Infosecurity News
City of Del Rio Hit by Ransomware Attack
Del Rio, Texas, is working with the Feds after the city suffered a ransomware attack.
Shutdown a Threat to IT Security Recruitment
Recruitment of top talent is potentially compromised as government enters into its 25th day of a shutdown.
UK Banks Finally Issue New Cards After Ticketmaster Breach
Suspicious activity was first reported to ticketing firm in April
Bug Bounties Aren't Silver Bullet for Better Security: Report
MIT report also claims researchers rarely make good money from them
Polish Government Mulls Huawei Ban After Employee Arrested
Sales director sacked after being cuffed on spy charges
Three Flaws in Schneider Electric Charging Stations
Vulnerabilities could allow attackers to stop charging process, says Positive Technologies.
Singapore Airlines Warns of Phishing Scam
A fake survey promises free airline tickets via WhatsApp.
Crypto-Mining, Banking Trojans Top Malware Threats
Coinhive holds the number-one malware spot for the 13th month in a row, says Check Point.
BSIA Publishes Guidelines to Reduce Exposure to Digital Sabotage
Guidelines will assist the supply chain in their duty of care to other network users
Third-Party Breach Exposed 31K Patient Records
Managed Health Services of Indiana Health Plan announced two security incidents.
Dems Use Fake News Propaganda in Alabama Campaign
A cybersecurity firm reportedly aided progressive group of Democrats in spreading fake news to take down Roy Moore.
Side-Channel Attack Targets Windows, Linux
A hardware-agnostic page cache attack targets operating systems.
US Shutdown Plays into Hackers’ Hands
Expired web certificates expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks
Zurich Refuses to Pay Out for NotPetya ‘Act of War’
Confectionary maker Mondelez is claiming $100m
MongoDB Instance Leaks 200 Million Chinese CVs
Exposed database spilled huge volume of sensitive data online
Phishing Attacks Bypass Two-Factor Authentication
Phishing attacks are made easy with a pen testing tool, says security researcher.
Cooking Utensil Firm OXO Files Data Breach in California
Hackers are believed to have accessed names, addresses and credit card information.
Hyatt First Major Hotel Chain to Launch Bug Bounty
Hyatt invites global security researchers to search for vulnerabilities.
Global DNS Hijacking Blamed on Iranian Hackers
Attacks seek to harvest log-ins from Middle East government users
IT Guy’s Help Snares Mexican Drugs Baron
Consultant helped Feds listen in on ‘secret’ chats
