Infosecurity News
CloudPets Breached and Kids’ Voice Messages Exposed
Another connected toy platform found to have insufficient security
Japan-Centric APT Campaign Targets Government
The hackers believed to be behind the election-season hacking in the United States may have now set their sights on Japan.
Boeing Employee Exposes Colleagues’ Data in Privacy Snafu
Insider sent spreadsheet to his wife
Necurs is Back and Ready to DDoS Someone
Necurs is not only a spambot, it is a modular piece of malware that can add new capabilities at any time.
Email Compromises, Phishing Top Insider Threats
More than a third of firms have experienced some information loss, theft or attack via email within the past two years.
Russia Admits Major Info Warfare Mission
Defence minister says cyber troops are spreading propaganda
Most Hackers Can Compromise You in 12 Hours or Less
A full 81% say they can identify and take valuable data with 24 hours.
950,000 Coachella Festival Credentials For Sale on Dark Web
The data is being sold for a mere $300 on the Tochka marketplace.
One-Quarter of Americans Have Had Medical Info Stolen
Victims of medical identity theft had to pay approximately $2,500 in out-of-pocket costs per incident, on average.
Death, Taxes and Identity Theft: Life’s 3 Certainties
Most Americans are not worried about tax fraud in spite of federal reports of 787,000 confirmed identity theft returns in 2016.
Data Sprawl Thwarts the Protection of Critical IP
Understanding user behaviors and intent as they interact with critical business data is a key to greater security, but tools can’t keep up across clouds, devices and user locations.
#TEISS: The Jigsaw Effect - How Hackers Groom Your Staff
Tim Wilson, CISO at Optum International, discusses how cyber-criminals piece together partial sources of information to construct an individual’s identity and form the basis of an attack
Hacker That Tried to Frame Krebs for Heroin Goes to Jail
Vovnenko will go away for 41 months for operating a 13K-strong botnet to steal credentials and financial information.
Cyber Dominates Top Business Continuity Threats
Global study shows new laws and regulations are also worrying firms
TeamSpy Malware Returns to Steal Data
Some of the victims are high-profile industrial, research or diplomatic targets.
State-sponsored Spy Campaign Targets Ukrainian Infrastructure
There is large-scale eavesdropping on sensitive conversations via remotely controlled PC microphones.
CompTIA Unveils Cyberanalyst Certification
CSA+ will offer validation of skills required to use cyber-threat detection tools and perform data analysis.
Mobile Ransomware Jumps 50% in a Year
Eset report urges victims not to pay up
Florida Man Gets Four Years for $1m Spam Campaign
Business used proxy servers and botnets to stay hidden
(ISC)2 Opens Applications for Undergrad Cyber-Scholarships
Multiple scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded, and international applicants are accepted.
