Infosecurity News

Judge: FBI Must Seek Warrant to Hack Suspects
Court rules sending malware is a ‘search’

Mainframe Concerns as CIOs Struggle with GDPR Plans
Compuware research claims many don’t know where data resides

UK Consumers Fail on Password Security
Centrify finds same old mistakes being made

#ISC2Congress: People Should not be Blamed for Successful Phishing Attacks, says Ira Winkler
Security infrastructure failure is to blame for a successful phishing attack

#ISC2Congress: Cybercrime Victims Left Depressed and Traumatized
Victims of cybercrime are suffering emotional trauma which can lead to depression, an expert warned

Wells Fargo Pays Largest Consumer Protection Fine in US History
Unethical employees at the banking giant opened 2 million unauthorized accounts to collect sales incentives.

HITCON Hacking Contest Preps for Kickoff in Taiwan
The Hacks in Taiwan Conference (HITCON) will award the winner $10,000 for the best hacking effort.

US Appoints First-Ever CISO
The retired Brigadier General is the deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at the Department of Homeland Security.

GM Recalls Millions of Cars After Critical Bug Found
General Motors has been forced to recall over four million cars following a software defect linked to at least one death.

Million Dollar DDoS Tool Hacked
A ‘booter’ service designed to simplify DDoS attacks has been hacked and the details of its paying customers revealed, it has emerged.

Russian IM Biz QIP Spills 33 Million User Accounts
Russian instant messaging site QIP.ru has been breached and the details of over 33 million users released, with passwords apparently stored in plaintext.

Cyber Security Challenge UK to Admit Fast Track Entrants
Two luck golden ticket winners will be placed in November Masterclass final

Security Fears as NHS Approves Health Apps
Approved apps will tap directly into UK medical records, according to new government plans

One in Five Ransomware Victims Don’t Get Data Back
Trend Micro report claims nearly half of UK firms have been infected

DHS Downplays Hackers' Ability to Sway US Elections
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said hackers can have little influence on ballot boxes.

Malware Fears as Pokémon Threats Go Social
Corporate security risk for devices connected to networks

Yelp Launches Bug Bounty
The crowdsourced review site’s vulnerability reward payouts will go up to $15,000 for the most impactful exploits

Gugi Banking Trojan Evolves to Bypass Android OS 6 Security
Gugi steals users’ mobile banking credentials by overlaying their genuine banking apps with phishing screens.

Microsoft Switches on UK Cloud but Brexit Fears Loom
Question marks still exist over data transfers between EU and UK

Record Rambler Breach Highlights Password Flaws
Calls for multi-layered authentication after 100 million users were compromised



