Infosecurity News

99% of Texas Voter Records Exposed
A single file containing nearly all Texas voter records was left on unsecured server.

US Election Hack Whistleblower Gets Five Years
NSA leaker Winner revealed true extent of Russian election hacking

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Breach Hits 500K Cards
US chain caught out via POS compromise

Admins Urged: Stop Everything and Patch New Apache Struts Flaw
Public exploit available for CVSS 10.0 vulnerability

Ryuk and Sextortion Ransomware Nets $1m
Two recent ransomware campaigns have earned attackers over $1 million.

Bad News About AppleJeus
New malicious operation by the Lazarus group penetrates Asian cyryptocurrency exchange network

BlackIoT Aims to Disrupt the Power Grid
Attackers exploiting high-wattage IoT devices could cause large-scale blackouts.

Cyber Scholarship to Build Multicultural Workforce
To fill the jobs gap, cybersecurity educators and investors need to focus on diversity. And a new scholarship helps them do it.

Cybercrime Pulls in $1m Every Minute
More than $1m is lost every minute to cybercrime, while 1861 people fall victim to scams

Half of English Councils Running Outdated Server Software
Local authorities woefully exposed to threats, FOI study reveals

Financial Watchdog Puts Pressure on Banks to Stop Fraud
Ombudsman says lenders can’t simply blame customers for falling victim

DNC Spots Phishing Attempt to Access Voter Database
Attack appears to have been foiled early on by Democrats

AT&T Turns Acquired AlienVault into Cybersecurity Solutions Division
Completing its acquisition of AlienVault, AT&T will turn the threat intelligence vendor into its standalone Cybersecurity Solutions Division.

New Major Ghostscript Vulnerability Discovered
A new exploit lets an attacker take over applications and servers via Ghostscript

Almost a Third of Orgs Still Not Completely Prepared for GDPR
A new survey shows that companies still have work to do to get GDPR compliant

Rights Group: Government Must Act on Nuisance Calls
ICO should be allowed to fine directors, argues Which?

Superdrug Held to Ransom After Breach
Breached passwords to blame as 20,000 customers affected

Microsoft Shuts Down Six APT28 Phishing Domains
Russian espionage attempts continue

Augusta Health Center Reveals Historic Breach
September 2017 phishing attack may have compromised data on 400K patients

Loss of Customer Trust and Confidence Biggest Consequence of DDoS Attacks
A new study examines the worst effects of DDoS attacks for a business.



