Infosecurity News
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.
UK 'Most Well-Prepared' European Nation for GDPR
Study finds UK well ahead of other European nations, but legal experts err on side of caution
Army Boss Warns UK Falling Behind Russia on Cyber
More investment needed, says Nick Carter
Russian Bots Call for Release of FISA Memo
Republican lawmakers follow suit, despite voting to reauthorize surveillance law
Half of Norway’s Population May Have Been Breached
Healthcare provider hit by major intrusion
Smartphone Maker OnePlus Hit with Credit Card Breach Affecting Tens of Thousands
A malicious script was injected into the payment page code to sniff out credit card info while it was being entered on the website.
In a Twist, Dridex Campaign Uses FTP Sites
The attack downloads malicious documents from compromised FTP sites instead of the more usual malicious web links.
