Infosecurity News
Stealthy Botnet with Half a Million Slaves Represents 'Major Threat'
ESET said that it can send a fully featured backdoor, and perform brute-force attacks on Joomla and WordPress panels.
UAE-Based Hackers Responsible for Qatar's Gulf Crisis
The hack on Qatari state websites that has resulted in a diplomatic rift in the Persian Gulf came from the Emirates.
Microsoft Sues Putin's Hacking Cyberspies
Microsoft is using the lawsuit to dismantle big swathes of Fancy Bear's infrastructure.
Newcastle Uni Stung by Sophisticated Phishing Site
Phishers look to harvest details from prospective international students
Global Law Enforcement Action Shuts Down AlphaBay & Hansa Dark Web Markets
Underground criminal economy was responsible for the trading 350 000+ illicit commodities
TSB Set to Roll-Out Iris Scanning for App Users
Biometric Log-Ins raise security fears after Samsung system was cracked
Citadel Developer Vartanyan Jailed for Five Years
Atlanta court sends down Russian cyber-criminal known as “Kolypto”
Tillerson to Ax Standalone Cyber-Office in State Department—Report
The personnel that coordinates cyber initiatives with US allies will lose direct access to Tillerson, according to sources.
DarkHotel Perfects a New Attack Gambit for Political Targets
The attack chain involves whaling, digital certificate factoring and the Inexsmar malware.
A Hacker's Dream: American Password Reuse Runs Rampant
Millennials are the worst offenders, according to a SecureAuth/Wakefield survey.
Critical Security Vulnerabilities Found in Segway Hoverboards
Hackers could take full control of device - changing pace, direction or bringing it to a halt
WannaCry: 25% Add Cybersecurity to Boardroom Agenda
Decision makers in the UK, US, Australia and Germany are taking action after the global ransomware campaign
Two Iranians Charged with Hacking US Defense Technology Maker
Hackers stole and illegally redistributed software used in ammunition design
Devil's Ivy Open-Source Flaw Impacts Tens of Millions of IoT Devices
A third-party toolkit downloaded millions of times has spread the flaw to thousands of devices.
Hackers Make Off with $7M in Crypto-Currency from CoinDash
The company’s crowdfunding page was hacked during a token sale event to redirect payments to the bad guys.
Newcastle City Council Leaks Data of Thousands of Adopted Children
The council said that the blunder took place on June 15 2017
Dow Jones Leaks Personal Info of 2.2 Million Customers
The publishing firm configured an Amazon S3 server to allow public access to names, addresses, credit card info and more.
IoT 'Smart' Alarm has Vulnerabilities that Could Help Black Hat Burglars
An IoT smart home alarm called iSmartAlarm has several vulnerabilities which could enable cyber-assisted crime
Ashley Madison Reaches Proposed Settlement with Exposed Users
Ashley Madison, the online website for married people looking to have an affair has reached a proposed settlement of $11.2m with users exposed in the data breach it suffered back in 2015
Bupa Employee Fired After 547,000 Customers' Data Compromised
The Bupa employee responsible for the data breach has been fired, while the number of customers affected is higher than first thought
