Infosecurity News
Official Black Hat USA App Allows Spying, Attendee Impersonation
After guessing a registrant’s email address, an attacker can log in as that person, post messages, track movements and more.
Chinese Hackers Attack Airports Across Vietnam
One source said that personal data of some 411,000 passengers had been lifted as well.
Most Brits Don’t Want Snoopers’ Charter – Report
Government not trusted with its citizens’ data
Ransomware Author Leaks Rival’s Decryption Keys
Fresh hope for victims of Chimera malware
AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Snared 1 Million Victims Per Day
AdGholas carefully targeted malicious ads and filtered impressions based on the victim’s language settings, time zone and even PC brand.
DDoS Reflection Attacks Soar 80% in Q2
Nexusguard points to growing hacktivist threat
Russian Site Deer.io is ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Cybercrime
Site offers the first 'all in one' criminal service of its kind
Locky Rises to the Top of the Email Threat Heap
Malicious mails were up 230% quarter-over-quarter, with campaigns peaking at hundreds of millions of messages per day.
Hackers Replicate TSA Master Luggage Keys
Pretty much anyone now can make a key that unlocks your luggage.
Security Concerns as Amazon Prepares for UK Drone Deliveries
Aerial vehicles must be regulated and QA tested
O2 Customer Data Discovered for Sale on Dark Web
Operator claims it wasn’t breached
DNC Chairwoman to Resign Following Wikileaks Email Leak
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has announced she is to step down from her post following the extensive email leak of some 19,000 messages from Democratic party officials.
NHS: 'Sorry for Sending Patient Data to the Wrong Doctors for 5 Years'
Various GPs routinely received information for patients they didn’t have on their rosters, including lab/test results and treatment steps.
Pornhub Hacked to Access Billions of Users' Information
The white hats could have “dump[ed] the complete database of Pornhub" including the IDs of those uploading and starring in adult vids.
FBI Opens DNC Hack Probe; Clinton Says Russia is Pro-Trump
Wikileaks publishes leaked emails showing bias within the DNC for presumptive Dem nominee Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
New Decryption Tools Aid Ransomware Fight
AVG and Palo Alto Networks step up
Open Source Tools to Get Brussels Security Audit
Move will improve the software used by the European Commission and Parliament
Hacker Makes Off with 1.6 Million 'Clash of Kings' Records
Hacker took advantage of outdated or lax security being run on the game's official forum
Snowden Proposes Smartphone Privacy Introspection Engine
Whistle-blower turned Russia-based privacy advocate Edward Snowden has proposed a device that will inform users when their phones are tracking or disclosing their location.
Indie Record Label Admits To Data Breach Following Hack
Beggars Group, a conglomerate of many of the world’s biggest independent record labels, has confirmed it was hacked
