Infosecurity News

NHS Fax Ban Set to Improve Security from 2020
Health secretary wants to drag health service into 21st century

New Google+ Bug Moves Site End Date Forward
Social network will now be closed by April 2019

House Releases Cybersecurity Strategy Report
The chair of the House and Energy Committee released a cumulative report on cybersecurity strategies.

Privacy a Key Concern for Telecoms and Consumers
As the IoT continues to grow, telecoms and consumers say security is critical.

DanaBot Trojan Expands Beyond Banking
The DanaBot banking Trojan sends malicious spam emails to victim's contacts.

Nearly 70% of UK Firms Hit by a Cyber-Attack in 2018
Financial and customer losses hit home as IT pros demand more government help

Europol Touts Dark Web Win After Counterfeit Crack Down
Police arrest suspected buyers of fake banknotes

Teen Email Hoaxer Gets Three Years
Duke-Cohan targeted thousands of schools in UK and US

DarkVishnya Attacks Target Eastern European Banks
A series of cyber-robberies resulted in the loss of tens of millions of dollars, says Kaspersky Lab.

GDPR Implementation Slow but Improving
The majority of organizations have not yet fully implemented changes to comply with GDPR.

Researchers Take an AI Approach to Text CAPTCHAs
A new approach to text CAPTCHA solver uses synthetic CAPTCHAs.

Two-Fifths of Firms Have Suffered "BPC" Attacks
Trend Micro warns of business process compromise threat

Aussie Surveillance Law Imperils Secure Comms
Hastily passed legislation apes the infamous UK Snooper’s Charter

UK Consumers Have Lost £500 Each Through Online Crime
GMX study claims 40% have fallen victim

Nokia: IoT Botnets Comprise 78% of Malware on Networks
Exploitation of poor device security is a growing threat

HackEDU and HackerOne Partner to Offer Free Training
HackEDU and HackerOne's sandbox environment is modeled after five popular, publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.

STOLEN PENCIL Targets Academic Institutions
Newly discovered APTs harvest credentials using off-the-shelf tools.

Unpatched Vulnerabilities Enable Adobe Flash Zero-Day
An Adobe Flash zero-day enables arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.

#BHEU: We Must Update Cybersec Education to Develop More Security Experts
Teenagers are suffering from limitations of the education system

#BHEU: AI is Going Rogue with ‘Deep Fake’ Videos
The rise of the 'Deep Fake' video threat



