Infosecurity News

Pentagon Staff Hit by Major Data Breach
Financial and personal information may have been exposed by contractor

WannaCry Cost NHS £92 Million
Ransomware costs hit home for under-funded health service

Facebook Breach Hit 30 Million
Some 14m had virtually all their profile info scraped

Secret Amazon Data Center Gives Nod to Seinfeld
One Amazon data center revealed by WikiLeaks runs under the name Vandalay Industries

No Cookies for CartThief, a New Magecart Variant
New iteration of Magecart malware obfuscates data collection, says The Media Trust.

Hackers Win Big by Gambling on Identity Spoofing
Q2 2018 saw 1.6m attacks on gaming and gambling sector, according to the ThreatMetrix cybercrime report.

UK Finance: New Tax Could Pay for Fraud Losses
Banking association suggests levy to help compensate victims

FitMetrix Exposes “Millions” of Customers’ Data
Unprotected cloud database again to blame

US Telco Finds Evidence of Supply Chain Alteration: Report
Bloomberg doubles down with latest Supermicro allegations

Mozilla Delay Distrust with Continued Symantec Certificate Use
Continued widespread use of Symantec certificates has led to Mozilla to delay Firefox updates

One in 10 Reported Emails Verified as Malicious
Phishing resiliency on the rise as reporting rates increase

Sharp Rise in Young Brits Becoming Money Mules
Cifas stats also reveal more under-21s are victims of fraud

Volume of Stolen Credentials Soars 141% in North America
Blueliv stats reveal declines in other regions this year

US Arrests Alleged Chinese Spy
DoJ claims MSS operative tried to steal aviation secrets

#ISC2Congress: The Promise of Blockchain
At the 2018 Security Congress, experts from CA Technologies say blockchain is revolutionizing cybersecurity.

#ISC2Congress: Soft Skills Take Front Seat
A networking collaboration event at Security Congress 2018 focuses on inclusion and diversity.

#ISC2Congress: Role-Play Brings Security to DevOps
Securing DevOps requires communicating with people.

Morrisons Appeals Insider Breach Compensation Ruling
UK Supermarket chain says it should not be liable for compensation

Magecart Hits Popular Customer Review Plugin
Supply chain attack stopped early after quick work from Shopper Approved

Microsoft Fixes Zero Day and Data Deletion Bugs
Relatively light autumn patch load for admins



