Infosecurity News
Ancestry.com Info Exposed by Leaky RootsWeb Server
A file containing email addresses/username and password combinations for Ancestry.com, as well as user names, has been exposed.
Huawei IoT Exploit Code Released for Free
The working code for the Mirai variant has been made free on Pastebin.
DMARC Adoption Surges Ahead of Federal Mandate
Federal domain adoption of the DMARC email security scheme in the US increased 38% in 30 days.
Crypto Start-Up CEO Resigns After $64m Loss
Hackers stole thousands of Bitcoin from NiceHash last month
Forever 21 Breach Lasted Over Seven Months
Many POS devices did not have encryption switched on
ICO Slaps Enforcement Notice on Justice Ministry
Another government department falls foul of the Data Protection Act
Printer-spoofing Campaign Installs Espionage-Bent Backdoors Inside the Enterprise
There has been an uptick in attacks through Canon, HP and Epson printer and scanner email attachments.
VenusLocker Switches Tactics from Ransomware to Monero Mining
This switch in focus could be the start of a new trend, thanks to cryptocurrency values being more enticing than ever.
Experts Rail Against Internet Password 'Organizers'
Consumers urged to use online password managers and MFA instead
Nissan Canada Data Breach: 1.1 Million Customers Notified
Carmaker’s finance arm is hit by unauthorized access
Singapore Airlines Warns of New Phishing/Vishing Campaign
Fraudsters are even spoofing the airline's phone numbers
North Korea Begins PoS Attacks with New Malware
This is the first publicly documented instance of a nation-state targeting a POS-related framework for the theft of credit-card data.
SWIFT Hackers Hit Russian State Bank
Hackers tried to steal 55 million rubles from Globex.
Twitter Expands 2FA Options to Third-Party Authenticator Apps
Twitter fans can now use Google Authenticator, Duo Mobile, Authy, 1Password and others instead of SMS.
Trend Micro: Beware of Travel Scammers Offering Huge Discounts
Black market trade in cheap deals is soaring
Cron-Linked Malware Impersonates 2,200 Banking Apps
Trojan is out to harvest your financial credentials
Browser-based Crypto-Mining Rises from the Dead
The last quarter of 2017 has seen an enormous spike in mining thanks to the launch of Coinhive.
Every Single American Household Exposed in Massive Leak
Yet another Amazon S3 cloud storage misconfiguration has affected 123 million Americans, across billions of data points.
New Monero Mining Campaign Uses NSA Exploits
Hackers are still probing Apache Strust flaw which led to Equifax breach
Gemalto Says “Oui” to $5.7bn Thales Deal
Dutch biz sells to French defence contractor days after rejecting Atos
