Infosecurity News

Moker RAT Has Unusual Characteristics
It can operate as a local access trojan, without a command & control server, receiving its commands locally, through a hidden control panel.

Samsung Pay Provider Hacked Secretly for Months
China suspected of grabbing IP from LoopPay

Malicious Android Adware Kemoge Roots Victim Devices
FireEye warns users not to click on suspicious links

Iran Threat Group Uses Fake LinkedIn Network to Target Victims
A network of fake LinkedIn profiles has been created to help the threat actors target potential victims through social engineering.

Cisco Snares Angler Cybercrime Group Worth $30m Annually
Talos group disrupts proxy network making a fortune from ransomware

VASCO to Acquire Silanis
Silanis provides electronic signature (e-signature) and digital transaction solutions used to sign, send and manage documents.

ID Theft Victims Remain Vulnerable Long After A Hack
Over a long-term period compromised identities are seen moving industries, likely in an attempt to defeat traditional fraud detection tools.

Attack Vector Aims at Microsoft Outlook Web Application
Attackers could record authentication credentials and be provided with complete backdoor capabilities.

Fresh Apple Malware Attacks Jailbroken and Non-Jailbroken Devices
It’s the first malware seen in the wild that abuses private APIs in the iOS system to implement malicious functionalities.

UK’s Nuclear Industry at Risk of Major Cyber-Attack
Chatham House warns ‘air gapping’ is a myth

Millennials Are Cyber-Slackers When it Comes to Security
18-34 year-olds put themselves at a higher risk than most by doing things like checking financial accounts on public Wi-Fi and not using a password on their phones.

Chip-and-PIN Deadline: US Nowhere Near Ready
Also, most cards will still only require the presenter to provide a signature to complete the transaction.

Banking Malware Gangs Refocus Efforts on UK
Sphinx, Kronos and Shifu all aimed at British banks

Experian Data Breach Exposes Details of 15 Million Users
T-Mobile customers are among those affected

Tech Support Scammers Will Make $1.5bn this Year
Microsoft claims to have received over 175,000 complaints

Companies Take an Average of 100-120 Days to Patch Vulnerabilities
There have been over 1.2 billion successful exploits witnessed in 2015 to date, an increase of 445% from 2014.

UK in Top Five Most Targeted EMEA Nations
FireEye stats show education is worst hit in first half of 2015

Russian Citadel Hacker Sentenced to 4.5 Years
Belorossov said to have infected over 7,000 victims

Trustwave, Palo Alto Ink Managed Services Alliance
The alliance expands Trustwave managed security to include Palo Alto devices, and Trustwave's threat intel will incorporate the cloud-based WildFire service.

Fresh Ransomware Campaign Has a 0% Detection Rate
Heimdal Security has identified the campaign as the fourth major ransomware campaign in the wild since the beginning of September.



