Infosecurity News
Sears, Kmart and Delta Hit with Payment-Card Breach
The breach was at a third-party firm that provides online customer support services to all three companies.
Rampant Misconfigurations Expose 1.5 Billion Sensitive Corporate Files
The volume of exposed data in the study totaled 12 petabytes, 4,000 times the size of the Panama Papers leak.
100% of Web Apps Contain Vulnerabilities
All apps tested by Trustwave displayed at least 1 vulnerability, with 11 as the median number detected per application.
Intel Halts Spectre Patching for Some Chips
Chip giant to focus on newer models, as research highlights growing update challenges
Pyongyang Hackers Could be Major Future Threat: Parliament
China pegged for supporting North Korea hacking efforts
Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Facebook Says 87m Users Affected
Social network on charm offensive with new privacy features
Half of Cyber-Pros Believe They're Losing the Fight
They believe that in the next year they will struggle to deal with cyber-threats or be unable to defend against them.
2.7 Million UK Businesses Wide Open to IoT Hacks
Half of UK businesses don't update default passwords on IoT devices when they are added to corporate networks.
DHS Detects Cell-Phone Spy Gear in DC
The Department of Homeland Security doesn’t know who’s behind the eavesdropping equipment.
EMEA Attack Dwell Time Hits 175 Days
FireEye report reveals worrying trend
Flexera: 20,000 New Software Flaws Found in 2017
Intelligence and processes must improve, warns vendor
US Gas Pipelines Hit by Cyber-Attack
Third-party provider is targeted as firms scramble for workarounds
Americans Resigned to ID Theft, But Taking Steps
Many Americans are taking steps to change their behavior in order to be more protected.
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.
