Infosecurity News

Energy Firms Under Fire: Over 80% Suffer Attacks in 2015
Tripwire study shows rate of attacks is also increasing

MegalodonHTTP Author Arrested in December RAT Raid
Norwegian and Europol officers worked with Damballa to track suspects

Raytheon|Websense Becomes Forcepoint
The company combines Websense, Raytheon Cyber Products and the recently-acquired Stonesoft next-generation firewall business.

Over 22,000 USBs May Have Been Left in Dry Cleaners
Eset study warns of dangers of removable media

Accenture: Firms Must Improve ‘Digital Stewardship’
Customers no longer trust businesses to use personal data securely

Average Cost of a Spear Phishing Incident: $1.6Mn
In the past 12 months, spear phishing was responsible for 38 percent of cyber-attacks on their enterprises.

Business Confidence in Cloud Security Grows
As organizations implement better security policies, CISOs are also starting to play a critical role as the cloud takes over.

Rare Silverlight Zero-Day Uncovered in Hacking Team Saga
The exploit is a heavyweight bug, with the potential to successfully attack a raft of major targets.

Light Patch Load for first Microsoft Update Round of 2016
Nine bulletins to work on but IE migration should be a priority

Police Around the World Join Forces to Target DDoS Gang
DD4BC suspect arrested and evidence seized

Faithless Fans Suffer Data Breach thanks to SQLi Flaw
Site owners didn’t contact users after September attack

Malicious SEO Campaign Uses SQL Injection to Confuse Page Rankings
The intent is to confuse search engine bots and erroneously impact page rankings for thousands of sites, for mass web defacement.

Most Health and Financial Mobile Apps Are Rife with Vulnerabilities
59% of the Android mobile finance apps tested had at least three Top 10 risks, whereas a full 100% of the iOS apps tested had at least three.

Trochilus RAT Discovered in Multi-Pronged Government Attack
A group of malware is targeting government websites in Asia, using watering-hole methods and spear phishing.

Brazil’s Cybercriminals Compete for Online Infamy – Report
Trend Micro says distracted police and lax laws are to blame

Turkish Hacker Jailed for Over 300 Years
Onur Kopçak gets 135 years to add to his previous 199

Firms Already Swamped by Right to be Forgotten Requests
New study claims few are ready for GDPR compliance

Spymel Trojan Taps Digital Certificates to Avoid Detection
Spymel infects the targeted system through spammed email, spies on all user activity, and relays it to the attacker.

Feds Warn Banks of Rising Ransomware Tide
There has been a concerning uptick in both the number and severity of attacks against financial institutions that involve extortion.

General Motors Launches Bug Bounty Program
Car maker in security push



