Infosecurity News
#BHUSA: Infosec Community Not Yet Reached Full Potential, Says Facebook CSO
A focus on better defense and diversity key to a safer, more secure future
DDoS Attacks Could Disrupt Brexit Negotiations
DDoS could disrupt the negotiations themselves, or act as camouflage for the theft of confidential documents.
Unicredit Reveals Double Breaches Affecting 400,000 Users
Around 400,000 Italian bank accounts have been accessed in one of Europe’s largest data breaches.
Report: North Korean Cyber Attacks Launched from Other Countries
India and China prime candidates, according to Recorded Future
Software Libraries Account for Just 7% of App Vulns
The average application contains 26.7 custom code vulnerabilities, vs. just two CVEs in library code.
Turkish Android App Store 100% Flush with Malware
At CepKutusu, every single app delivered malicious banking code.
Russia Passes Bill Banning Tor, VPNs
The bill now goes to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into the law.
British Man Confesses to Deutsche Telekom Mirai Attack
"Daniel K" faces up to a decade in jail
CopyKittens: Report Details Possible Iranian Threat Group
Cyber espionage group uses in-house and commercial tools to target wide range of victims
Wells Fargo Asks Judges to Force Return of Leaked Client Data
Bank’s lawyer accidentally sent data on tens of thousands of clients to opposition lawyer
New Form of Cyber-Attack Targets Energy Sector
The approach has the potential to cause power cuts, disrupt vital facilities and even cost lives.
Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud
Credit-card fraud gangs, which are cashing in on $24 billion a year, are now offering online e-learning courses for would-be criminals.
Xinjiang Users Arrested over State Spyware Usage
Latest crackdown on Uyghurs in the name of anti-terrorism.
Compliance and Employee Behavior Bother Data Security
Compliance and regulation and the unpredictable behavior of employees have the biggest impact on data security, according to research
UK Gov Launches £20m Security Skills Program Website
Teachers, students and industry players urged to register interest
Swedish Government Blamed for Mega Data Leak
Witness protection scheme participants, elite military operatives and more have info exposed
Stealthy Botnet with Half a Million Slaves Represents 'Major Threat'
ESET said that it can send a fully featured backdoor, and perform brute-force attacks on Joomla and WordPress panels.
UAE-Based Hackers Responsible for Qatar's Gulf Crisis
The hack on Qatari state websites that has resulted in a diplomatic rift in the Persian Gulf came from the Emirates.
Microsoft Sues Putin's Hacking Cyberspies
Microsoft is using the lawsuit to dismantle big swathes of Fancy Bear's infrastructure.
Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site
Phishers look to harvest details from prospective international students
