Infosecurity News
E-Retailers Need to Prepare For Holiday Spikes
Amazon Prime Day resulted in a 14% spike in US traffic, says Akamai.
Uptick in Ransomware, Mobile Banking Malware
Attackers are finding success using old vulnerabilities in 2019.
Silicon Valley Issues Election Security Report
A grand jury finds that San Mateo email and online communications platforms are vulnerable.
Louisiana Governor Declares Emergency After Ransomware Blitz
US state sounds alarm as power outage hits Johannesburg
Russia Targeted Election Systems in All 50 US States
Senate report warns of attempts to delegitimize 2020 election
Researchers Find 23 Million Stolen Cards For Sale
Dark web trade appears to be thriving
93% of Organizations Cite Phishing as Top Threat
More than four-fifths of companies have had an attempted email-based threat, report says.
Young Offenders Get a Second Chance to "Hack_Right"
Police in the UK and Netherlands announce an education program aimed at first-time offenders in cybercrime.
Campaign Targets Government IT in Eastern Asia
Malicious RTF documents deliver custom malware to government tech agencies.
AT&T Faces Court Showdown Over $224m SIM Swap Case
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur says he lost $24m in incident
APT17 Outed as MSS Operation
Intrusion Truth name Guo Lin as likely lead officer
Facebook Set For Major Privacy Overhaul Following Fine
Social network agrees to independent oversight in privacy-by-design push
VideoLAN's VLC Media Player Has Serious Flaw
Germany's CERT-Bund researchers say hackers could install and run software if a security flaw is exploited.
Cybercrime Costs Global Economy $2.9m Per Minute
The third annual "Evil Internet Minute" report finds cybercrime cost a total of $1.5 trillion in 2018.
Five Zero-Days Found in Comodo Anti-Virus Software
An attacker could install malware to escalate to the highest privileges, researchers say
Sky Customers Urged to Reset Passwords
Reason for password reset remains unclear
NSA Launches New Unit to Tackle Foreign Threat
Cybersecurity Directorate will combine foreign intel and cyber defense
BEC Scammers Turn to Aging Reports in New Twist
Fraudsters obtain list of customers who owe money, says Agari
UK Government Delays Huawei 5G Decision
Culture secretary still trying to work out US strategy
FIN8 Reappears with BADHATCH Malware
A financially motivated threat group continues to adapt its tools.
