Infosecurity News
Phantom Menace Attacker Set Sights on Oil Companies
Panda Security uncovers major targeted attack tied to 419 scam
China APT Group Hides C&C IP in TechNet Comments
APT17 looks to throw the white hats off the scent
Spyware Firm Hacked: 400,000 Victims’ Data Stuck on Dark Web
MSpy allowed users to snoop on targets’ mobile devices
MACH37 Cyber-Startup Accelerator Readies for Fall Class
Upon acceptance into the program, participants receive a $50,000 investment to develop and launch their ideas into the market.
(ISC)²: Federal Security Worse Off Than 2 Years Ago
The sector suffers from a poor understanding of risk management, inadequate funding and not enough qualified professionals.
Naikon APT: Stealing State Secrets for 5 Years at Least
This Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) is one of the most active in Asia.
Fox-IT Expands Financial Platform to US
DetACT correlates click-path, event information, traffic information, financial information and historical information in real time.
Chinese Site Serves 83 Windows Executables in Drive-By Attack
Vid sharing site could lead to remote code execution
Phishers Out in Force to Con Yahoo and Dropbox Users
Latest scams hit inboxes at the double
Report: Chinese Breach of USIS Started with SAP
This marks the first time an SAP attack against a national security service provider has been publicly uncovered.
Beijing to Troops: Wearables Represent a National Security Risk
China not happy with soldiers wearing fitbands
Jamie Oliver Serves Up a Heaping Plate of Malware
The website for the UK celebrity chef has been compromised for the third time this year, to serve password-stealers.
Hackers Target Starbucks Mobile Payments App
The ingenious scam takes advantage of the auto-refill function that tops up balances with a linked bank card.
FTC Takes Out Diet Pill Spammers
Sale Slash has a date in court after alleged scam
Adobe Set to Patch Two Critical Flaws in Acrobat
Priority 2 vulnerabilities will get fixed on Tuesday
IT Security Pros Split on Cloud Trustworthiness
The majority of IT security professionals don’t have full visibility into where all their organization’s sensitive data resides.
Widespread Nuclear EK Attack Hits 12,500 Users Per Day
Using a Flash vulns to compromise an ad network, the exploit kit served Carberp, the banking Trojan.
Massive Malvertising Campaign Hits Multiple Porn Sites
The campaign is affecting dozens of top adult sites, with over 250 million monthly visits combined.
Execs Say Cyberattacks Could Disrupt Whole Industries
A coordinated assault would wreak ongoing havoc on business operations, even threatening national security.
US Navy Looks to Dump Lenovo Servers on Security Concerns – Report
Department of Homeland Defense apparently not happy post-IBM deal
