Infosecurity News

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

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



