Infosecurity News
UK Cybercrime Falls but Attacks on Organizations Soar
Latest ONS stats reveal mixed picture
Mastercard to Implement Biometrics for In-Store Card Payments
Consumers will be able to identify themselves with fingerprints or facial recognition when they shop and pay with Mastercard.
Malware Tactics Shifted "Significantly" in 2017
Last year saw a distinct divergence in the types of attacks against businesses from attacks against consumers, Malwarebytes said.
(ISC)² Rolls Out On-Demand SSCP Training
The move makes security training easily attainable to those who might not otherwise have access.
Over a Third of Global Firms Breached in 2017
Digital transformation creates complexity and security risk, warns Thales
Crypto ICOs Lose 10% of Funds to Hackers
Ernst & Young report warns phishing is number one risk
Trend Micro in New Hacktivist Warning
Web defacers could slip into full-blown or-profit cybercrime, report claims
Charity and Business GDPR Awareness Remains Low
80% of large businesses have heard of GDPR, and 27% have made changes to how they operate in response
Bell Canada Suffers Customer Data Breach
Names and email addresses of up to 100,000 customers accessed
High-Profile Twitter Accounts Hit by Turkish Propaganda Campaign
Accounts of UN Indian ambassador, WEF president and Fox News targeted by hacker group ‘Ayyildiz Tim’
Quality of Password Strength and MFA Adoption Improves
Only four percent of common passwords would meet with official requirements on strength
Sonic the Hedgehog Apps Leak Data
Sonic Dash, Sonic the Hedgehog Classic and Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom each feature an average of 15 OWASP vulnerabilities.
Espionage Campaign Sets Sites on Turkish Defense Contractors
The perpetrators are targeting multiple people with weaponized documents that download a remote access Trojan.
Tinder Flaws Let Stalkers Watch Your Every Move
Attackers can also take control of profile pictures.
NCSC: UK Facing Category One Cyber-Attack
Major attack could disrupt critical infrastructure before the decade is out
The $6bn Crime: 17 Million UK Consumers Hit Last Year
Globally, hackers stolen $172bn, says Norton
UK’s Top Law Firms at Risk After 1m+ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Spear-phishing, CEO fraud and data theft could follow, says RepKnight
14 Flaws in Popular Software Are Putting ICS at Risk
License management USB tokens can be used to open a hidden remote-access channel for cyber-attackers.
Global Levels of Fraud Reached an All-Time High in 2017
About 84% of companies surveyed worldwide experienced a fraud incident in 2017, according to the Kroll Annual Global Fraud & Risk Report.
Fictional SpriteCoin Cryptocurrency Packs a Ransomware Punch
The malware attempts to trick victims by masquerading as a password-protected storage mechanism for a new cryptocurrency.
