Infosecurity News
Shades of #WannaCry as Urgent Patch Issued for SMB Software Samba
Threat could spread far and fast, warn experts
UK IT Leaders: GDPR Will Drive Up Prices for Customers
Varonis study finds new law not a priority for nearly half of firms
Digital Ad Bot Fraud Set to Reach $6.5 Billion
Machines are getting better at apeing human traffic
Subtitle Attack Threatens Millions of Smart TVs, Mobiles and PCs
International and foreign-language film fans beware: Check Point researchers have uncovered a new attack vector that uses malicious subtitles to infect devices via their media players.
Cloak and Dagger Android Vulnerability is Supremely Dangerous
Cloak and Dagger is the malicious combination of two legitimate permissions.
GDPR - Companies Unprepared, Don't Know Where Data Is
Companies don’t understand how to search data, as regulators predicted to issue fines for ‘second awakening’ of GDPR
Target in Record $18.5m Settlement with States
Breach costs continue but pale in comparison to profits
Symantec Claims Further Lazarus Links but Critics Disagree
Thinktank points out too many inconsistencies
Enisa Urges Creation of IoT “Trust Label”
Latest report suggests new regulations to establish baseline security standards
Irish Police Recover 900,000 Euros in VAT Fraud Case
Nearly a million Euros have been recovered after Irish police arrested two in a sophisticated online fraud sting.
Data-Wiping Malware Takes Aim at IoT Devices
Hackers are adding data-wiping routines to some of the malware designed to infect IoT and embedded devices.
2017 Has Already Racked Up 1,200 Breaches--On Pace for Worst Year Ever
A massive 3.4 billion records have been exposed already.
#WannaCry Profits Finally Hit $100,000
Not a great ROI for the black hats behind infamous ransomware
Breaches Set to Grow in 2018 but Security Investments Stall
FICO poll finds UK firms lagging on breach response plans
C-Level Represents Biggest Mobile Security Risk
Latest iPass study finds IT leaders are increasingly concerned
EternalRocks Worm Uses 7 Leaked NSA Hacking Tools
It presents a potential threat that could have far worse consequences than WannaCry.
Questions Raised After Reporter Fools Bank Biometrics
HSBC’s Voice ID system allowed imposter eight log-in attempts
#WannaCry Didn’t Start with Phishing Attacks, Says Malwarebytes
Security vendor claims port scanning was first stage in campaign
#WannaCry BT Phishing Scam Spotted
ActionFraud urges users not to click through
#SecureTour17: Business Nightmare Scenarios Detailed a Week Since #WannaCry
Independent computer security researcher Graham Cluley described the three main areas of concern for businesses in 2017
