Infosecurity News

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Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software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.

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



