Infosecurity News

Over 600K Shoppers Affected by E-commerce Security Incident
Platform provider compromised by white hat hacker

Facebook Removes Fake Accounts Linked to Russian Firm
Infamous IRA was behind 2016 social media election meddling

Registry Keys Vulnerable with COM Hijacking
Malware looks like a legitimate file in a new attack technique, according to Cyberbit.

Criminals Avoid Detection Using Old Campaigns
The June 2018 threats report from McAfee Labs finds a return of Gold Dragon, Lazarus.

UK Consumers Prefer Security to Convenience
CA study challenges some old myths about authentication

STEM Teachers Focus on Cyber at Summer Camp
Funded by an NSA grant, Penn State University is offering a free cybersecurity summer camp for STEM teachers.

Dixons Carphone: Breach Hit 10 Million Personal Records
Retailer finds millions more records have been compromised

Pentagon Reveals "Do Not Buy" Software List
Russian and Chinese firms targeted in attempt to improve cybersecurity

Malvertising Campaign Delivers Millions of Bad Ads
Check Point discovered a large-scale malvertising and banking Trojan campaign.

Three Campaigns Targeted as Senate Pushes Security
Sen. Shaheen tells "Face the Nation" that Russia is continuing to meddle.

New NetSpectre-Class Attack Raises Device-Hardening Concern
Researchers discover a new attack carried out via network connections.

UK CNP Fraud Drops as Banks Fight Back
FICO claims technology is making an impact

Idaho Inmates Hack Tablets for Extra Credits
Vulnerability exploit nets prisoners $225K

US Warns of Supply Chain Attacks
Software wide open to abuse by China, Russia and Iran

Exobot Android Malware Targets Banking Apps
Source code for a new version of Exobot dubbed "Trump Edition" has been leaked online.

LifeLock Flaw Highlights Weak Web App Security
A web application design flaw results in a LifeLock data breach.

Imperva Acquires Prevoty, Enhances App Security
Prevoty's LA office will become newest location for Imperva.

Two-Fifths of IT Leaders regard IoT Security as Afterthought
Trend Micro research uncovers worrying lack of investment in protection

XSS Flaws Most Common Over Past Nine Years
NCC Group says it’s still uncovering decades-old flaw in its research

Smart Home Security Camera Bug Exposed
Flaw could let hackers view users’ feeds



