Infosecurity News

Bitstamp Hackers Steal $5 Million in Bitcoins
Operational wallets compromised as crypto-currency suffers first blow of 2015

Morgan Stanley Fires Employee After Data Leaked Online
Insider breach suspected after Pastebin post offers client log-ins for cash

Moonpig Flaw Leaves User Info Exposed for Over a Year
Researcher told card maker about problem in August 2013

Wifiphisher Cleverly Captures WPA Credentials
The automated tool mounts a social engineering campaign and a man-in-the-middle attack to capture credentials.

'Muslim Hackers' Strike Little-Known Bus and Train Timetable Site
Bristolians miffed by incongruous web defacement

South Korea Plays Down Worm Infection at Nuke Plant
USBs likely to have introduced “low risk” worm, says energy minister

Google Slammed for Disclosing Windows 8.1 Flaw
Project Zero’s strict 90-day deadline branded ‘irresponsible'

Hackers Gain Admin Rights with Windows 8.1 Flaw
An unpatched privilege escalation flaw in Windows 8.1 opens the door for network infiltration.

WTF????? Steam Chat Spreads Malware
The popular online gaming outlet has been infiltrated to push credential-stealing malware.

China Blocks Gmail as Censorship Noose Tightens
Activists urge tech giants to revoke certificates.

FBI on the Hunt for Cyber Special Agents
Feds want more tech experts in their crime-fighting ranks.

Backoff POS Malware Vets Targets via Surveillance Cameras
The people behind Backoff have been using surveillance cameras to verify that machines are in fact POS devices.

Thunderstrike Mac Attack Achieves Persistence
The attack makes use of the laptops’ physical Thunderbolt interface to achieve persistent boot rootkits.

China Blamed for Operation Poisoned Helmand Attack on Afghan Sites
War torn country sucked into Beijing’s South Asian strategy

Anunak APT Gang Makes Off With $18 Million
Russian cyber-criminals target internal banking systems

(ISC)² Security Congress Opens Call for Speakers
Hot topics will include cloud security and mobility—and the intersection between them.

ISIS Likely Behind Cyber-attack Unmasking Syrian Rebels
A citizen media group critical of ISIS was recently targeted in a customized digital attack designed to unmask their location.

AutoIT-based POS Malware 'Sparks' Fresh Threat
A variant of the Alina malware, used to scrape credit card (CC) data from point of sale (POS) software, has been rampaging its way through the wild lately.

Experts Warn of Mobile Ransomware Deluge on Social Media
Bitdefender claims cyber-criminals will look to new channels to spread malware in 2015

Sony Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Following Cyber Attack
Employees feel let down by movie giant after their personal data was exposed



