Infosecurity News
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
Turner’s CISO Joins NTSC Board of Directors
NTSC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization to drive the national dialogue on security in the United States.
Government to Buy (ISC)2 Certifications Under GSA Schedule
US federal and state/local agencies gain pre-approved pricing to advance the security skills of their IT workforce.
92% of UK ISPs Experience Monthly Cyberattacks
Government and law enforcement should also improve how they deal with reports and the coordination of cybersecurity, respondents said.
#Cloudsec2016 Ransomware Hits NHS Trusts, Police Forces and Councils
In a session called ‘The cybercrime shop: the shadow economy behind the boom in online blackmail’, Geoff White, technology journalist and producer at Channel 4, shared the preliminary results of his investigation into ransomware attacks on the public sector.
Japan Voices Concerns on Post-Brexit Data Protection
Tokyo sends unprecedented message to negotiators
Brazzers Porn Site Users Caught Out in Data Breach
Nearly 800,000 account credentials exposed
UK’s Cyber Amateurs Battle Shadowy Hackers
Winners shortlisted for Cyber Security Challenge UK final
John McAfee Sues Intel over Naming Rights
Trademark battle looms
Florida IT Guy Arrested for 2011 Linux Hack
Attacks took servers offline for a month
Dropbox Phishing Campaign Delivers Bogus Invoices
When a user clicks on the link within the email, a zip archive file is almost immediately downloaded, with malware.
Global Smartphone Malware Jumps 98% Over Six Months
Android in the dock again, according to Nokia report
Inteno Router Flaw Could Give Remote Hackers Full Access
Man in the Middle attackers get the keys to the kingdom
Second Celebgate Hacker Faces Just Nine Months – Report
Chicago man will be transferred to his hometown later this month
Hackers Had Access to OneLogIn Data for More Than a Month
An exploit of a bug in the code gave hackers easy access to cleartext notepads for a segment of its 12 million users.
#Oktane16: CSO Panel Discusses Cloud & Mobile Security
An impressive panel of security leaders from some of the industry’s most prestigious companies met to discuss cloud and mobile security at Oktane16 in Las Vegas
