Infosecurity News
LA Times Fixes WordPress Flaw Offered for Sale
Hacker took to Twitter to offer access to site
Amazon Implements Password Reset after Credentials Leaked Online
Amazon said because password re-use is rampant, it wanted to take the opportunity to prompt customers to protect themselves.
Adobe Preps Patch for Critical Flash Bug Exploited in Wild
Flaw is being exploited to target Windows systems
Cognitive Biometrics Goes Commercial with Behavior ID
A complex mix of mouse dynamics, keystrokes, GUI interaction and advanced behavioral algorithms establish a unique user profile.
FIDO Alliance Passes 150 Post-Password Certified Products
Asia Pacific region is one of the fastest growing markets for FIDO, driven by demand from financial services and mobile operators.
Turkish Identity Breach May Affect 50 Million
A breach of the Turkish national database has confirmed that it contains personal information of around 50 million.
Enisa Calls for EU Cyber Crisis Management Framework
Sector needs to better prepare for major incident, says agency
WordPress, Joomla Subject to Widespread Injection Attack
Since November 2015, Avast has registered more than 4.5 million users who encountered the infection.
Panama Papers Offer a Leaked Window into the Shadow Realm of Offshoring
Exposing heads of state and the world's elite, it is perhaps the largest leak of confidential information ever seen by the media.
Mergers and Acquisitions Put Orgs at Greater Risk of Attack
Report by from Digital Shadows finds a company’s security infrastructure is more vulnerable during the Mergers and Acquisition process.
Ransomware Threat Hits Critical Mass
US Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre warn of widespread, "devastating" infections.
55+ Companies and Counting Fall to W-2 Phishing Scams
Pivotal Software and Kentucky State University, the latest targets, have added thousands of affected employees to the victim count.
Verizon Database Found Open on the Internet
Hard on the heels of a Verizon data breach of 1.5 million customer contact details, another DB was found to be wide open.
USA and UK set to Contest Nuclear War Games
The USA and UK are to resume critical infrastructure testing later this year, with simulated cyber-attacks taking place on a nuclear power plant.
Insider Threats Are Ubiquitous and Undetected
In most cases, insiders took advantage of granted, trusted access to data, rather than trying to directly hack in to databases and files.
World Backup Day Returns as Ransomware Epidemic Bites
Awareness raising initiative has never been more important, say experts
Moonpig Hacker Escapes Jail Term
Cumbria man has to pay just £200 and complete 100 hours unpaid work
Kaiten Malware Returns to Threaten IoT
ESET researchers characterize the new version as “a Linux bot on steroids," with an improved spreading mechanism.
Data Safety Tops Cloud Database Security Concerns
As the cloud expands, 44% of enterprise organizations are still hesitant in moving sensitive information to cloud hosted databases.
Cyber-Upgrades Coming for Trident Nuclear Missile Program
American and British Trident missiles will be upgraded because there is “legitimate concern” about threats from the cyber-realm.
