Infosecurity News
#ISC2CongressEMEA: Smart City Risk Factors Could Lead to Loss of Life
At the (ISC)2 Congress in Dublin, Ireland, on October 19, security analyst Megha Sharma presented her research and risk assessment of the three key areas in a smart city
TrickBot Banking Trojan, Heir to Dyre
TrickBot shares much in common with the Dyre malware, which became notorious in late 2014 and early 2015.
PassCV Targets Pokémon Go, Online Gaming Platforms
A large cluster of attacks against game developers uses malware designed to harvest stored passwords and log keystrokes.
City of London Hit by More Ransomware Than Some Countries
Cybercriminals target major financial institutions in Square Mile
#ISC2CongressEMEA: Why CEO Fraud Works and How to Stop it
CEO Fraud is the latest variation in a plethora of similar email-based cyber-attacks. It’s niche, but it has a 90% success rate
Nation-State Hackers Hit Japanese Nuclear Facility
They took 59,000 research files on the use of tritium, also known as Hydrogen-3, which is a key component of hydrogen bombs.
App DevOps Improving But Third Party Component Risk Remains
Veracode study claims 60% of apps fail security on first scan
Euro Bank Robbers Blow Up 492 ATMs
Thieves supplement cyber attacks with old-fashioned brute force
Certificate Snafu Forces Global Sites Offline
GlobalSign accidentally revoked cross certificate, causing downstream chaos
UK Banks ‘Under-reporting’ Cyber Incidents
Report claims lenders are trying to protect image by staying mum
Pro-Trump Hackers Deface Clinton Wikipedia Page
Pornographic image uploaded to site as campaign chief’s Twitter account is hacked
Cards at Risk as Online Skimming Jumps 69%
Researcher finds malicious JavaScript stealing card info from e-commerce sites
IDC: Security Spending to Top $100 Billion by 2020
The overall spend on security hardware, software and services will increase an impressive 38% by 2020.
Whisper Adds Self-Destructing Messages to Signal Email
Any conversation can be configured to delete sent and received messages after a specified interval.
Feds Investigate Email Hack of Clinton Campaign Boss
Russia again suspected as investigation widens
Vera Bradley Faces Payment Card Data Breach
Bespoke malware lifted card data from 122 stores and 44 outlets.
G-7 Issues Cybersecurity Guidelines
The G-7 released the Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector this week, which are guidelines for protecting the global financial sector from cyberattacks.
A Quarter of UK Police Websites Are Insecure
25% lack automatic secure connections, and many are open to POODLE attacks, despite increased spending.
Eko Malware Targets Facebook Users
Eko subjects users to unwanted advertisements, and can spy on users, collecting their personal data.
Lloyds Combats Call Center Fraudsters with New Tech
Pindrop will analyze calls and provide a risk score for staff
