Infosecurity News

Baltimore Severs Down After Ransomware Attack
The city of Baltimore suffers ransomware attack for the second time in a year.

Holiday Scammers Made £7m in 2018
Warning to UK travellers of possible rise in fraud this summer

Canadian Telco Exposes Unencrypted Card Details
An unprotected Elasticsearch database is bad news for Freedom Mobile customers

C-Suite Under Attack as Money and Data Drive Breaches
Verizon’s latest DBIR reveals security weakness at the very top of organizations

Major Uptick in IoT-Related Breaches and Attacks
Third-party IoT risks are a growing concern for most companies, a Ponemon Institute report says.

Russia Uses Social Media to Sway Public Opinion
Russia targets the EU with misinformation ahead of parliamentary elections.

Proofpoint Acquires Meta Networks for Nearly $120m
The people-centric security platform will integrate zero-trust technology.

New Magecart Group Targets 201 Campus E-Stores
Mirrorthief gang targeted PrismWeb e-commerce platform

Ukrainian Faces US Charges for Five-Year Malvertising Campaign
Malicious ads were viewed over 100 million times

Matrix-Themed Ransomware Spikes in May
MegaCortex could be linked to Emotet and Qbot

Israel Responds to Cyber-Attack with Air Strike
Israel Defense Forces targeted the building where Hamas cyber operatives work, says IDF.

US Court Awards $854m to Dutch Chip Maker ASML
A US court rules XTAL had multiple violations of California's Computer Data Access and Fraud Act.

Huawei Says Collaboration Key to 5G Security
Left out of Prague's 5G security talks Huawei says it shares a commitment to cybersecurity.

War Against Fraudsters Looks Winnable, Report Says
More fraud will be stopped than will succeed in 2019, research suggests.

Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for CCPA
Those compliant with GDPR have an advantage, according to research.

Senate Passed Fed Cyber Workforce Program Act
New rotational workforce program allows cybersecurity practitioners to learn across agencies.

Experts Warn of Office 365 Account Takeover Surge
Barracuda Networks claims 29% of organizations it monitored were hit in March

BYOD Risks Grow as Half of Firms Fail on Policies
Bitglass claims firms are failing to secure personal device use

Europol: Two More Dark Web Marketplaces Seized
Wall Street Market and Silkkitie offline after arrests

TinyPOS: Handcrafted Malware in Assembly Code
The TinyLoader downloader functionality is small but powerful, says Forcepoint.



