Infosecurity News
The Dark Web Goes Mobile—and More Untrackable
Mobile messaging offers a convenience mobile platform for criminals, given the availability of group chat.
Strong Authentication Still Elusive for Businesses
Half of all respondents still use only passwords to protect company IP and financial data.
GDPR and Reputation Loss Bother Businesses
39% of European respondents identified GDPR as a business risk, while 33% identified ISO 27001/2 as a compliance regulation to be subject to, and 23% identified PCI DSS.
Consumer Group Calls for Changes to Data Protection Bill
Which? wants to make it easier for Brits to seek breach compensation
NSA Contractor Downloaded Backdoor to PC, Says Kaspersky Lab
Russian AV vendor publishes internal investigation into US media allegations
Hackers Threaten to Release Plastic Surgery Pics of Celebs, Royals
The Dark Overlord said that it plans to release the trove on the internet, including images of breast augmentation.
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Spreads In Russia, Ukraine
BadRabbit, believed to be a Petya variant, could also be tied to attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
Third Man Pleads Guilty to 'Celebgate' iCloud Attacks
Scores of celebs fell for simple phishing campaign
Young Adults More Likely to Fall for Phishing Scams
Get Safe Online finds over-55s are more cautious online
DDoS Attack Takes Czech Election Sites Offline
Barrage follows parliamentary elections
APT28 Targets Cybersecurity Experts in Latest Spy Campaign
The payload allows screenshot capture, data and configuration exfiltration, remote code execution and file downloading.
Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Apps Harvest Credentials and Steal Cash
The apps steal Poloniex login credentials, and trick victims into making their Gmail accounts accessible.
US Government Warns CNI Firms of Dragonfly Attacks
New campaign focused on stealing ICS and SCADA data
Reaper Botnet Has Come for the Internet
Reaper is much bigger and more sophisticated than Mirai—and it's still just a baby.
US Consumers Willing to Trade eCommerce Convenience for Security
Survey contradicts the widely-held belief that consumers value convenience and experience over security.
FBI Seeks DDoS Attack Evidence from Victims
The FBI has requested that US victims of DDoS attacks share the details of the experience
25% of Mail Claiming to Be from Federal Agencies is Fraudulent
As mandate comes down, 82% of federal domains lack DMARC for email security, and have 90 days to implement it.
Domino’s Australia Blames Former Supplier for Info Leak
Customers complain of personalised spam from company
UK Cybercrime Falls but Stats Are Still Shaky
ONS figures show 1.6 million incidents of computer misuse
GCHQ Collects Mass Social Media Data on Millions in UK—Report
The spy agency allegedly has collected info for decades, sharing it with foreign intelligence and law enforcement.
