Infosecurity News
IBM Watson Moves into Commercial Testing
After training for a year on the language of cybersecurity, the AI engine is entering a beta phase with 40+ security teams.
Malaysia to Establish Cybersecurity Academy
The Malaysian Digital Economic Corporation (MDEC) and PGI will develop a cybersecurity academy in Malaysia.
Obama Administration Advises Trump to Train 100K Hackers
A comprehensive report calls for establishing a national cybersecurity workforce program and setting international rules of engagement.
Researchers Warn of Visa Payment Fraud Gaps
They were able to work out CV2 and expiry dates in six seconds
Car Dealer Accused of Stealing Pastor’s Nude Pics
Report claims he sent photos of cleric’s wife to swingers’ site
Shamoon Resurfaces to Attack Important Saudi Targets
The Shamoon malware is responsible for a hack that destroyed computers at six important Saudi organizations.
Using Tor, Cerber Ransomware Tries a New Infection Tack
Adversaries are leveraging Google and Tor2Web proxies in novel ways to spread Cerber 5.0.1.
Europol Left Red-Faced After Terror Data Leak
Officer left sensitive data exposed to internet
Malware Tied to China Spotted Attacking Taiwanese Government Networks
A malware campaign is targeting specific Taiwanese government network ranges to install the IXESHE backdoor malware.
Half of IT Pros Say Insider Threats Are a Bigger Concern Than Hackers
The majority of security professionals (87%) are concerned about naive individuals or careless employees who bend the rules.
UK Lenders Shared Threat Info After Tesco Bank Attack
Contingency plan kicked in to boost resilience
NCA: Thousands Caught Out in Sextortion Scams Each Year
Four suicides have been linked to the webcam-based blackmail trend
Gooligan Malware Breaches 1M+ Google Accounts
Attackers can access users’ sensitive data from Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Play and G Suite.
Cobalt Group Linked to ATM Jackpotting Across Europe
Using phishing to access networks and plant malware on ATMs, crooks send a remote command for the machines to spit out cash.
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
