Infosecurity News
Banner Day for Botnets: 1,700 IoT Credentials Leaked
There are just 144 unique username-password combinations used across 8,233 hosts, mostly default settings.
Mayweather-McGregor Match Draws Millions to Illegal, Pirated Streams
Almost 3 million tuned into streams that illegally redistributed the match.
Forcepoint Acquires RedOwl for Analytics
RedOwl is focused on helping customers understand and manage human risk.
SAP POS Flaw Allows Hackers to Change Pricing
Anyone can go in and steal payment card data or, in a new cybercrime wrinkle, change prices on merchandise.
The Security Management Gap Grows as Digital Threats Outstrip Defense Capabilities
Security practitioners are overwhelmed by the scale and tenacity of external digital threats.
HBO Hackers Leak Game of Thrones Finale
The group claims that its latest data dump contains confidential plot summaries and detailed outlines for the show.
Snoopers’ Charter Could Scupper UK-EU Data Flows: Experts
Government’s new paper on post-Brexit data transfers ignores surveillance concerns
Facebook Typosquatting Campaign Harvests User Info
Over 100 brands abused in bid to steal credentials, says DomainTools
Spammers Get to Work: Tuesday is Prime Time
Like any professional, spammers do their research and know Tuesday is a key day for email marketing.
CryptoMix Variant Can Communicate Offline
Error can encrypt files with no network communication
Vietnam Lands in Chinese Hackers' Sights Again
The hackers that attacked Vietnam Airlines are now targeting other large Vietnamese organizations
ISF Updates Risk Assessment Tools
The ISF’s Information Risk Assessment Methodology version 2 (IRAM2) helps businesses to ID and manage risk.
Online Dominates as UK ID Fraud Hits Record High
Cifas sees 89,000 incidents in first half of 2017
Attackers Scam $500K in Ethereum from Enigma Users
They sent out targeted spam emails asking for interested parties to send funds for Enigma's upcoming token sale.
Ropemaker Allows Attackers to Change the Content of an Email—After It's Delivered
An attacker could swap a benign URL with a malicious one, or edit any text in the body of an email.
Records Leaked for 25 Footballers Using Banned Substances in 2010 World Cup
25 football players were awarded therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) during the South Africa tournament.
90% of Orgs Record Exploits for Vulnerabilities More than Three Years Old
Even after 10 or more years following a flaw’s release, 60% of companies still hit by related attacks
DDoS Attacks on the Rise Again: Akamai
Second quarter sees 28% uptick as commoditization of DDoS continues
Irony Alert: Phishing Site Hosted on .Fish Domain
Netcraft discovers phishy goings on at the gTLD
Attacks on the Cloud Increase by 300%
The number of attacks on cloud-based accounts has increased by 300%, according to Microsoft’s Security and Intelligence report.
