Infosecurity News

Android Users Exposed to Remote Hack via PNG File
Experts warn patches could take weeks to issue

Ransomware Sees Further Decline, Banking Trojan Use Steps Up
Banking trojans significantly overtake ransomware in email-bound threats

Algeria Ranked ‘Least Cyber-Secure’ Country in the World, Japan ‘Most Cyber-Secure’
Comparitech studied 60 nations to gauge their ability to meet key security criteria

Scammers Use Gmail “Dot Account” Feature to Scale Fraud
Agari warns cyber-criminals are abusing email account registration process

China’s MSS Targeted Major European MSP: Report
Rapid7 and Recorded Future reveal another major APT10 campaign

South African Utility Suffers Double Security Blow
Eskom was leaking customer data as employee suffered trojan infection

Disconnect Between Consumers & Businesses as Companies Capitalize on Customer Data
New survey explores ethical data use and consumer perceptions of data privacy

Bank IT Manager Gets 10 Years for ATM Exploit
Huaxia Bank employee stole $1m from cashpoints

MPs Hit by Phishing Campaign: Report
Tory whip tells users to ignore messages

Over 59,000 Breaches Reported to GDPR Regulators
DLA Piper warns fines could reach into the hundreds of millions this year

Driverless Cars Fail to Focus on Cybersecurity
A lack of resources is keeping cybersecurity out of the driverless car conversation.

Converged IT and OT to Advance Security Maturity
IT and OT convergence is not possible without C-level support.

Information Warfare a Top Cyber-Threat in 2019
Nation-state attacks could leverage misinformation to damage enterprises.

Ebooks with Fake Links Pulled from Kindle Store
Fans of the John Wick series may have downloaded fake ebooks.

Exposed Records Up 126% in 2018 Breaches
Despite fewer data breaches in 2018, the number of exposed records soared.

Google Survey Finds Two in Three Users Reuse Passwords
More than half of users think their accounts are safer than the average users.

UK Launches £6m IoT Security Competition
Government is looking for innovative ideas from British firms

Huddle House Suffers POS Malware Breach
Customers may have been exposed for over 17 months

Kids' Smart Watch Recalled Over Security Concerns
European Commission issues RAPEX alert

Flaw in SS7 Lets Attackers Empty Bank Accounts
UK's Metro Bank falls victim to SS7 attack.



