Infosecurity News
Two Men Arrested in Connection with Microsoft Hack
Customer data is safe, police and Redmond confirm
Cyber Essentials ‘Breach’ Exposes Firms to Phishers
Config error at Pervade Software led to disclosure of participating organizations
Fraudster Made £100K from Online Banking Bug
Bridlington man jailed for 16 months
Honda Forced to Shut Plant After WannaCry Returns
Carmaker tried to secure systems in mid-May
UK Uni Ransomware Attacks Linked to Malvertising Campaign
AdGholas banking Trojan group to blame, says Proofpoint
Median Dwell Time for Hackers Drops to 49 Days
Yet Trustwave report shows firms aren’t containing threats much quicker
Steganography Sees a Rise in 2017
McAfee has observed an increase in the use of images and videos to pass malicious information without detection.
Girl Scouts to Offer Cybersecurity Badges
GSUSA is partnering with Palo Alto on 18 new badges to be made available to girls in grades K-12 (ages 5 to 18).
Mexican Government Accused of Targeting Journos with Spyware
Citizen Lab report uncovers widespread campaign during 2015-16
Korean Hoster Coughs Up $1 Million to Ransomware Extorters
Nayana was hit by Erebus ransomware last week
ISACA Names 2017-2018 Board
ISACA has now named and installed its 2017-2018 Board of Directors, and has elected the Board Chair.
Nigerian Hackers Lift Reams of Info from Global Industrial Targets
There have been more than 500 attacked companies in more than 50 countries so far.
Moroccan Hackers Tried to Hack US Election: Report
Claims that MoRo group targeted schools first
Vaping, e-Cigarettes Can Be Used to Hack Computers
An e-cigarette could be used to intercept network traffic or control the computer.
TrickBot Targets PayPal, Salesforce.com
In May, there were two global campaigns showing new tactics for the banking trojan.
Ulster University Also Suffered Ransomware Outage This Week
Northern Ireland uni was hit on the same day as UCL
New IoT Botnet Targets IP Cameras
Trend Micro warns of a new IoT botnet targeting 1000 internet protocol (IP) cameras
UK Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing US Satellite Data
Sean Caffrey admitted hacking DoD user account details
Texas is the Top Target for Ransomware
SMBs in 10 states experienced a 500% increase in ransomware in March alone.
ISF: For Most Orgs, Threat Intelligence Fails to Deliver
There are five common problems at fault for this according to ISF, which laid out ways to remedy these.
