Infosecurity News

Majority of Critical Infrastructure Orgs Unprepared for Attacks
60% of executives said they lack appropriate controls to protect their environments.

Fake WhatsApp Riskware Points to Copycatting
The app steals information, photos, phone numbers and so on from a mobile phone.

Grindr Under Fire for Sharing HIV Status of Users
Grindr will stop sharing users’ HIV statuses after it was revealed they were shared with third-party analytics companies

Google Bans Crypto-Mining Extensions
Chrome clampdown effective immediately

Panera Bread Data Leak May Have Hit Millions: Report
Bakery chain needs to get better at incident response, claim experts

US Govt Wants Nearly All Visa Applicants to Hand Over Personal Info
It wants social media handles, phone numbers and more…from all travelers

Pentagon Kicks Off Latest Bug Bounty Challenge
It will focus on the internal enterprise systems relied upon by millions of employees for global operations.

Saks, Lord & Taylor Payment Card Breach Affects 5 Million
Card-skimming malware was present at stores in North America from May 2017 until March 2018.

Joshua vs. Parker Boxing Match Sees Hundreds of Illegal Streams
Social media was again found to have been a major vehicle for illegal streams, including Facebook, YouTube, Periscope and Twitch.

GoScanSSH Malware Avoids US Military, South Korea Targets
A new strain of malware that targets vulnerable Linux-based systems is loose in the wild.

College Kids Turn to Crypto-Mining, Riddling Higher-Ed Networks
Students are more likely to perform crypto-mining personally as they don’t pay for power, the primary cost of crypto-mining.

Under Armour's MyFitnessPal Sees 150 Million Accounts Compromised
While details of how hackers exploited the accounts are still emerging, this appears to be the largest data breach of 2018 to date.

Infosecurity Magazine System Upgrade: 30th March-1st April
Infosecurity Magazine will be undergoing a system upgrade from Friday 30th March until Sunday 1st April 2018 - more details here

Microsoft Products Are Hackers’ Favorite — Report
Recorded Future claims Flash was less popular in 2017

Boeing Computers Hit by WannaCry
Aerospace giant’s South Carolina facility gets a nasty surprise

FTSE 100 Firms Fail to Share Security Plans
Deloitte finds few even update the board

HiddenMiner Stealthily Drains Androids for Monero Mining
In one case, operators withdrew over $5,000 worth of Monero from one wallet.

Facebook Expands Bug Bounty Amid Spiraling Privacy Scandal
The social network will reward people for reporting misuses of data by app developers.

Legal Departments Struggle with GDPR Role
About half (48%) of legal team respondents in a recent survey claim GDPR is not applicable to their organization.

Cybersecurity Awareness Doesn't Fuel Better Preparation: Report
Businesses still lack the knowhow and resources to defend against data breaches



