Infosecurity News
WannaCry 'Hero' Pleads Guilty to Writing Malware in US Court
The man who reverse-engineered WannaCry has pleaded guilty in a US court to two counts of creating and spreading malware
Password "123456" Used by 23.2 Million Users Worldwide
NCSC releases data showing that users are still relying on weak passwords.
Mueller Report: Individuals Deleted Data During Investigation
Mueller's report states that data was deleted relating to the investigation.
Cyber-Attack Knocks the Weather Channel Off the Air
The US channel was knocked off the air for 90 minutes due to a "malicious software attack."
Facebook Uploaded 1.5 Million Email Contacts Without Consent
Facebook tells all to Business Insider, confirming that the upload was unintentional.
LinkedIn Data Found in Unsecured Databases
A privacy foundation found unsecured databases that held LinkedIn data, including email addresses.
TA505 Targets Financial and Retail Using 'Undetectable' Methods
CyberInt found TA505 is using tactics and a remote administration tool, developed by TektonIT.
Fraudsters Exploit Sympathies Surrounding Notre Dame Tragedy
Following the tragic events in Paris, cyber-criminals have taken advantage of people's goodwill.
Cloud Security Spending Set to Top $12bn by 2023
Forrester claims public cloud native security spend will grow fastest
Dark Web Fraudsters Defraud Each Other with Fraud Guides
Terbium Labs reveals old, incomplete and repackaged how-to guides flooding the dark web
DNS Hijackers Target Middle East Governments
New state-sponsored groups goes after registrars
DCMS Shares UK Journalists Emails, Potential GDPR Breach
The government department responsible for implementing the GDPR has committed a faux pas with UK journalists which could mean it has broken its own rules
UK To Become First Country To Bring in Age-Verification for Online Pornography
The UK will become "the first country in the world" to bring in age-verification for online pornography, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Scranos Goes Global After Targeting China
A new password and data stealing operation that has been targeting China has started to infect users worldwide using a rootkit driver
Fifth of Web Traffic Comes from Malicious Bots
Distil Networks reveals financial services is most affected sector
EU: We Have No Evidence Kaspersky Lab is Security Risk
European Commission effectively confirms that Parliament vote was ill-informed
Wipro Confirms Major Breach Investigation
A dozen customers suspected of being compromised
Almost a Quarter of Orgs Don’t Run Security Checks on Products
New survey finds concerning approach to security testing before productS are launched into the market
Spear-Phishing Campaign Targeted Ukrainian Government as Early as 2014
A spear-phishing email campaign targeting Ukraine could have been active as early as 2014.
Support Services Websites Cut Off from UK Public by Gov-Backed ISPs
Charity, school and social support websites are being blocked by "overzealous" web filters designed to protect children from harmful online content.
