Infosecurity News
Cyber-criminals' Industry Targets Shift in Q3
The quarter saw a rise in attacks against accounting, biopharma, retail, biotech and pharmaceuticals.
BankBot Android Trojan Re-emerges Globally
A new version of the BankBot Android mobile banking malware has snuck into Google Play, targeting apps of large banks.
Crypto-Currency Firm Tether Loses $30m to Hackers
Cyber-attack is another blow for digital currencies
Chinese CA StartCom Set to Close Down
Controversial certificate authority and parent company WoSign not trusted by browser makers
Insider Data Theft Court Cases Climb 25%
Businesses are urged to better protect key systems
Nevada Tops the List of Worst States for Cyberbullying
California, Florida, Illinois and New York are also in the top 10.
DDoS Attacks Nearly Double Since January
In Q3, organizations experienced an average of 237 DDoS attack attempts per month, equivalent to eight attempts every day.
Mayor Urged to Halt “Intrusive” Met Facial Recognition Trials
London police profiling public without appropriate legal framework
US Army Exposes Terabytes of Surveillance Data
S3 buckets contain billions of citizens' internet records
Fake Black Friday Apps Set to Cause Consumer Chaos
RiskIQ warns that one in 25 are malicious
UK Faces Most Fraudulent Christmas Ever, Barclays Warns
Banking giant estimates festive fraud will cost victims £1.63bn
Cash Converters Hit by Suspected Data Breach
Pawnbroker reportedly received email threat from hacker
Zeus Spawn 'Terdot' is a Banking Trojan with a Twist
It has man-in-the-middle (MITM) abilities to steal browsing information such as login credentials and stored credit-card information.
Sneaky Multi-Stage Android Malware Spreads Banking Trojans in Google Play
The apps don't request any suspicious permissions and they even mimic expected legitimate activity.
Forever 21 Confirms Data Breach
A number of stores did not receive an encryption upgrade to their point of sale devices.
Q3 Sees a Whopping 400M Malware Infections
Malware occurrences in Q3 totaled roughly four times the number in Q2 (97 million).
Fileless Malware on the Rise, Becoming Top Endpoint Threat
54% of respondents said their company has experienced a successful endpoint attack—mostly from fileless malware.
Microsoft and Adobe Patch 139 Flaws this Month
No zero-days but plenty to keep admins busy
Governments Undermined Elections in 18 Countries Last Year
Freedom House report shows this goes way beyond US-Russia
Fasten Database Error Exposed One Million Customers
Data on thousands of drivers also left public for two days
