Infosecurity News

New Variants Found in Spectre and Meltdown
Attacks able to access sensitive information in new side-channel vulnerabilities

Georgia Votes in Primary Amid Cybersecurity Suit
Voters show for primary despite lawsuit over cybersecurity of Georgia's voting machines

3.2 Million Files Revealed on AWS S3 Bucket
Nonprofit health and human services organization in LA County exposed records of abuse

Global Fraud Hits £3.2 Trillion
UK losses stand at £110bn but greater insight can help reduce risk, says report

DrayTek to Issue New Firmware After Zero-Day Attacks
Router-maker responds to reports of DNS abuse

Greenwich Uni Hit by £120K ICO Fine
Major breach in 2016 a result of negligence, says watchdog

Bank Robbing? There's a Vulnerable Web App for That
New research finds attackers are able to gain access to financial applications at 58% of banks.

#IRMS18 Can Blockchain be Compliant with GDPR?
The relationship between GDPR and Blockchain is “critical” as DPOs need to understand its impact.

Roaming Mantis Preys on Multilingual Victims
Android malware targets the world in 27 languages.

Parent and Teen Data Leaked from Monitoring App
Parents put trust in TeenSafe app to monitor phone activity but data was at risk.

#IRMS18 ICO Begins Countdown to GDPR Compliance with Reassurances
As the deadline for GDPR compliance falls on Friday, the ICO has offered guidance and reassurance over the future of regulation.

#IRMS18: ICO Dismisses Brexit Impact on GDPR
Brexit should not affect the UK’s participation in enforcing GDPR, says the ICO.

Man Gets 15 Years for DDoS Revenge Campaign
New Mexico black hat targeted law enforcers, former employers and others

New Mirai Variant Adds Three Exploits
Latest IoT threat highlights importance of prompt patching,

Google Set to Remove Green Padlock from HTTPS Sites
Chrome will soon only flag insecure sites

Small-Business Owners Unaware of Looming GDPR
Mere days away from GDPR enforcement, SMBs are woefully unaware of their responsibilities.

2018: Scariest Year of Evil Things on the Internet
In 2018, the scope of attacks has broadened while the pace and severity have increased.

Customer Consent Allows Leak of Location Data
Customers' mobile location data was revealed on the LocationSmart website.

BYOD Threats Exposed: 61% of UK SMEs Suffer Cyber-Attacks
Paymentsense data reveals growing mobile security concerns

Court Convicts Scan4You Mastermind
Three-year investigation by Trend Micro and FBI will see two men serve time



