Infosecurity News

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.

Researchers Expose Widespread Security Flaws in Medical Kit
Patient privacy and safety at risk from IoT vulnerabilities

ATM Trojan Writers Tried to Set Alight AV Firm’s Offices
Dr Web in peril after cyber battle spilled into real world

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.

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.

Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Free at Last
Released from Swedish prison after years behind bars

Kelly Brook Named UK’s Most Dangerous Celebrity
Global top spot goes to Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren

Banking Trojan Shifu Turns Up in UK
Advanced malware already infecting hundreds each day

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.

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.

Gaza Cyber-Attackers Single Out IT and Incident Response Teams
Privileged account access is the goal



