Infosecurity News
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.
Ukrainian Man Arrested Over NotPetya Distribution
Nikopol resident posted detailed video online
APT28 Mounts Spy Campaign Using Hotel Networks
The effort, which uses the EternalBlue exploit, is focused on collecting information on or from hotel guests of interest.
Cyber-attack Volume Doubled in First Half of 2017
F-Secure Labs has logged an overall increase of 223% in traffic to its honeypots as compared with H2 2016.
Malware-Laden DNA Could Attack Lab Machines
Researchers produce synthetic DNA containing malware for remote control
TalkTalk Gets £100K Fine After Wipro Fraud
Staff at outsourcer said to have taken advantage of poor security
Cyber-Attacks Soar by a Quarter as Phishing Dominates
NTT Security report reveals manufacturers were under fire in Q2
FBI Uses Malware to Trap Alleged Sextortionist
Suspect is said to have threatened young girls across the US
IRS Warns on Late Tax Filing Scam
A phishing scam targets tax preparation professionals ahead of the Oct. 15 deadline for extension filers.
Ukrainian Postal Service Knocked Offline By Repeated DDoS
The systems targeted by the unknown assailants are used to track customer parcels and shipments.
Australian Man Sentenced for Selling 8,000 Illegal Foxtel Subscriptions
An organized criminal network committed a wide range of intellectual property thefts of Foxtel services.
Plenty to Patch as Microsoft and Adobe Fix 115 Vulnerabilities
At least none are being actively exploited in the wild
Disney Faces Lawsuit Over Apps That Allegedly Spy On Kids
A slew of Disney apps, including some Star Wars, Moana and Disney Princess apps, are allegedly tracking children.
