Infosecurity News
Q3 Sees a Whopping 400M Malware Infections
Malware occurrences in Q3 totaled roughly four times the number in Q2 (97 million).
Fileless Malware on the Rise, Becoming Top Endpoint Threat
54% of respondents said their company has experienced a successful endpoint attack—mostly from fileless malware.
Microsoft and Adobe Patch 139 Flaws this Month
No zero-days but plenty to keep admins busy
Governments Undermined Elections in 18 Countries Last Year
Freedom House report shows this goes way beyond US-Russia
Fasten Database Error Exposed One Million Customers
Data on thousands of drivers also left public for two days
Muslim Hacktivists Declare All-Out Cyber-War on ISIS
The group promises to "wash them from their internet hiding places" on November 17.
'Highly Secure' Cloud Tool, Huddle, Exposes Private KPMG, BBC Files
A journalist found himself redirected to a private account at KPMG, where he was given full access to financial data.
WikiLeaks Releases Source Code for Vault7 Tools
Experts predict a rocky road ahead in 2018
Malwarebytes Wins Legal Tussle Against Alleged PUP-Maker
Enigma Software Group said it unfairly classified its security tools
World's Largest Student Cybersecurity Games Kicks Off at NYU
CSAW highlights include High School Forensics, where teams of high school students use cyber-skills to solve a murder.
Windows Movie Maker Scam Uses SEO to Go Global
A fake version of the discontinued software continuously prompts the user to “upgrade to the full version” for $29.95.
Millions of Android Apps at Risk from Eavesdropper Vulnerability
It exposes hundreds of millions of call records, minutes of calls, minutes of call audio recordings, and SMS and MMS texts.
Forrester: Expect POS Ransomware Outages in 2018
Analyst also warns firms of IoT attacks and attempts to hack midterms
Facebook Wants Nude Pics to Combat Revenge Porn
Social network may find users reluctant to send images
Proofpoint to Boost Intelligence with Cloudmark Purchase
Proofpoint set to acquire messaging security and threat intelligence vendor Cloudmark for $110m
Privacy Fail as Charity Leaks Info on Vulnerable Adults
Scottish Appropriate Adult Network site is still down
Most Organizations Run Out-of-Date Office Software
Spiceworks report claims Office 2007 is most popular
Multi-vector Attack on Android Throws the Kitchen Sink at Victims
A banking credential phish is followed by tricking the victim into installing the Marcher banking trojan, and attempts to steal credit-card info.
Hackers Leak Sexually Explicit Photos, Messages of WWE Star Paige
The cache contains highly personal WhatsApp conversations with fellow wrestler Xavier Woods.
Paradise Papers Breach is Hell for Offshore Tax Avoiders
Law firm Appleby rails against theft of 1.4TB of data
