Read the original article: North Korean Hacking Group Attacks Israeli Defense Industry Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 12 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/world/middleeast/north-korea-hackers-israel.html By Ronen Bergman and Nicole Perlroth nytimes.com Aug. 12, 2020 TEL AVIV — Israel claimed Wednesday that it had thwarted…
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The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number
Read the original article: The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 12 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w9pw/russian-sims-encrypted By Joseph Cox Vice.com August 12, 2020 The unsolicited call came from France. Or at least that's what…
OCR warns hospitals of HIPAA compliance scams
Read the original article: OCR warns hospitals of HIPAA compliance scams Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 12 https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ocr-warns-hospitals-apparent-hipaa-compliance-scams By Mike Miliard Healthcare IT News August 11, 2020 The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and…
0-days, a failed patch, and a backdoor threat. Update Tuesday highlights
Read the original article: 0-days, a failed patch, and a backdoor threat. Update Tuesday highlights Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 12 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/update-tuesday-fixes-2-0days-and-botched-patch-for-a-backdoor-threat/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica 08/12/2020 Microsoft on Tuesday patched 120 vulnerabilities, two that are notable because…
Ransomware: Why one city chose to the pay the ransom after falling victim
Read the original article: Ransomware: Why one city chose to the pay the ransom after falling victim Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 12 https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-why-one-city-chose-to-the-pay-the-ransom-after-falling-victim/ By Danny Palmer ZDNet.com August 12, 2020 A US city has explained why it gave…
FBI says an Iranian hacking group is attacking F5 networking devices
Read the original article: FBI says an Iranian hacking group is attacking F5 networking devices Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 11 https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-says-an-iranian-hacking-group-is-attacking-f5-networking-devices/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet.com August 10, 2020 A group of elite hackers associated with the…
US Cyber Command is using unclassified networks to fight election interference
Read the original article: US Cyber Command is using unclassified networks to fight election interference Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 10 https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/08/10/us-cyber-command-is-using-unclassified-networks-to-fight-election-interference/ By Mark Pomerleau C4ISRNET.com 08/10/2020 WASHINGTON — U.S. Cyber Command is using unclassified networks and publicly available…
House Republicans introduce legislation to give states $400 million for elections
Read the original article: House Republicans introduce legislation to give states $400 million for elections Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/510362-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-give-states-400-million-for By Maggie Miller The Hill 08/03/2020 A group of House Republicans on Monday introduced legislation that would…
Leaky S3 buckets have gotten so common that they’re being found by the thousands now, with lots of buried secrets
Read the original article: Leaky S3 buckets have gotten so common that they’re being found by the thousands now, with lots of buried secrets Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/03/leaky_s3_buckets/ By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco The Register…
DOD, FBI, DHS release info on malware used in Chinese government-led hacking campaigns
Read the original article: DOD, FBI, DHS release info on malware used in Chinese government-led hacking campaigns Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://www.cyberscoop.com/taidoor-malware-report-china-cisa-dod-fbi/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP August 3, 2020 The U.S. government publicly put forth information Monday…
Travel management company CWT hands over $4.5M following ransomware attack
Read the original article: Travel management company CWT hands over $4.5M following ransomware attack Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/02/travel-management-company-cwt-hands-4-5m-following-ransomware-attack/ By Duncan Riley SiliconAngle.com 08/02/2020 Business travel management company CWT Global B.V. is the latest company to pay…
New England guardsmen test their skills in Cyber Yankee 2020
Read the original article: New England guardsmen test their skills in Cyber Yankee 2020 Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/08/03/new-england-guardsmen-test-their-skills-in-cyber-yankee-2020/ By Mark Pomerleau C4ISRNET.com 08/03/2020 Members of the National Guard from New England states concluded a two-week cyber…
DOD, FBI, DHS release info on malware used in Chinese government-led hacking campaigns
Read the original article: DOD, FBI, DHS release info on malware used in Chinese government-led hacking campaigns Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://www.cyberscoop.com/taidoor-malware-report-china-cisa-dod-fbi/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP August 3, 2020 The U.S. government publicly put forth information Monday…
Travel management company CWT hands over $4.5M following ransomware attack
Read the original article: Travel management company CWT hands over $4.5M following ransomware attack Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/02/travel-management-company-cwt-hands-4-5m-following-ransomware-attack/ By Duncan Riley SiliconAngle.com 08/02/2020 Business travel management company CWT Global B.V. is the latest company to pay…
New England guardsmen test their skills in Cyber Yankee 2020
