Infosecurity News

Muslim Hacktivists Declare All-Out Cyber-War on ISIS
The group promises to "wash them from their internet hiding places" on November 17.

'Highly Secure' Cloud Tool, Huddle, Exposes Private KPMG, BBC Files
A journalist found himself redirected to a private account at KPMG, where he was given full access to financial data.

WikiLeaks Releases Source Code for Vault7 Tools
Experts predict a rocky road ahead in 2018

Malwarebytes Wins Legal Tussle Against Alleged PUP-Maker
Enigma Software Group said it unfairly classified its security tools

World's Largest Student Cybersecurity Games Kicks Off at NYU
CSAW highlights include High School Forensics, where teams of high school students use cyber-skills to solve a murder.

Windows Movie Maker Scam Uses SEO to Go Global
A fake version of the discontinued software continuously prompts the user to “upgrade to the full version” for $29.95.

Millions of Android Apps at Risk from Eavesdropper Vulnerability
It exposes hundreds of millions of call records, minutes of calls, minutes of call audio recordings, and SMS and MMS texts.

Forrester: Expect POS Ransomware Outages in 2018
Analyst also warns firms of IoT attacks and attempts to hack midterms

Facebook Wants Nude Pics to Combat Revenge Porn
Social network may find users reluctant to send images

Proofpoint to Boost Intelligence with Cloudmark Purchase
Proofpoint set to acquire messaging security and threat intelligence vendor Cloudmark for $110m

Privacy Fail as Charity Leaks Info on Vulnerable Adults
Scottish Appropriate Adult Network site is still down

Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software
Spiceworks report claims Office 2007 is most popular

Multi-vector Attack on Android Throws the Kitchen Sink at Victims
A banking credential phish is followed by tricking the victim into installing the Marcher banking trojan, and attempts to steal credit-card info.

Hackers Leak Sexually Explicit Photos, Messages of WWE Star Paige
The cache contains highly personal WhatsApp conversations with fellow wrestler Xavier Woods.

Paradise Papers Breach is Hell for Offshore Tax Avoiders
Law firm Appleby rails against theft of 1.4TB of data

Quarter of UK Employees Have 'Purposefully Leaked Business Data'
New survey shines a light on risks surrounding email misuse within the enterprise

Synopsys Set to Acquire Black Duck Software
Synopsys is set to boost its application security testing portfolio with the acquisition of Black Duck Software

Silence Please: New Carbanak-Like Group Attacks Banks
Kaspersky Lab reveals sophisticated monitoring techniques

Internet Monitoring Platform Put Families at Risk
Circle with Disney exposed parents and kids to malware

North Korea Accused of Stealing Warship Blueprints from the South
North Korea has likely hacked Daewoo Shipbuilding.



