Infosecurity News
McAfee: Machine Learning a Key 2017 Tool for Socially Engineered Hacks
Researchers believe that 2017 will see a golden age of these tools, including target acquisition as-a-service.
Celebs, Politicos Caught in Swiss Bank Account Blackmail
Unidentified hackers are demanding 10% of the account balances, to be paid in internet cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
Mirai Again: DT Outage a Precursor to Larger DDoS Attack
The outage that affected 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers was an attempt to hijack router devices for a wider DDoS attack.
380,000 xHamster Account Details Traded on Digital Underground
Usernames, email addresses and poorly-hashed passwords leaked
Tokyo Denies Major Military Cyber Attack
Reports suggest sophisticated state operatives may have been involved
Spammers Bombard iCloud Users With New Deluge
Calendar and photo sharing invites plague users
Gatak Trojan Turns to Healthcare as Its Key Target
Gatak is known for infecting its victims by promising product licensing keys for pirated software.
DT's German Customers Knocked Offline by Suspected Hack
Outages have affected nearly 1 million customers throughout Germany with certain types of routers.
Met’s Siloed IT Systems Putting Children at Risk – Report
London police are failing the capital’s most vulnerable
European Commission Hit By DDoS Attack
Services were offline for a few hours, but there is no indication that data has been compromised
Insider Threat Enabled by Disloyal Employees and Organizational Failures
Organizations are not in touch with employees, and “misunderstand the strength of someone’s loyalty who doesn’t necessarily want to work 9-5”
Kaspersky Lab: A Quarter of Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Unsecured
Consumers and mobile workers at risk
Smartphone App Flaw Leaves Tesla Vehicles Vulnerable To Theft
Tesla cars can be tracked, located, unlocked and driven away by compromising smartphone app
US Navy Admits To Data Breach, 130,000 Exposed
Laptop belonging to HPE worker contracted to the US Navy was "compromised"
Locky Ransomware Spreading Via Facebook, LinkedIn
Ransomware is embedded in images being shared on social media sites
African and Asian Banks Hit by Targeted Zero Day
Exploit targets InPage word processor
Barclays Set to Launch Mobile ATM Cash Service
Android users will be able to withdraw money with a simple tap
Now Appearing: Year-Long Hack at Madison Square Garden
The payment card breach affects some of the city’s most famous venues, including Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.
Deliveroo Under Fire After Hungry Hackers Defraud Firm
Attackers broke into accounts and ordered hundreds of pounds of takeaway
Two-thirds of London Councils Suffered Breach in Past Four Years
Latest FoI request highlights room for improvement
