Infosecurity News
PetrWrap, the "Almost Flawless" Ransomware
Cyber-criminals are stealing from their peers in the latest ransomware family example, dubbed PetrWrap.
Home Depot to Pay $27.25m in Latest Data Breach Settlement
The two-and-a-half-year-old data breach is ultimately going to cost the DIY purveyor as much as $179 million, possibly much more.
LinkedIn Breach: Weak Passwords Are the Norm
About 35% of the leaked LinkedIn passwords were already known from previous password dictionaries.
GCHQ Warns Over Russia Threat to UK Elections
Russian hacking of US election could happen here, spy agency boss warns UK politicians
IoT DDoS Reaches Critical Mass
There are roughly 3,700 DDoS attacks per day.
New Ransomware Demands Political Statement, Not Money
Discovery by Palo Alto researchers appears to suggest ransomware authors have shifted tactics from financial to political motivation
Technology Plays Role in Every Aspect of Crime, Europol Says
From the highest levels of organized crime to burglary, criminals are using technology more than ever, Europol report warns
Apache Struts 2 Puts 1000s of Web Apps at Risk
The majority of the exploitation attempts of the bug seem to be leveraging a publicly released proof of concept (PoC).
61% of Orgs Infected with Ransomware
33% paid the ransom and recovered their data, 54% refused to pay but recovered their data anyway.
'Secure' Messaging App Riddled with Security Flaws
Confide - popular with White House aides - could have leaked sensitive user information
Samas RansomWorm Snakes Through Whole Domains
RansomWorm spreads inside throughout the entire network to encrypt every server and computer—and the backups.
Exclusive: Workers Still Ignoring Security Risks from Personal Devices
Symantec research shows that employees use their personal device for work, but are clueless about the security implications
UK Retail Industry Battles Back Against Cyber Threats
Publication of the BRC Cyber Security Toolkit aims to help retailers protect themselves and their customers
WikiLeaks: CIA Secret Exploits Target Car Hacking, Smart TVs
The CIA allegedly can bypass the encryption used by messaging services like Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram.
Financial Orgs Fall Down on the AppSec Job
74% of potential vulnerabilities are either undetected or unfixed in this vertical.
ICO's Agenda: GDPR, Brexit, WhatsApp & A Culture Of Data Confidence
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the Data Protection Practitioners' Conference outlined the challenges and issues facing data protection industry
Spammers Exposed After Backup Error Reveals 1.4 Billion Email Addresses
River City Media used huge database to send over one billion spam emails every day, researchers discover
Consumer Reports Debuts Impartial Privacy Standard
It can be used by businesses to measure the privacy and security of products, apps and services.
Grand Theft Auto Creator Launches Bug Bounty
The public launch comes after paying out $85K+ in private bounties in the last 9 months.
HackerOne Offers Free Bounty Programs for Open Source
In the wake of high-profile open-source flaws like Heartbleed and Poodle, there’s an awareness that most of the tools and technology that we use every day run on open-source platforms.
