says SentinelOne
Q2 Global Fraud Jumps 50% From 2015
P2P sites flooded with false account registrations
DDoS Attacks Increase 200%; UK Now Second Most Targeted Nation
DDoS attacks have increased by over 200% in the last year, according to new research from Imperva
Epic Games Forums Hacked, User Details Exposed
Information relating to over 800,000 user accounts has been stolen in a hack on games developer Epic Games
Chinese Woman Gets 50 Months for Jet Engine Export Plot
California resident Wenxia Man was caught in undercover sting
Kremlin Hackers Behind Anti-Doping Agency Attacks
ThreatConnect links Fancy Bear group to campaign
Cloud Use Increases Attack Surface, But Security Not Keeping Up
Cloud computing is dramatically increasing an organization's attack surface area, but security hiring is not keeping up
Twitter Bans 360,000 Terrorism Accounts
Twitter has announced it has suspended over 360,000 accounts for promoting terrorism and violent extremism
Project Sauron has Been Spying on Governments for 5 Years
Also, there is a very real possibility that a government-sponsored group is behind it.
ETSI Incorporates CIS Controls
CIS Controls were re-formatted to meet the official ETSI guidelines and released in a four-part technical report.
Eddie Bauer the Latest Victim of POS Malware Attack
North American stores affected in yet another card data breach
Computing A-Level Numbers Jump but Experts Demand More
Cybersecurity industry remains woefully underserved by new grads
Former CEO Claims Swift Was Slow to Address Threats
Banking co-op under fire from former directors
Dating Sites Hit By Luring Attacks from TOR
Luring attacks are mounted by a competing dating site to lure users from the victim site to the attacker site.
Massachusetts Invests Millions in Cybersecurity
The four-year grant will create the UMass Amherst Data Science/Cybersecurity Research and Education Collaborative.
August Locky Blitz Hits Healthcare Organizations
US and Japan most affected as ransomware epidemic worsens
Sage Employee Arrested in Connection with Data Breach
As the fallout from the recent Sage breach continues to rumble on City of London police have arrested a Sage Group employee on suspicion of fraud
Russian Hackers May Have Hit GOP Too
A leak of 300 supposedly Republican emails on a small website has been linked to Russia.