Read the original article: New England guardsmen test their skills in Cyber Yankee 2020 Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/08/03/new-england-guardsmen-test-their-skills-in-cyber-yankee-2020/ By Mark Pomerleau C4ISRNET.com 08/03/2020 Members of the National Guard from New England states concluded a two-week cyber…
House Republicans introduce legislation to give states $400 million for elections
Read the original article: House Republicans introduce legislation to give states $400 million for elections Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 03 https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/510362-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-give-states-400-million-for By Maggie Miller The Hill 08/03/2020 A group of House Republicans on Monday introduced legislation that would…
Multiple Tor security issues disclosed, more to come
Read the original article: Multiple Tor security issues disclosed, more to come Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://www.zdnet.com/article/multiple-tor-security-issues-disclosed-more-to-come/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet.com July 30, 2020 Over the past week, a security researcher has published technical details…
Government can avoid the ransomware question with strong cyber policy
Read the original article: Government can avoid the ransomware question with strong cyber policy Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://statescoop.com/corye-douglas-avoid-ransomware-question-strong-cyber-policy/ By Corye Douglas STATESCOOP July 30, 2020 As the number of coronavirus cases tops 4.4 million in the…
Volunteer hacker army boosts U.S. election cybersecurity
Read the original article: Volunteer hacker army boosts U.S. election cybersecurity Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/volunteer-hacker-army-boosts-u-s-election-cybersecurity-n1235324 By Kevin Collier NBC News July 30, 2020 As election officials across the country prepare for November without knowing if they'll…
Pentagon needs access to defense companies’ networks to hunt cyberthreats, says commission
Read the original article: Pentagon needs access to defense companies’ networks to hunt cyberthreats, says commission Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/07/30/pentagon-needs-access-to-defense-companies-networks-to-hunt-cyberthreats-says-commission/ By Mark Pomerleau C4ISRNET.com July 30, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon must be able to hunt…
Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable
Read the original article: Zoom private meeting passwords were easily crackable Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/zoom-private-meeting-passwords-were-easily-crackable-551095 By Juha Saarinen itnews.com.au July 31, 2020 The automatically generated passwords protecting private Zoom meetings could be cracked with relative ease,…
Toll Group unveils year-long ‘accelerated’ cyber resilience program
Read the original article: Toll Group unveils year-long ‘accelerated’ cyber resilience program Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/toll-group-unveils-year-long-accelerated-cyber-resilience-program-551025 By Ry Crozier itnews.com.au July 30, 2020 Toll Group is taking its first major action since recovering from two devastating…
North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware
Read the original article: North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 30 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/north-korea-backed-hackers-dip-their-toes-into-the-ransomware-pool/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica July 29, 2020 Lazarus—the North Korean state hacking group behind the WannaCry worm, the…
Election Officials Are Vulnerable to Email Attacks, Report Shows
Read the original article: Election Officials Are Vulnerable to Email Attacks, Report Shows Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 27 https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-officials-are-vulnerable-to-email-attacks-report-shows-11595746800 By Robert McMillan The Wall Street Journal July 26, 2020 Many of the thousands of county and local election…
Cloudflare denies data leak after 3M customer IP addresses found on the dark web
Read the original article: Cloudflare denies data leak after 3M customer IP addresses found on the dark web Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 27 https://siliconangle.com/2020/07/27/cloudflare-denies-data-leak-3m-customer-ip-addresses-found-dark-web/ By Duncan Riley SiliconAngle.com July 27, 2020 Network security firm Cloudflare Inc. today denied…
CISA turns to security experts with street cred to protect health sector
Read the original article: CISA turns to security experts with street cred to protect health sector Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 23 https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-coronavirus-vaccine-hackers-josh-corman-rob-arnold-beau-woods/ By Sean Lyngaas CYBERSCOOP July 22, 2020 The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency is ramping…
Crooks have acquired proprietary Diebold software to “jackpot” ATMs
Read the original article: Crooks have acquired proprietary Diebold software to “jackpot” ATMs Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 22 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/crooks-are-using-a-new-way-to-jackpot-atms-made-by-diebold/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica July 20, 2020 Diebold Nixdorf, which made $3.3 billion from ATM sales and service…
Breaking: Blackbaud Hacked, Ransom Paid
Read the original article: Breaking: Blackbaud Hacked, Ransom Paid Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 20 https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/breaking-blackbaud-hacked-ransom-paid/ By Paul Clolery The Non-Profit Times July 16, 2020 Blackbaud, one of the world’s largest providers of financial and fundraising technology to nonprofits,…
Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks
Read the original article: Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 20 https://news.yahoo.com/secret-trump-order-gives-cia-more-powers-to-launch-cyberattacks-090015219.html By Zach Dorfman, Kim Zetter, Jenna McLaughlin and Sean D. Naylor Yahoo News July 15, 2020 The…
Cambridge student rebuilds Polish Enigma-code-breaking box that paved the way for Turing … and Victory!
