Infosecurity News

Texas Ransomware Blitz: 23 Local Governments Affected
State under attack as single hacker is blamed

Brooklyn Man Gets 57 Months for $1m Fraud Scheme
Decade-long rampage involved account hijacking and check-forging

Eurofins Ransomware Attack Led to Backlog of 20,000 Cases
Continued delays to police and court cases

UK ICO Investigates Facial Recognition Technology in King's Cross
The UK Information Commissioner is concerned about the use of facial recognition in a private King's Cross-based development.

1.5% of Web Logins Use Breached Credentials
Credential stuffing is popular because it pays off, a report from Google has found.

Data Breach Numbers Skyrocket in 2019
The number of data breaches is on the rise in 2019.

ECB Shuts Site After Subscriber Data Breach
Central bank hit by hackers but market data remains safe

Apache Struts Called Out For Incorrect Security Advisories
Open source project may have put customers at risk with wrong info

Formjacking Now Accounts For Most Web Breaches
Magecart and similar attacks siphon payment details direct from websites

ZeroFOX Seeks to Protect Election Campaigns
ZeroFOX is targeting growing election interference with a dedicated product.

Network Deception Techniques Cut Dwell Times, Says Report
Those who lay false trails for hackers can often detect them more quickly, says a survey released this week.

Clickjacking Still Popular Among Online Scammers
A perennial technique among online fraudsters, clickjacking isn't going away anytime soon, researchers say.

Researchers Discover Stealthy Crypto-Miner “Norman”
Malware used in campaign that infected an entire organization

#Alevelresults: Cybersecurity Options Appear
Opportunities exist when the A-level grades do not deliver

Choice Hotels Breach: Hackers Leave Ransom Note For 700K Records
Third party exposed hotel chain's data in MongoDB instance

New Allegations: Capital One Suspect Stole From 30+ Organizations
Seattle woman is alleged to have targeted wide sweep of data

Trend Micro Patches Password Manager Flaw
Trend Micro has patched a flaw that could have allowed attackers to take over a system.

Researchers: Cloud Services Compromise Mobile Apps
Developers should be careful which cloud-based services they connect to, researchers warned this week.

Millions of Records Exposed in Biometric Database
BioStar 2's public data exposure could spell disaster for users, warn experts.

Microsoft Patches 93 CVEs But No Zero-Days in August
Admins urged to prioritize wormable bugs



