Infosecurity News

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

Global Law Enforcement Action Shuts Down AlphaBay & Hansa Dark Web Markets
Underground criminal economy was responsible for the trading 350 000+ illicit commodities

TSB Set to Roll-Out Iris Scanning for App Users
Biometric Log-Ins raise security fears after Samsung system was cracked

Citadel Developer Vartanyan Jailed for Five Years
Atlanta court sends down Russian cyber-criminal known as “Kolypto”

Tillerson to Ax Standalone Cyber-Office in State Department—Report
The personnel that coordinates cyber initiatives with US allies will lose direct access to Tillerson, according to sources.

DarkHotel Perfects a New Attack Gambit for Political Targets
The attack chain involves whaling, digital certificate factoring and the Inexsmar malware.

A Hacker's Dream: American Password Reuse Runs Rampant
Millennials are the worst offenders, according to a SecureAuth/Wakefield survey.

Critical Security Vulnerabilities Found in Segway Hoverboards
Hackers could take full control of device - changing pace, direction or bringing it to a halt

WannaCry: 25% Add Cybersecurity to Boardroom Agenda
Decision makers in the UK, US, Australia and Germany are taking action after the global ransomware campaign

Two Iranians Charged with Hacking US Defense Technology Maker
Hackers stole and illegally redistributed software used in ammunition design

Devil's Ivy Open-Source Flaw Impacts Tens of Millions of IoT Devices
A third-party toolkit downloaded millions of times has spread the flaw to thousands of devices.

Hackers Make Off with $7M in Crypto-Currency from CoinDash
The company’s crowdfunding page was hacked during a token sale event to redirect payments to the bad guys.

Newcastle City Council Leaks Data of Thousands of Adopted Children
The council said that the blunder took place on June 15 2017



