Infosecurity News
Nasty Trojan Spreads Global Ransomware via Email
Trojan downloader Nemucod has unusually high prevalence in Europe, North America (especially Canada), Australia and Japan.
Report: FBI Raids Former Palm Beach Deputy in Data Leak Case
Thousands of confidential records of judges and police officers were leaked by a Russian supporter of former Palm Beach deputy Mark Dougan.
WhatsApp Next in the Firing Line for Encryption-Hating FBI
Messaging encryption could be the next target for legal action
UK Phishing Scams Hit 8,000 Per Month
New figures highlight scale of the email threat
Orange Cyberdefense to Acquire Threat Intelligence Provider Lexsi
Orange Cyberdefense is to acquire French Threat Intelligence Provider Lexsi.
Porn Sites Deliver Money-Stealing Android Trojan
Android Marcher trojan uses porn sites to scam users into giving up financial data.
Hackers Breach and Shame the KKK's Security Company
The hackers released Staminus customer information, including that for sites belonging to the Ku Klux Klan.
MWR Opens HackFu for Entry
MWR InfoSecurity has announced the launch of the ninth annual HackFu Challenge, designed to test contenders’ hacking, scripting, tinkering, lock-picking, crypto and problem-solving skills to the extreme.
Cyber Crooks Steal $80 Million from Bangladesh Bank
Online heist is one of the biggest in history
Adobe Issues Patch for 23 Flash Flaws
One of the vulnerabilities is being actively exploited
Rosen Hotels Becomes Latest Chain to Suffer Data Breach
Hotel giant failed to spot intrusion for well over a year
21st Century Oncology Breach: A Sign of Things to Come
The breach affecting 2.2 million demonstrates a new trend in healthcare hacks: expanding beyond hospitals and insurance.
Boardroom-CISO Communications Breakdown is Endemic
Osterman Research finds fewer than 40% of IT and security executives feel they get help from the board to address cybersecurity threats.
Siloed Network Security Leads to 5+ Incidents Per Year
Frost & Sullivan found that 72% of large enterprises saw 5+ security incidents per year—mostly driven by attacks on managed devices.
ISIS Data Breach Leaks Recruits’ Details
Coup for Western intelligence agencies as key USB drive is stolen
Most CIOs Fear Fines Under New Euro Data Protection Laws
Egress report reveals too many are focused on external threats
Facebook Fixes Major 'Brute Force' Bug
Social network issues grateful $15,000 bounty for beta site flaw
Unlucky 13 as Microsoft Unveils March Patch Update
Five critical security bulletins to address this month
Whalers Con Employee W-2s Out of Environmental Resource Management
Part of a rash of tax season phishing efforts, ERM is the latest to hand over everything needed for identity theft and tax return fraud.
Consumers Don't Trust .ninja and Other Newfangled Domains
Over half of surfers (52%) express discomfort in visiting websites ending in new domains.
