Infosecurity News
Sofacy Targets Government Agency with New Spear-Phishing Campaign
Espionage group with ties to Russia targets European government organization with updated phishing techniques
US Treasury Department Sanctions Russians Over NotPetya, Election Meddling
The NotPetya campaign, it noted, was the “most destructive and costly cyber-attack in history."
WhatsApp Agrees to Stop Sharing User Data with Facebook
After a ban from the ICO, WhatsApp will no longer share personal data until the GDPR rules can be met.
Minority Cyber-Pros Are Better Educated but Paid Less
Minority representation is higher than in the broader workforce, but these pros are disproportionately found in non-management roles.
Cybersecurity Incident Response Still Major Issue
Half of incident response plans are either informal, ad-hoc or completely non-existent
Rush to the Cloud Risks Security Breaches
Companies across Europe feel the pressure to move to the cloud, but neglect cybersecurity
Google Moves to Ban Ads for Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency
The ban follows a similar no-quarter approach taken by Facebook earlier this year.
Playboy Develops Virtual Currency Wallet
Online visitors will be able to pay and earn tokens to view Playboy.TV’s original content.
BlackTDS Emerges as an As-a-Service Drive-By Kit for Malware Distribution
BlackTDS hosts components for sophisticated drive-by attacks, like social engineering and redirection to exploit kits.
Euro Firms Lagging on AWS CloudTrail Adoption
Missed opportunity to use native security and compliance tools, says Sumo Logic
Fortnite Gamers Warned Over Account Hacking
Players apparently faced with large credit card charges from fraudulent purchases
Microsoft Releases More Spectre/Meltdown Patches
Patch Tuesday covers over 70 vulnerabilities this month
Police Force Investigated for Possible Breach Cover-Up
Gwent Police failed to inform ICO after discovering security issue
Chinese APT Takes Aim at Pharma
The infamous PlugX malware is targeting pharmaceutical organizations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing drug formulas.
Thousands of Florida Virtual School Students Hit by Two-Year Data Breach
The leaked information includes student and parent names, dates of birth, email addresses, school account numbers and credentials.
Trojans Reign Supreme in 2017
Geopolitics, meanwhile, seemed to guide major malware campaigns during the year.
Chinese APT15 Group Steals UK Military Docs
Government contractor targeted in sophisticated attack
Nearly 90% of Firms Will Use Biometrics by 2020
Spiceworks stats reveal tipping point for adoption
Smartphone CEO Arrested After Drugs Bust
Phantom Secure allegedly facilitated international criminals
LinkedIn Updates Policies for GDPR Compliance
LinkedIn has updated its terms of service and will become GDPR-compliant in May.
