Infosecurity News
Hilton Told to Pay Up After Mishandling Data Breaches
The hotel giant took nine months to notify customers about a point-of-sale attack in 2014.
The Devil Targets Japan with Bad Rabbit-like Wiper-Ransomware
ONI has been discovered being used as a wiper to cover up elaborate hacking operations.
Malaysian Data Breach Could Affect Entire Population
Over 46 million records found their way onto the dark web
Apple FaceID Confidence Runs High
Apple’s facial recognition for iPhone is seen by most to be a trustworthy authentication mechanism, despite it not yet being released.
Only a Third of US Office Workers Know What Ransomware Is
Of the office workers that have fallen victim to ransomware at work, 59% paid the ransom personally.
CryptoShuffler Trojan Sucks Cash from Wide Range of Crypto-Wallets
Criminals have already succeeded in lucratively attacking Bitcoin wallets, stealing equivalent to almost $140,000.
Code Signing Certs Traded for $1000+ on Darknet
Venafi research is another nail in the coffin of internet trust
EU to Declare Cyber-Attacks “Act of War”
Member states set to sign new diplomatic framework
'unCAPTCHA' Defeats Google CAPTCHA with 85% Accuracy
unCaptcha combines free, public, online speech-to-text engines with a phonetic mapping technique.
UK Government Blames WannaCry on North Korea
Security minister says London is “as sure as possible”
Twitter Bans RT and Sputnik Ads Following Election Meddling
Social site says it took decision based on US intelligence
HomeHack Flaw Allows Spying Via the Robot Vacuum
Hackers can remotely control refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, washing machines and dryers, AC and more.
Gozi Trojan Banks on Element of Surprise in Japan
Japan is a country with a low rate of financial malware activity.
Regional Internet Registry Spills WHOIS Database
APNIC blames technical error for privacy snafu
Anonymous Attacks Spanish Government Sites
Hacktivists on the side of Catalonian independence
NHS and Government to Blame for WannaCry, Says NAO
Cyber-shambles at Department of Health as 34% of trusts were hit
Dark Web Marketplace Extorted by Cyber-criminals
Cyber-extortion has a new racket: Extorting fellow criminals.
Amazon Key Raises Security Fears Across the Spectrum
Amazon Key gives couriers the ability to unlock people’s homes to deliver packages inside, using a smart lock and camera.
PCI SSC Launches New 3DS Payment Standards
Council looks to improve security of authentication infrastructure
#BadRabbit Actors Planned Attacks Since 2016
RiskIQ claims websites were compromised for some time
