Infosecurity News
90% of Orgs Record Exploits for Vulnerabilities More than Three Years Old
Even after 10 or more years following a flaw’s release, 60% of companies still hit by related attacks
DDoS Attacks on the Rise Again: Akamai
Second quarter sees 28% uptick as commoditization of DDoS continues
Irony Alert: Phishing Site Hosted on .Fish Domain
Netcraft discovers phishy goings on at the gTLD
Attacks on the Cloud Increase by 300%
The number of attacks on cloud-based accounts has increased by 300%, according to Microsoft’s Security and Intelligence report.
Apple Trials Privacy Button Disabling Touch ID
Feature could help US users worried police will force device unlock
Faketoken Info-stealer Hitches a Ride with Taxi Apps
Faketoken steals bank card data from banking interfaces and now other kinds of Android apps.
Hiring More People is Top Need for Better Security in 2017
Almost a third of security pros willing to hire inexperienced staff to tackle workforce shortages
ICO Fines Islington Council for Parking System Privacy Snafu
Council exposed personal details via Ticket Viewer
LG Hit by WannaCry-Like Ransomware
Experts urge companies to patch SMB flaw
Maersk Admits NotPetya Might Cost it $300m
Ransomware attack exacts a heavy price
Web Application Attacks Much More Common Than Ransomware
Web app attacks accounted for 73% of all incidents flagged and affected 85% of all Alert Logic customers, compared to 2% for ransomware.
Ex-Secret Service Man Admits Laundering More Stolen Bitcoin
Shaun Bridges highlights the continued dangers posed by malicious insiders
IT Insider Helped Alleged $5m Insider Trading Scheme
DoJ charges five after bank’s tech consultant pleaded guilty
BYOD Drives Increase in Insider Threats
Dtex report claims staff negligence is key cause of breaches
Exploit Packages Lead to Five Million Attacks in Q2
Kaspersky Lab claims leaked exploits are causing widespread damage
Scottish Parliament Accounts Under Brute Force Attack
CEO claims weak credentials will be changed
UK Retail Data Breach Incidents Double in a Year
Stats will concern many with GDPR fines looming next year
Indian Police Arrest Four Over Game of Thrones Leak
Third party insider risk likely to blame for August 4 incident
Hackers Hit Neo-Nazi Website in Charlottesville Wake
The Daily Stormer denigrated the civil rights activist who was killed on Saturday, calling her "fat and a drain on society."
Hackers See Privileged Accounts as Best Route to Sensitive Data
A Black Hat survey also showed that 27% said user email accounts was the easiest path to disclosing sensitive data.
