Infosecurity News

  1. Researchers Expose Widespread Security Flaws in Medical Kit

    Patient privacy and safety at risk from IoT vulnerabilities

  2. ATM Trojan Writers Tried to Set Alight AV Firm’s Offices

    Dr Web in peril after cyber battle spilled into real world

  3. XOR DDoS Botnet Launches 20 Attacks Per Day via Linux

    A Linux botnet capable of 150+ Gbps DDoS attacks is going after Asian targets, especially gaming sites.

  4. Web Cookies Open the Door to Remote Site Compromise

    Attackers who act as a man-in-the-middle on an HTTP session can inject rogue cookies onto a site and use them to obtain data.

  5. Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Free at Last

    Released from Swedish prison after years behind bars

  6. Kelly Brook Named UK’s Most Dangerous Celebrity

    Global top spot goes to Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren

  7. Banking Trojan Shifu Turns Up in UK

    Advanced malware already infecting hundreds each day

  8. Malvertising Crooks Turn Up in Google Search Results

    Malvertising had the top two advertising spots when a search for YouTube was entered, directing users to a tech support scam.

  9. London Stock Exchange Floats Dedicated Cybersecurity Investment Fund

    The idea is to provide investors with a simple, liquid and cost-effective way to gain access to the cyber-sector.

  10. Gaza Cyber-Attackers Single Out IT and Incident Response Teams

    Privileged account access is the goal

  11. Reported IP Theft Down but Digital Challenges Remain

    Latest IP Crime Report good news for UK government

  12. German Federal Government Certifies Infineon TPM

    OPTIGA is based on the latest TPM 2.0 standard.

  13. Hilton Hotels Latest to be Hit with Data Breach

    Banks have ID'd fraudulent activity on customer cards that were used at Hilton Hotel properties between mid-April and late July 2015.

  14. Snowden Docs Reveal UK Tracking Porn Usage

    Docs say a program called Karma Police records the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.”

  15. GreenDispenser ATM Malware Deletes Itself after Each Heist

    Stealthy new malware coded to avoid detection and analysis

  16. Naikon APT Linked to Chinese Army Unit 78020

    New report points to involvement of Kunming-based PLA unit

  17. Security Experts Predict Growth in Mobile Payments Breaches

    ISACA report claims public Wi-Fi is number one risk

  18. Insider Threats Responsible for 43% of Data Breaches

    The report, from Intel, also revealed that security professionals have experienced an average of six significant security breaches each.

  19. Porn Site xHamster Hit by Malvertising Wave

    The attack is striking adult content portals, including top porn domain xHamster.com which has close to half a billion monthly visitors.

  20. Global Cybercrime Costs $315bn – Report

    Affected firms end up paying 1.2% of revenues, according to Grant Thornton

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