Infosecurity News

Fitbit Vulnerabilities Expose Wearer Data
Flaws allowed access to personal information.

Most Wanted Malware: Banking Trojans Come to the Fore Again
Banking trojans were extensively used by cyber-criminals during August, with three variants appearing in Check Point’s latest Global Threat Impact Index.

Equifax CIO and CSO Retire Amid Confusion Over Patching
Firm now says it was ‘aware’ of bug months before it was patched

OurMine Leaks Huge Cache of Vevo Information Online
The leak contains 3.12TB worth of internal files from the music video giant, containing both benign and sensitive information.

Mobile Insecurity Snowballs in 2017
In the first half of 2017, there were more flaws registered for Android and iOS than all of 2016.

Cost of User Security Training Tops $290K Per Year
Employees spend seven hours a year in training and learning best practices to help keep the business secure.

Average Company Subjected to Hundreds of Daily Web App Attacks
In the second quarter, one company was targeted more than 35,000 times in just one day.

Threat Intelligence Strategies Suffer from Data Overload
86% of organizations believe threat intelligence is valuable to their security mission, but many of them struggle with it.

Equifax Blames Breach on Apache Struts Flaw
Equifax has blamed last week’s data breach on an Apache Struts vulnerability

(ISC)2: Lack of Training Investments Worsens Skills Gap
Many organizations are not fully maximizing the opportunity to empower and equip their IT staff.

BlueBorne Threatens Billions of IoT Devices with Complete Takeover
It affects nearly all devices with Bluetooth, including smartphones, TVs, laptops, watches, smart TVs and cars.

CBI Warns of Brexit "Data Cliff Edge"
Business group says UK firms urgently need transitional deal

Microsoft Patches 'BlueBorne' Bluetooth Bug in Latest Update
Patch Tuesday Fixes 27 Critical Vulnerabilities

Bashware Flaw threatens 400M PCs Globally
A newly discovered vulnerability can enable any malware to bypass all security solutions on Windows 10 machines.

Crackas With Attitude Player Jailed for Five Years
Liverman helped target former CIA boss and director of national intelligence

FA Ramps Up Cybersecurity Ahead of Russia 2018
Next FIFA Wold Cup raises hacking fears

Spanish Data Privacy Regulator Fines Facebook $1.5mn
The social network is fined for collecting information on user habits for advertising without their explicit consent.

Xafecopy Android Malware Empties Bank Accounts
It can open web pages that have WAP billing and click buttons that initiate payments, all while the user suspects nothing.

Android Toast Flaw Can Burn Users with Malware, DoS and Info-Theft
The flaw can be used to more easily enable an “overlay attack.”

Alert Over Bugs in Medfusion Syringe Pumps
ICS-CERT releases mitigation advice



