Infosecurity News
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
Dow Jones Leaks Personal Info of 2.2 Million Customers
The publishing firm configured an Amazon S3 server to allow public access to names, addresses, credit card info and more.
IoT 'Smart' Alarm has Vulnerabilities that Could Help Black Hat Burglars
An IoT smart home alarm called iSmartAlarm has several vulnerabilities which could enable cyber-assisted crime
Ashley Madison Reaches Proposed Settlement with Exposed Users
Ashley Madison, the online website for married people looking to have an affair has reached a proposed settlement of $11.2m with users exposed in the data breach it suffered back in 2015
Bupa Employee Fired After 547,000 Customers' Data Compromised
The Bupa employee responsible for the data breach has been fired, while the number of customers affected is higher than first thought
WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool Acting as SMS Proxy on Android
WikiLeaks has revealed details about HighRise, a tool allegedly developed by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which intercepts and redirects SMS messages to a remote web server through an Android application
Bupa Suffers Data Breach
Data includes the names, dates of birth and nationality of customers, as well as some contact and administrative information
Fears Over Election Hacking May Keep a Quarter of US Voters Home in Midterms
Survey shows as many as 58.8 million voters may actively decide to stay home during upcoming elections.
Microsoft Patches 19 Critical Bugs
Microsoft released patches for 54 vulnerabilities last night, 26 of which affect bugs in Windows
GDPR is Stifling Innovation, Says Infosec Community
New regulation could encourage organizations to cover up security breaches, survey finds
Kaspersky Strikes Back on Allegations That It's a Pawn for Russian Spies
The cyber-firm denies accusations in an inflammatory Bloomberg article that it has inappropriate Kremlin ties.
Post-Breach Share Prices Plummet Below NASDAQ Average
An analysis shows that Apple, Home Depot and others have under-performing stocks after high-profile breaches.
IT Leaders Still Believe Perimeter Security Can Keep Hackers Out
Gemalto reveals “head-in-the-sand” remains a favorite posture for many
