Infosecurity News
Nurse Fined After Admitting to Accessing Patient Records
Nurse Elaine Lewis was dismissed from role after admitting breaching the Data Protection Act
Businesses Blame DDoS Attacks on Rival Companies
Kaspersky Lab research suggests companies blame competitors for DDoS attacks rather than disgruntled employees or political activists
Hypocrisy Alert: Veep Pence Used AOL Account for State Business
Webmail account was even hacked last year
Cybersecurity Leader Howard Schmidt Remembered
News appeared on Thursday 2 March that Howard Schmidt had passed away following a long battle with cancer
Chinese VoIP Kit Contains Backdoor, Warn Researchers
Shenzhen-based DBL Technology patched but did not fix issue
Amazon Outage Caused by Simple Input Error
Major sites were affected for hours on Tuesday
Privacy Issue Discovered in Telegram Messaging App
Researchers from Fidelis Cybersecurity have unearthed an “interesting security issue” involving the popular messaging app Telegram
Robot Flaws: Experts Warn Lives are at Risk
IOActive reveals security vulnerabilities in multiple systems
IISP Apply to Privy Council for Information Security Royal Charter
The Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) has officially applied to the privy council for a Royal Charter
Research: Shamoon Attackers Targeted Specific Victims
Attackers suspected of being part of a much larger operation
Database Ransomware Attackers Migrate to MySQL
Latest campaign an 'evolution' from MongoDB attacks
CloudPets Breached and Kids’ Voice Messages Exposed
Another connected toy platform found to have insufficient security
Japan-Centric APT Campaign Targets Government
The hackers believed to be behind the election-season hacking in the United States may have now set their sights on Japan.
Boeing Employee Exposes Colleagues’ Data in Privacy Snafu
Insider sent spreadsheet to his wife
Necurs is Back and Ready to DDoS Someone
Necurs is not only a spambot, it is a modular piece of malware that can add new capabilities at any time.
Email Compromises, Phishing Top Insider Threats
More than a third of firms have experienced some information loss, theft or attack via email within the past two years.
Russia Admits Major Info Warfare Mission
Defence minister says cyber troops are spreading propaganda
Most Hackers Can Compromise You in 12 Hours or Less
A full 81% say they can identify and take valuable data with 24 hours.
950,000 Coachella Festival Credentials For Sale on Dark Web
The data is being sold for a mere $300 on the Tochka marketplace.
One-Quarter of Americans Have Had Medical Info Stolen
Victims of medical identity theft had to pay approximately $2,500 in out-of-pocket costs per incident, on average.
