Infosecurity News
Post-Breach Share Prices Tumble Nearly 2%
CGI claims FTSE100 firms could be down £120m on average
Microsoft’s New Look Patch Tuesday Fixes 46 Bugs
Fourteen critical CVEs are patched, including two zero-days
MPs: EU Vote Site Crash May Have Been a DDoS
UK lawmakers refuse to rule out attempted foreign interference in EU referendum
Operation Casper Shuts Down Massive Premier League Piracy Ring
Europol arrested eight people for the illegal distribution of 1,000 pay-TV channels across two ISPs.
Dridex Trojan Campaign Ravages with New Zero-Day
This is the first widespread campaign Proofpoint has observed that leverages the newly disclosed bug.
Hackers Guess PINs from the Way You Tilt Your Smartphone
Researchers correctly identified a PIN with 70% accuracy for first attempt, and 100% accuracy by the fifth attempt.
Symantec: Vault7 Tools Targeted 16 Countries Globally
Vendor links alleged CIA hacking tools to long-running 'Longhorn' group
Shadow Brokers Pen an Open Letter to Trump Over Syria
“Respectfully, what the f*** are you doing? Is appearing you are abandoning ‘your base’, ‘the movement’, and the peoples who getting you elected.”
Hackers Count on Password Reuse in Amazon Third-Party Seller Campaign
Hackers are using stolen credentials to steal tens of thousands of dollars from the victims.
Twitter Wins Free Speech Battle After DHS Backs Down
Government had requested info on Trump critic
Attack Sets off 156 Emergency Alarm Sirens in Dallas
An attack set off all the emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas, for a spell of around 90 minutes on Friday night
Researchers Warn of New Microsoft Zero-Day
Exploit targets all versions of Office
Bricker Bot Follows Mirai Tactics to Permanently DoS IoT Devices
Bricker Bot essentially bricks the IoT targets by causing widespread damage.
MEPs Vote for Full Review of Privacy Shield
Fears for agreement as European Commission set to investigate
Facebook Turns to Image Recognition to Thwart Revenge Porn
The tools will prevent intimate content from being shared on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram without permission.
Malware Stats Show Implemented Security Isn't Effective Security
In the last 12 months, malware was delivered to 47% of surveyed organizations, executed at 37%, caused damage at 25% and cause irreversible damage at 14%.
NATO CCDCoE: IPv6 Transition Opens Up Covert Info Exfiltration
Worse, existing security tools aren’t up to the job
Sprawling Sathurbot Takes Aim at Wordpress, Movie Pirates
The new ecosystem for the backdoor Trojan consists of more than 20,000 infected computers.
One New Cyber-threat Discovered Every Three Seconds in Q4
Threat volumes high but slowing
Online Trust Alliance Merges with Internet Society
Non-profits combine forces
