Infosecurity News
Remote Working Policies Causing Data Breach Risk
New report highlights issues of employee awareness
Atrocity Videos and Celeb Sex Tapes Bombard Facebook
Attackers are piquing social network users’ curiosity with malicious scams
DDoS Against Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement Linked to Chinese APT Actors
DDoS and APT campaigns are likely both state-sponsored.
Back-to-School Phishing Campaign Uses .edu to Avoid Blacklists
An email campaign that’s spreading the Zeus banking trojan is using a new tactic: making use of compromised .edu domains.
Crowti Ransomware Blooms in the US
Crowti is similar to CryptoLocker, and is spreading through spam emails and exploit kits.
Pirate Bay Founder Gets 42 Months for CSC Hack
Gottrid Warg sent down for persistent and systemic attack
IT Admins Often Turn off DPI and Other Firewall Features
Despite the recent data breach tsunami, admins are still sacrificing security for performance.
Thousands of SMBs Targeted in Malicious Redirect Campaign
A large, coordinated malware effort is taking advantage of lax security at Mom-and-Pop businesses.
Cyber Thursday in Europe as 29 Countries Take Part in Exercises
Enisa-led CyberEurope exercise features 400 IT security professionals
Pizza Hut Fans Targeted in Latest Asprox Spam Campaign
Hungry netizens get more than they bargain for
Brazilian Fraudsters Hit US Banks with Fake EMV Card Transactions
A rash of attacks show that chip-and-PIN cards aren't as safe as banks thought.
Samsung Android Phones in Remote Lock Shock
NIST warns of serious flaw which could allow a hacker to remotely lock handsets
Tor Node Red-Flagged for Slinging Malware
Researchers spot Russian exit node modifying binaries via MITM patching
Hackers Hit the White House
What appears to be a recon mission points out that a breach on such a high-profile target is inevitable.
Sandworm Vector Used for New, 'Dyre' Consequences
A variant of the Dyreza/Dyre banking trojan malware is mounting a fresh offensive on the financial sector, witha new twist.
London Authorities Nab Suspect in $2.6Mn ATM Heist
An eastern European organized crime gang is believed to have hit 51 ATMs over the May Day holiday.
DDoS Preparedness: More Than a Firewall
DDoS attacks are becoming more common, increasingly sophisticated and more costly--but most businesses have no idea how to prepare.
Chinese Espionage Group Directed a 6-Year, Widescale Offensive
The Axiom group victimized pro-democracy non-governmental organizations (NGO) with hundreds of thousands of infections.
FireEye Unmasks Kremlin-Sponsored Cyber-Gang APT28
Group has operated for seven years stealing defense and geopolitical intelligence
ICS-CERT Three Year BlackEnergy Attack on Industrial Control Systems
Asset owners and operators urged to audit industrial systems immediately
