Infosecurity News
Obama Expels 35 Russian ‘Spies’
Move comes after warnings over state interference in presidential election
VPN Firms Set for a Great 2017 Thanks to Snoopers’ Charter
UK users are looking for ways to evade state spies
Researchers Discover New Lean and Mean ATM Malware
Alice family can clear out cashpoints with ease
US House Judiciary: Encryption Critical to National Interests
The Encryption Working Group (EWG) has issued a strong recommendation in favor of the use of encryption for private comms.
About Half of IT Staff Work Big Hours of Unpaid Overtime
34% reported working an average of more than 15 extra hours a week.
Inflight Wi-Fi provider Gogo Launches Bug Bounty
The payouts will range from $100 - $1,500 per bug.
Healthcare Breaches Spike 63% in 2016
Sophisticated attackers are responsible for 31.42% of all major HIPAA data breaches reported, a 300% increase in 3 years.
Man Jailed for Part in Global Fraud Ring
Gang stole around £840,000 from victims
Cyber-criminals Offer Christmas Ransomware Discount
Pay up and get your files back for half price
Groupon Customer Anger After Account Fraud Hits Site
Users complain deals site is dragging its heels as incidents mount
Hailstorm Spam Begins to Pelt
Hailstorm campaigns are sent out in very high volume over a short time span.
Analysis: Majority of Holiday Retailers Put Shoppers at Risk
More than 50% of the 48 largest retailers may have failed to meet the PCI DSS requirements.
WAN Complexity Hampers Security for Orgs
Respondents cited maintaining security policies and practices, and complexity due to cloud and mobile applications.
Rapid7 Named CVE Numbering Authority
Rapid7 will now be able to assign CVE numbers to vulnerabilities found in Rapid7’s and any other vendors’ products.
App Devs Prioritize Security but Frustrations Remain
Veracode study reveals areas for improvement
UK Consumers Fear Hackers Will Disrupt their Christmas
Warning to firms understaffed this festive season
Multi-Factor Authentication Sees Huge 40% Jump in 2016
93% of organizations are using MFA in some capacity.
Irish Eyes Not Smiling on Ryanair as $5M Fraudulently Takes Off
Funds normally used to buy jet fuel were fraudulently removed via electronic transfer to a Chinese bank.
PayAsUGym Breach Exposes More Security Failings
Reports claim 300,000 customers were affected
LinkedIn’s Lynda Latest to Suffer Data Breach
Millions are contacted but few are thought to be affected
