Infosecurity News
Hong Kong ISPs Hit Back at Government Censorship
Concerns city-state’s CEO will order blocking of specific apps
The Great, Big Ransomware Revival
McAfee Labs has reported a 118% growth in new ransomware in Q1 2019.
New Botnet Targets Android Set-Top Boxes
Misconfigured Android set-top boxes are vulnerable to attack by new IoT botnet Ares.
French Police Destroy International Botnet
France teams up with Avast to cure 850,000 computers of the Retadup virus.
NATO: Attack Like WannaCry Could Prompt “Collective Defense Commitment”
Jens Stoltenberg goes on record to outline NATO’s new combined defensive stance
Trojanized CamScanner App Had 100 Million Google Play Downloads
Google removes PDF creator after Kaspersky research
Imperva Breach Hits Cloud Customers
Some users of Incapsula Cloud Web App Firewall are at risk
US Government Flags 2020 Election Ransomware Threat
CISA looking to step up protection of voter registration databases
New Threat Group Targets Middle East
A new threat group has been observed targeting oil and gas companies in the Middle East.
One in Four Security Pros Would Steal Company Info to Bag Better Job
A quarter of IT security professionals surveyed admit they would steal company information to land a more senior role with a competitor.
UK Gov Launches £30m 5G Competition
The British government has launched a UK-wide competition aimed at bringing 5G to rural communities.
#OSSummit: Linux Continues to Pay the Price for CPU Hardware Vulnerabilities
The many new CPU hardware security challenges that Linux developers have faced in the past year
Apple Fixes Jailbreak Bug For the Second Time
Original patch was accidentally rolled back by Cupertino
#OSSummit: Don’t Ignore GitHub Security Alerts
The security challenges and opportunities facing organizations that build open source projects on GitHub
Over 50,000 UK SMEs Could Collapse Following Cyber-Attack
Insurer Gallagher claims incidents cost over £8bn last year
Police Seize £1m From UK Hacker
Kent man made cryptocurrency fortune from phishing campaigns
#OSSummit: Seven Properties of Highly Secure IoT
Connected devices potentially represent a large risk to the safety and security of the internet
Hostinger Breach Prompts Reset of All User Passwords
Up to 14 million accounts may have been affected by a data breach at web hosting company Hostinger.
Astronaut Accused of Committing Cybercrime in Space
A NASA astronaut is alleged to have committed identify theft while aboard the International Space Station.
Over Half of Social Media Logins Are Fraudulent
An Arkose Labs study finds that 53% of all login traffic on social media sites is fraudulent.
