Infosecurity News

AI Emerges as a Powerful Tool for Cyber-Threat Actors
Hivenets (clusters of compromised devices) have the ability to automatically identify and target additional vulnerable systems.

#CyberThreat18: NCSC on Threats and Attribution
NCSC talks threats, naming the actors and tracking their actions

Crypto-Biz CoinDash Handed Back $17m from 'Hacker'
Firm lost millions in security incident last July

FSB: Just 8% of UK Small Businesses Are GDPR-Ready
Non-profit kick-starts awareness-raising campaign

School CCTV Streams End Up on US Website
Privacy snafu alarms parents in Blackpool

IRS Scams Balloon Ahead of US Tax Day
As the US tax season gets underway, the FBI has issued a warning on increased IRS-related phishing emails.

LA Times Hit with Crypto-Mining Software
Attackers were able to exploit an improperly configured AWS S3 cloud storage bucket to gain access to the site.

Nation-State Attacks Grow in Prevalence
The propagation of advanced exploits has blurred the lines between statecraft and tradecraft.

PhishMe Announces Acquisition and Rebrand as Cofense
A consortium of private equity firms has announced the acquisition of PhishMe, which has been rebranded as Cofense

US Spies: Russia Hacked Pyeongchang 2018
Intelligence suggests Kremlin spies tried to frame North Korea

Mobile Malware Infections Hit 16 Million in Q3
McAfee warns of trouble ahead in 2018

Interpol Tests Global Cops with IoT Simulation
Some investigators still lack digital skills

US Federal Contractors Lag in Cyber Best Practices
BitSight says contractors aren't following best practices.

CISOs See Incidents Growing and Preparedness Waning
A full 66% of CISOs believe their organization will experience a data breach or cybersecurity exploit that will seriously diminish shareholder value.

DDoS Costs Skyrocket for SMBs and Enterprises Alike
Kaspersky found that enterprises are spending an average of $2.3 million per incident on remediation.

Half of UK Firms Hit by Cyber-Related Fraud in Past Two Years
PwC claims UK is major global target for foreign attackers

US Government in Epic Border Security Fail
Officers unable to verify smart chip on e-Passports for over a decade

F-Secure: Email Still the Weakest Link
Phishing and malicious attachments are biggest threat vector

Malvertising Wanes in Q4
Despite another increase in year-over-year malvertising detections, research shows the numbers are trending down.

OMG! Mirai Variant Creates Proxy Servers
It also keeps Mirai’s original modules, including the attack, killer and scanner modules.



