Infosecurity News
Hackers Hit US Weather Agency in Mystery Attack
NOAA accused of cover-up as cause of incursion remains unknown.
Stuxnet Was First Aimed at Five Iranian Industrial Firms
New revelations claim contractor for the Natanz facility was ‘patient zero.’
Company Director Fined Just £500 After Illegal Data Access
He pretended to be Orange security staff member to get log-ins for customer database.
Hong Kong Sites Hit by 111% Rise in DDoS Attacks
Massive October spike coincides with pro-democracy protests
State-sponsored Hackers Gear Up for G20
CrowdStrike warns Chinese attackers and hacktivists may be readying campaigns
Russian Government ‘Condoned’ Cyber Attacks on West
Mandiant boss says Kremlin and criminal elements have stepped up activity
Rotten Tomato: APT or Common Hack Attempt?
The attackers are not only using the aging CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability, but the newer CVE-2014-1761 as well, exploiting these to download or drop a Zbot variant.
Home Depot: Massive Breach Happened Via Third-Party Vendor Credentials
Home Depot also said that 53 million email addresses were stolen along with the previously disclosed 56 million payment card details.
(ISC)2 Gives US Veterans a Cyber-leg Up
The foundation has announced the first round of recipients of the 2014/2015 U.S.A. Cyber Warrior Scholarship.
Aussie Spies Warn G20 Delegates to Expect Cyber Attacks
Signals Directorate releases best practice advice on how to stay safe online
Facebook Reports Increased Law Enforcement Info Requests
The latest transparency report shows the highest number of requests ever recorded for info on the social network's users.
Samsung Says 'Find My Mobile' is Safe from Hackers
The app, used for Galaxy devices remotely, has been patched.
UK Data in Peril as Rovnix Infects Over 130,000 Machines
Information-stealing trojan has its sights set on Blighty
Q3 Spike Sees 20 Million New Malware Strains
Panda Security stats show trojans still top the list
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
