Infosecurity News
Online Thief Cracks Private Keys to Steal $54m in ETH
“Blockchainbandit” took advantage of improperly generated keys
UK Government Allows Huawei to Provide ‘Non-Core’ 5G Kit
Theresa May over-rules ministerial concerns over Chinese spying
European Parliament Approves Mass ID Database Plans
Privacy fears of Big Brother state swirl around Brussels
Addiction Center Patients Exposed in Privacy Snafu
Another unsecured Elasticsearch database spills PII
Cyber Readiness Worsens as Attacks Soar
Hiscox report finds 61% of firms have been hit
Singapore Responds to Recent Cybersecurity Attacks
Singapore comes back strong after recent data breaches.
WannaCry 'Hero' Pleads Guilty to Writing Malware in US Court
The man who reverse-engineered WannaCry has pleaded guilty in a US court to two counts of creating and spreading malware
Password "123456" Used by 23.2 Million Users Worldwide
NCSC releases data showing that users are still relying on weak passwords.
Mueller Report: Individuals Deleted Data During Investigation
Mueller's report states that data was deleted relating to the investigation.
Cyber-Attack Knocks the Weather Channel Off the Air
The US channel was knocked off the air for 90 minutes due to a "malicious software attack."
Facebook Uploaded 1.5 Million Email Contacts Without Consent
Facebook tells all to Business Insider, confirming that the upload was unintentional.
LinkedIn Data Found in Unsecured Databases
A privacy foundation found unsecured databases that held LinkedIn data, including email addresses.
TA505 Targets Financial and Retail Using 'Undetectable' Methods
CyberInt found TA505 is using tactics and a remote administration tool, developed by TektonIT.
Fraudsters Exploit Sympathies Surrounding Notre Dame Tragedy
Following the tragic events in Paris, cyber-criminals have taken advantage of people's goodwill.
Cloud Security Spending Set to Top $12bn by 2023
Forrester claims public cloud native security spend will grow fastest
Dark Web Fraudsters Defraud Each Other with Fraud Guides
Terbium Labs reveals old, incomplete and repackaged how-to guides flooding the dark web
DNS Hijackers Target Middle East Governments
New state-sponsored groups goes after registrars
DCMS Shares UK Journalists Emails, Potential GDPR Breach
The government department responsible for implementing the GDPR has committed a faux pas with UK journalists which could mean it has broken its own rules
UK To Become First Country To Bring in Age-Verification for Online Pornography
The UK will become "the first country in the world" to bring in age-verification for online pornography, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Scranos Goes Global After Targeting China
A new password and data stealing operation that has been targeting China has started to infect users worldwide using a rootkit driver