Read the original article: Cambridge student rebuilds Polish Enigma-code-breaking box that paved the way for Turing … and Victory! Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 20 https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/15/enigma_cracking_cyclometer_recreated/ By Simon Sharwood APAC Editor The Register 15 Jul 2020 A Cambridge post-graduate…
Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police
Read the original article: Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 20 https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/19/gedmatch-investigating-dna-profile-law-enforcement/ By Zack Whittaker TechCrunch July 19, 2020 Gedmatch, the DNA analysis site that police used to catch…
Only 14 cyber crime convictions in five years
Read the original article: Only 14 cyber crime convictions in five years Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 20 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2255771/only-14-cyber-crime-convictions-in-five-years By Rizwan Shehzad The Express Tribune July 20, 2020 ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior’s revelation before the National Assembly that…
Russia-linked hackers accused of targeting COVID-19 vaccine developers
Read the original article: Russia-linked hackers accused of targeting COVID-19 vaccine developers Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 16 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/russia-linked-hackers-accused-of-targeting-covid-19-vaccine-developers/ By Helen Warrell, Clive Cookson, Henry Foy FINANCIAL TIMES 7/16/2020 Hackers backed by the Russian state are targeting pharmaceutical companies…
The case for a National Cyber Director
Read the original article: The case for a National Cyber Director Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 14 https://www.cyberscoop.com/national-cyber-director-michael-daniel-white-house-cisa-dhs/ By Michael Daniel CYBERSCOOP July 14, 2020 Although the aftershocks of COVID-19 will last for years, one result is already clear…
Source: Spain is Customer of NSO Group
Read the original article: Source: Spain is Customer of NSO Group Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 14 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkyzxz/spain-nso-group-pegasus-catalonia By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai & Joseph Cox Vice.com July 14, 2020 The cellphones of several politicians in Spain, including that of the…
A hacker is selling details of 142 million MGM hotel guests on the dark web
Read the original article: A hacker is selling details of 142 million MGM hotel guests on the dark web Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 14 https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-is-selling-details-of-142-million-mgm-hotel-guests-on-the-dark-web/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDnet.com July 14, 2020 The MGM Resorts 2019…
Secret Service merging electronic and financial crime task forces to combat cybercrime
Read the original article: Secret Service merging electronic and financial crime task forces to combat cybercrime Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 13 https://www.cyberscoop.com/secret-service-reorganization-task-force-cybercrime-financial-crime/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP July 9, 2020 The Secret Service is combining its Electronic Crimes Task…
A few thoughts about Signal’s Secure Value Recovery
Read the original article: A few thoughts about Signal’s Secure Value Recovery Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 13 https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2020/07/10/a-few-thoughts-about-signals-secure-value-recovery/ By Matthew Green July 10, 2020 Over the past several months, Signal has been rolling out a raft of new…
Hacked Elections Can Harm Sovereign Credit Ratings, Moody’s Says
Read the original article: Hacked Elections Can Harm Sovereign Credit Ratings, Moody’s Says Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 13 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-10/hacked-elections-can-harm-sovereign-credit-ratings-moody-s-says By Eric Lam Bloomberg.com July 10, 2020 The threat of cyber attackers subverting elections around the world puts not…
The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap
Read the original article: The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 13 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxqz54/secret-service-network-investigative-technique-ransomware By Joseph Cox Vice.com July 10, 2020 A Seattle Police Department officer tried to unmask a…
The Defense Bill Could Rewrite How the US Does Cyber Defense
Read the original article: The Defense Bill Could Rewrite How the US Does Cyber Defense Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 13 https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/07/defense-bill-could-rewrite-how-us-does-cyber-defense/166806/ By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor Government Executive July 10, 2020 A new Office of Joint Cyber Planning…
Sheikh Hamdan launches Dubai Cyber Index to enhance cybersecurity among government entities
Read the original article: Sheikh Hamdan launches Dubai Cyber Index to enhance cybersecurity among government entities Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 09 https://gulfbusiness.com/sheikh-hamdan-launches-dubai-cyber-index-to-enhance-cybersecurity-among-government-entities/ By Varun Godinho Gulf Business 09 July 2020 Dubai has launched a new initiative to enhance…
The Japanese Automobile Industry Is Taking Next Steps for Cybersecurity Collaboration
Read the original article: The Japanese Automobile Industry Is Taking Next Steps for Cybersecurity Collaboration Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 09 https://www.lawfareblog.com/japanese-automobile-industry-taking-next-steps-cybersecurity-collaboration By Mihoko Matsubara lawfareblog.com July 7, 2020 The discussion around cybersecurity risk tends to overlook one key…
Judge in trial of alleged LinkedIn hacker admits doubt in evidence
