Infosecurity News

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

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



