Infosecurity News
TrickBot Trojan Pushed as Browser Update
The information-stealing TrickBot Trojan is disguised as Chrome and Firefox browser updates.
Equifax to Pay $575m in Data Breach Settlement
The total settlement payout could be as much as $700 million.
Ex-NSA Contractor Gets Nine Years for Stealing Secret Docs
Harald Martin III said to have wilfully retained defense information
Over 60 US Colleges Compromised by ERP Exploit
Hackers scanned for vulnerable organizations
Russian FSB Contractor Breach Reveals 7.5TB of Data
Major compromise lifts lid on secretive Kremlin projects
Slack Resets 1% of Passwords After 2015 Data Breach
New information prompts Slack to change passwords on user accounts.
FinServ Fears Cert-Related Outages Will Hurt Brand
One-third of financial CIOs report suffering an outage in the past six months.
New Malware Frame Cashing in on Ad Fraud
Malware framework is reportedly responsible for 1 billion fraudulent Google AdSense ad impressions.
Magecart Group Spotted Operating From War Zone
Luhansk-based server supports attacks on hundreds of e-com sites
Microsoft Alerts 10,000 Customers of Nation State Attacks
Redmond warns that 95% of attacks on political orgs are in US
Over 800K Systems Remain Vulnerable to Bluekeep
BitSight claims patching progress not fast enough
APT Targets Diplomats in Europe, Latin America
New versions of malware families are believed to be the work of Ke3chang group.
Security Experts Warn Against Use of FaceApp
Lawmakers, security pros advise public to use caution with FaceApp.
California State Auditors Say Government IT is Flawed
Government agencies in California need to do more, says the state's auditor.
Security is Biggest Digital Transformation Concern
Nominet research reveals IT leaders aren’t implementing it early enough
BEC Scams Cost US Firms $300m Each Month
US government stats reveal soaring number of victims
Dutch Police Nab Macro Malware Suspect
Utrecht man suspected of selling off-the-shelf toolkits
75% of Security Awareness Pros Are Part Time
New security awareness report shows slow but steady growth of program development.
93% of Orgs Worry About Cloud Security
Two cloud security reports show data leaking in the cloud is a major concern.
New Malware Samples Resemble StrongPity
A publicly reported adversary engaged in ongoing malware campaign.
