Infosecurity News
#TEISS18: Brexit Upsets Hiring and Increases Skills Shortage
Brexit is discouraging people from coming to the UK, and that is making hiring more challenging
GDPR Extortion Warning as Cyber-Criminals Get Smart in 2018
Trend Micro claims attackers are becoming more strategic
#TEISS18: Weak Perimeters Can Undermine Security
Freaky Clown highlighted common failings in what should be highly secure environments
UK Councils Suffer 37 Cyber-Attacks Per Minute
Big Brother Watch claims 29% have had systems breached
Savers Call for Action on Pension Clone Fraud
Fraudsters tricked UK consumers out of £200m last year
Breach Exposes Sensitive California State Employee Data
Thousands of Social Security believed to have been exposed
Hackers Target Indian Lender Via Swift Transfers
Cyber-criminals tried to transfer $2m in unauthorized remittances
Five Eyes Nations United in Blaming Russia for NotPetya
Putin administration condemned again
Unlucky 13: DoJ Indicts Russians for US Election Meddling
Reveals a systematic attempt to swing 2016 election in Trump’s favor
7900 Vulnerabilities Didn't Make It into the CVE Database in 2017
Last year broke the previous all-time record for the highest number of reported vulnerabilities, with 20,832 of them cataloged.
Spam Ticked Downward in 2017, but Phishing Was Up
Phishing was up 59% over 2016.
Siemens, Airbus and Others Ink Charter on Critical Infrastructure, IoT
The nine-member group outlines 10 action areas, and it has agreed to pioneer independent certification for infrastructure.
AV Evasion Mastermind Gets Two Years
Essex man sentenced to two years behind bars
Malware Spikes Coincided with 2017 Geopolitical Incidents
Backdoors are also on the rise for 2018, according to Comodo
WikiLeaks Chat Reportedly Reveals GOP Bias
Site wanted party to win last presidential election, according to reported leaks
FedEx S3 Bucket Exposes Private Details on Thousands Worldwide
It contained more than 119,000 scanned documents, including passports, drivers’ licenses, names, home addresses, phone numbers and ZIP codes.
Two Billion Files Leaked in US Data Breaches in 2017
The most targeted and vulnerable industry was healthcare, which recorded 328 leaks (nearly 60% of all leaks in 2017).
Hack the Air Force 2.0 Flies High with $12.5K Payout
Overall, white hats received $103,883 in payouts and reported 106 vulnerabilities within 20 days.
UK Government: Moscow Responsible for NotPetya
Rare moment of public attribution on world stage
Intel Offers Up to $250K for Side Channel Flaws
Chip giant’s bug bounty program is now public
