Infosecurity News
VirusTotal Changes T&Cs to Stop Abuses
Some AV firms are taking data without contributing
Walmart Confirms Card Data Theft
US retail giant Walmart has confirmed reports that a number of its customers have had their payment cards compromised and bank accounts drained.
ICO Fines Health Clinic for Revealing HIV Patient Names, Addresses
An administrative error resulted in addresses wrongly entered into the ‘to’ field instead of the ‘bcc’ field.
Swiss Defense Minister: Davos Was Targeted by Cyberattack
He said that he suspects the attackers were bent on cyber-espionage, and were likely of Russian origin.
Panama Papers Source Offers to Work with Law Enforcement
The unidentified source said that the papers prove that a wide range of crimes are being carried out by the ultra-wealthy, unchecked.
White Hat Researcher Jailed for Exposing SQLi Flaws
Florida police cuff security boss following election site hack
AlphaLocker Makes Ransomware Easy and Profitable for All
A $65 price point allows the less-skilled to use ransomware with little to no coding and zero ramp-up time.
Banking Trojan Targets US and Mexico Using App Libraries
It tracks for certain URLs (including for Mexico’s second largest bank, Banamex), intercepts websites and inserts proxies.
Hackers Replace Ransomware with Dummy File
One small step in the fight against Locky
Android Flaw Affects Millions of Devices Going Back 5 Years
It gives attackers access to victims’ SMS databases and phone history, and allows them to access the internet—all undetected.
ADP W-2 Breach a Perfect Example of 'FlowJacking'
HR giant ADP, which provides payroll, tax and benefits administration for more than 640,000 companies, was hit hard by identity thieves.
Online Fraud to Hit $25 Billion by 2020 – Report
Juniper Research reckons US switch to chip and PIN will have major effect
‘Disappearing Drives’ Top Reason for Data Loss
This may be caused by failing hardware or voltage fluctuations, and highlights the need to run regular backups for the data.
Russian Hacker Puts Millions of Gmail, Yahoo, Mail.ru Accounts Up for Sale—Report
Hold Security has uncovered 272.3 million stolen credentials for the world's largest webmail providers, for sale on the Dark Web.
Facebook Awards $10,000 Bug Bounty to 10-Year-Old
Finnish lad set to splash out on new bike after finding Instagram flaw
Introducing Infy: A Decade-Long Attack Campaign from Iran
Palo Alto uncovers a highly focused cyber espionage threat
Class-Action Suit Over Lost Mercy Health USB Drive Dismissed in PA Court
The case was dismissed despite allegedly losing a USB flash drive containing sensitive information for approximately 300,000 patients.
Hacker-For-Hire Pioneer Ordered to Pay $7 Million
Nikita Kuzmin created notorious Gozi malware
Third-Party Risk Escalates, But C-Suiters Aren't Paying Attention
Ponemon found that only 8% say improvement of their organizations' relationship with business partners is a top risk-management objective.
(ISC)2 Announces GISLA Finalists, Federal Reserve CISO to Keynote
U.S. Government Information Security Leadership Awards recognize excellence in advancing the nation’s cybersecurity program.
