Infosecurity News
ESET Announces Raft of Security Additions in Version 10 Release
Speaking at a press event in Bratislava ESET’s chief technology officer Palo Luka announced some of the new encryption features that have been added as part of the company’s Version 10 release of its consumer security software
Malware Gambit Uses Facebook, Google Chrome and SVG Images
Malware is spreading through messages that contain only an image.
Trump Mentions Cyber in 100-Day Plan
Details were few, but the Republican pledged to create a Cyber Review Team.
AdultFriendFinder Notifies Customers About Massive Breach—Finally
After waiting a week, the hookup site finally started notifying users that its website was hacked in what is the largest breach of 2016.
Microsoft to Bid Farewell to SHA-1 in February
Valentine’s Day break-up on the cards for insecure algorithm
ESET: CEO Fraud - Understanding How it Works
Protecting yourself from CEO fraud comes down to understanding how an attack works
SIM Box, OTT Bypass Growing Threats to Mobile Operators
More than 80% of operators said they are experiencing SIM box fraud, draining revenue.
Twitter Celebs and Corporate Accounts Hacked Through Third Party
Attackers compromised Twitter Counter to post messages
Three Breach Hit 133,000 Customers
CEO confirms incident last week
BlackNurse DDoS Takes Just One Laptop to Nix a Network
The offensive is capable of taking down networks. In fact, an average laptop can produce about a 180Mbps DDoS attack.
Qualcomm Launches Bug Bounty for Mobile Processors
The program offers up to $15,000 for vulnerabilities found in the Qualcomm Snapdragon family of mobile processors.
Android Vulnerability Affects 2.8 Million Devices
The flaw makes phones vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, allowing arbitrary commands as a privileged user.
Three Arrested After Suspected Insider Breach at Three
UK operator under fire after men intercept upgrade devices
IT Decentralization Has Deep Security Impact
Move to the cloud creates a lack of clear ownership and responsibility for various mission-critical IT functions.
NatWest Implements Behavioral Biometrics for Online Banking
Authentication uses more than 500 points of behavior such as hand-eye coordination, pressure, hand tremors and scrolling.
FIFA Hackers Steal $16 Million from EA
Malware racked up false virtual in-game currency that they exchanged on the black market for US dollars.
Snoopers’ Charter Passes Lords Test
Controversial Investigatory Powers Bill will become law
Consumers Blame Companies, Not Password Mistakes, for Compromises
A third of US consumers put the value of their online life at somewhere between $100,000 to priceless.
Ransomware Threatens to Expose Child Pornography
New variant finds real evidence of wrongdoing to nail victims
#ISSEconf: Shifting to Self-learning, Self-defending Networks
Speaking at ISSE Conference 2016 in Paris, Emily Orton, director of Darktrace, argued that traditional security approaches alone are simply now not enough to defend against evolving cyber-threats, instead advocating the use of machine-based learning to aid in the battle against cybercrime
