Infosecurity News
Spear-Phisher Gets Five Years for Helping FSB Yahoo Hackers
Karim Baratov’s exploits linked to Kremlin hacking of 500m accounts
US Government Warns of North Korean APT Malware
Joanap and Brambul are being used by Hidden Cobra group, says US-CERT
Two Canadian Banks Warn Customers of Possible Breach
Simplii Financial and the Bank of Montreal were both contacted by ‘fraudsters’ on Sunday
No Smiles for Coca-Cola After Data Breach
A former Coca-Cola employee stole a hard drive containing the data of 8,000 workers.
Destroyed Keys Cost WIRED $100,000 in Bitcoin
After amassing a small fortune with a Butterfly miner and generating 13 Bitcoin, WIRED tossed its keys to the wind.
More Data Leaked from AWS Bucket Misconfigurations
Insurance start-up AgentRun leaked sensitive data due to a misconfigured S3 bucket during migration.
Apple Device Access Requests Decline
Report comes amid calls for more transparency on foreign access to source code
PGP Founder: Don’t Disable Encryption Service
Experts claim EFF advice and reporting of new flaws could do more harm than good
Prolific Phisher ‘Courvoisier’ Gets 10 Years Behind Bars
UK man stole details of tens of thousands of consumers
Security of HTML5 May Not Live Up to Promise
Lauded as the solution to Flash problems, HTML5 security is called into question.
Xenotime Attack Group Expands Activity
A known threat group, active since 2014, targets ICS using highly sophisticated malware.
EU Privacy Activist Targets US with GDPR Rules
With GDPR in effect, an Austrian privacy activist targets US companies over consent.
One in Three HCOs Hit by Cyber-Attack
Imperva poll reveals many don’t have an incident response plan in place
BMW Fixes 14 Vulnerabilities in Connected Cars
Bugs could have allowed remote control of vehicle
Privacy International Launches GDPR Probe into Data Companies
Group believes behind-the-scenes data hoarders could be breaking the new law
#Oktane18: Interview: Yassir Abousselham, CSO, Okta
One year into his role as CSO, Yassir Abousselham sits down in Las Vegas with Eleanor Dallaway to talk about life as a chief security officer at enterprise identity provider, Okta
Testing of Uber's Self-Driving Car Crashes to a Halt
While Uber ceases the self-driving vehicle program in Arizona, Apple revs up its engines.
Collaboration Shows Trust Among EU Agencies
Four EU agencies signed an agreement to enhance collaboration and cyber-defense.
New Bill to Reduce Synthetic Identity Fraud
Congress moves to protect the privacy of minors and other vulnerable consumers.
Phishers Target Facebook to Harvest User Data
Kaspersky Lab report claims the social network remains prime target
