Infosecurity News

RSA: Quarter of UK Consumers Boycott Breached Firms
Latest poll suggests consumer trust is at all-time low

UK Activist Charged After Refusing to Hand Police Passwords
Heathrow police tried to use Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act

Zomato Breach Exposes 17 Million Users
Log-ins and email addresses stolen

#WannaCry hits Medical Devices in US
A Bayer spokesperson confirmed that its products were indeed hit by the malware.

Amazon Tops Darknet Exposure Index
Amazon is the company with the largest darknet footprint according to a new ranking.

Political Parties in DMARC Fail Ahead of Elections
Agari warns that democratic process is at risk in UK, Germany and Norway

Shadow Brokers Warn of June Data Dump
Kremlin-linked group claims to have 75% of US cyber arsenal

ICO Slaps Nuisance Text Biz with £100K Fine
OneCom didn’t seek prior consent from recipients

Secure Disposal Remains Elusive for Documents of All Stripes
39% of small businesses have no policy in place for storing and disposing of confidential paper documents.

Bell Canada Breach Hits Nearly Two Million Customers
Canada’s largest telco claims no financial data has been exposed

New Cryptomining Threat Could Overshadow #WannaCry
Adylkuzz uses same NSA exploits as infamous ransomware campaign

DocuSign Phisher Hacked Firm to Access Customer Emails
Electronic signature firm reveals phishing campaign is more targeted than first thought

#WannaCry Roars Back After Killing the Kill Switch
It took about a day for bad actors to hit back after a kill switch stopped WannaCry in its tracks.

Vietnam's APT32 Marks a New Chapter in Cyber-espionage
APT32 demonstrates how newly-available tools and techniques give even less-resourced nation-states access to advanced capabilities.

Stock Prices Average Significant Drops After a Breach
Breaches have a significant impact on company finances and shareholder value, as well as on brand reputation.

United Flight Attendant Accidentally Leaked Door Codes Online: Report
Incident highlights persistent insider security risks

ITUC: Two-Thirds of People Worried About Cyber-Attacks
WannaCry worm highlights government failures, claims trade union leader

Microsoft Issues XP Patch to Battle WannaCry Ransomware
Microsoft has issued patches to fix the vulnerability that the WannaCry ransomware was able to exploit.

Jaff Ransomware Targets Millions, While vCrypt1 Attacks on the Cheap
Jaff looks like Locky and uses the Necurs botnet to spread globally at a rate of 10K mails per hour.

NHS Ransomware Attack Goes Global, Affecting Tens of Thousands
The new ransomware, known as WannaCry, Wanna Decryptor, Wcry or WanaCrypt0r 2.0, emerged just today and is peaking globally.



