Infosecurity News

American SMBs Fear Cyber-Attacks from Foreign Countries
Small and medium-sized businesses in the US feel at risk from foreign cyber-attackers

America Considers Grinch Bots Ban
US senator introduces a "Stopping Grinch Bots Act" bill

FBI Issues Smart TV Cybersecurity Warning
Feds advise that smart TV owners might not be the only ones who are watching

Global Cops Shut 31,000 Domains in IP Crackdown
Europol leads the charge against counterfeits and piracy

Magecart Hackers Open Fire at Smith & Wesson Customers
Digital skimmers try to disguise scheme using security vendor as cover

Tens of Millions Exposed by SMS Data Leak
Researchers find another unsecured database online

US Hospitals Fined $2.175M for "Refusal to Properly Report" Data Breach
Sentara Hospitals left with hefty fine after refusal to correctly report breach

Cybercrime Triples in Scotland
The number of cybercrimes recorded by Scottish police has more than tripled in a year

Recommendations Published for EU Cloud Service Providers Certification Scheme
ENISA publishes report on proposed EU cloud service provider cybersecurity certification scheme

SAP Blunder Exposes Gun Owners’ Personal Data
Reports suggest New Zealand gun buyback scheme has hit technical problems

Mixcloud Breach Hits Millions of Users
British streaming service the latest to suffer major security incident

Global Cops Shut Down Notorious RAT
Thirteen arrested and hundreds of devices seized

Alaska Named America's Riskiest State for Cybercrime
Alaska tops new risk index as the state most vulnerable to cybercrime

United States Post Office Faces Cybersecurity Challenges
Report lists narcotics and cybersecurity as challenges faced by modern postal service

Third-Party Vendor Exposes Data of Palo Alto Employees
Cybersecurity firm’s employees affected by third-party data breach

Hotels Under Attack as Guest Data is Swiped from Front Desks
Kaspersky warns of mounting global RevengeHotels campaign

Security Giant Prosegur Struck by Ransomware
Websites went down as rapid containment began

Magento Marketplace Breach Exposes User Details
Unauthorized third party gained access via vulnerability

Missed Security Targets Start to Trouble Senior Execs
Business failure to tie IT security metrics to overall company performance starting to hurt CEOs

Googlers Fired for Breaking Security Policy
Supporters say sacking was motivated by their union activity



