Infosecurity News

ICO Slaps Enforcement Notice on Justice Ministry
Another government department falls foul of the Data Protection Act

Printer-spoofing Campaign Installs Espionage-Bent Backdoors Inside the Enterprise
There has been an uptick in attacks through Canon, HP and Epson printer and scanner email attachments.

VenusLocker Switches Tactics from Ransomware to Monero Mining
This switch in focus could be the start of a new trend, thanks to cryptocurrency values being more enticing than ever.

Experts Rail Against Internet Password 'Organizers'
Consumers urged to use online password managers and MFA instead

Nissan Canada Data Breach: 1.1 Million Customers Notified
Carmaker’s finance arm is hit by unauthorized access

Singapore Airlines Warns of New Phishing/Vishing Campaign
Fraudsters are even spoofing the airline's phone numbers

North Korea Begins PoS Attacks with New Malware
This is the first publicly documented instance of a nation-state targeting a POS-related framework for the theft of credit-card data.

SWIFT Hackers Hit Russian State Bank
Hackers tried to steal 55 million rubles from Globex.

Twitter Expands 2FA Options to Third-Party Authenticator Apps
Twitter fans can now use Google Authenticator, Duo Mobile, Authy, 1Password and others instead of SMS.

Trend Micro: Beware of Travel Scammers Offering Huge Discounts
Black market trade in cheap deals is soaring

Cron-Linked Malware Impersonates 2,200 Banking Apps
Trojan is out to harvest your financial credentials

Browser-based Crypto-Mining Rises from the Dead
The last quarter of 2017 has seen an enormous spike in mining thanks to the launch of Coinhive.

Every Single American Household Exposed in Massive Leak
Yet another Amazon S3 cloud storage misconfiguration has affected 123 million Americans, across billions of data points.

New Monero Mining Campaign Uses NSA Exploits
Hackers are still probing Apache Strust flaw which led to Equifax breach

Gemalto Says “Oui” to $5.7bn Thales Deal
Dutch biz sells to French defence contractor days after rejecting Atos

Hack the Air Force 2.0 Bug Bounty Kicks Off with $10K Payout
A vulnerability allowed the hackers to pivot onto the US Department of Defense’s unclassified network.

Survey Shows Many Americans Are Cyber-Illiterate
Despite being aware of breaches like Equifax, 43% have not changed their online habits, and most think they haven't been impacted.

Aussie Multi-Millionaire Hit by BEC Scam
Alleged perp says he himself is a victim of fraud

North Korea Attacks London Cryptocurrency Firm
The Lazarus Group has been targeting Bitcoin industry insiders to steal their credentials.

Perceived Data Value Varies Wildly Across Industries, Countries
Shareholder data is most highly valued by IT professionals at more than $1,700 per record.