Read the original article: Judge in trial of alleged LinkedIn hacker admits doubt in evidence Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 09 https://www.cyberscoop.com/yevgeniy-nikulin-trial-linkedin-verdict-hack/ By Jeff Stone CYBERSCOOP July 8, 2020 Just when U.S. attorneys may have thought they were free…
Google open-sources Tsunami vulnerability scanner
Read the original article: Google open-sources Tsunami vulnerability scanner Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 09 https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-open-sources-tsunami-vulnerability-scanner/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet.com July 8, 2020 Google has open-sourced a vulnerability scanner for large-scale enterprise networks consisting of thousands or…
Help Wanted: Biden campaign hiring cyber professionals
Read the original article: Help Wanted: Biden campaign hiring cyber professionals Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 09 https://fcw.com/articles/2020/07/08/johnson-biden-campaign-cyber-hires.aspx By Derek B. Johnson FCW.com July 08, 2020 Joe Biden is looking for cybersecurity help. The presidential campaign for former vice…
Need to secure industrial IoT more acute than ever
Read the original article: Need to secure industrial IoT more acute than ever Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 06 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485716/Need-to-secure-industrial-IoT-more-acute-than-ever By Alex Scroxton Security Editor ComputerWeekly.com July 7, 2020 The need to address the threat posed by malicious actors…
US sanctions make Huawei more of a security risk, says leaked UK report
Read the original article: US sanctions make Huawei more of a security risk, says leaked UK report Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 06 https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/6/21314340/huawei-5g-networks-security-risk-us-uk By Sam Byford The Verge July 6, 2020 The UK may reverse its decision to…
Unscheduled fixes released for critical flaw in optional Windows codec
Read the original article: Unscheduled fixes released for critical flaw in optional Windows codec Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 02 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/unscheduled-fixes-for-critical-windows-flaws-delivered-through-rare-channel/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica July 1, 2020 Microsoft has published unscheduled fixes for two vulnerabilities, one of…
The Big Interview: Peter Yapp, Schillings Partner & former NCSC Deputy Director: “Boards Need a CISO Who Reports Directly to Them”
Read the original article: The Big Interview: Peter Yapp, Schillings Partner & former NCSC Deputy Director: “Boards Need a CISO Who Reports Directly to Them” Posted by InfoSec News on Jul 01 https://www.cbronline.com/interview/peter-yapp-schillings-interview By Ed Targett Editor CBROnline.com 30TH June…
Govt reveals $1.35bn investment in cybersecurity over next decade
Read the original article: Govt reveals $1.35bn investment in cybersecurity over next decade Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 30 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-reveals-135bn-investment-into-cybersecurity-over-next-decade-549856 By Ry Crozier itnews.com.au June 30 2020 After surprise hack threat warning a fortnight ago. The government has unveiled…
UCSF pays $1.14 million to decrypt files after ransomware attack
Read the original article: UCSF pays $1.14 million to decrypt files after ransomware attack Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 30 https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ucsf-pays-114-million-decrypt-files-after-ransomware-attack By Mike Miliard Healthcare IT News June 29, 2020 UCSF on Friday announced that it had "made the…
Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace
Read the original article: Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 25 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/two-record-ddoses-disclosed-this-week-underscore-their-growing-menace/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica 6/25/2020 Distributed denial-of-service attacks—those floods of junk traffic that criminals use to disrupt…
COVID-19-triggered threat changes will linger beyond crisis, say most security pros
Read the original article: COVID-19-triggered threat changes will linger beyond crisis, say most security pros Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 25 https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/covid-19-triggered-threat-changes-will-linger-beyond-crisis-say-most-security-pros By Kat Jercich Healthcare IT News June 25, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a wave of…
How COVID-19 changed Cyber Command’s ‘Cyber Flag’ exercise
Read the original article: How COVID-19 changed Cyber Command’s ‘Cyber Flag’ exercise Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 25 https://www.cyberscoop.com/cyber-flag-cyber-command-coronavirus-five-eyes/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP June 25, 2020 This year when U.S. Cyber Command convened with allied countries to test how…
A domestic violence prevention app backed by Dr. Phil exposed victims’ distress recordings
Read the original article: A domestic violence prevention app backed by Dr. Phil exposed victims’ distress recordings Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 25 https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/25/aspire-app-dr-phil/ By Zack Whittaker TechCrunch.com June 25, 2020 Back in 2013, Robin McGraw, wife of U.S.…
Salesforce invests in security software provider Tanium at $9 billion valuation
Read the original article: Salesforce invests in security software provider Tanium at $9 billion valuation Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 25 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/25/salesforce-invests-in-security-vendor-tanium-at-9-billion-valuation.html By Ari Levy CNBC.com June 25, 2020 Salesforce's venture arm, which has emerged as among the most…
Intel Capital leads $40M investment in data privacy startup Immuta
Read the original article: Intel Capital leads $40M investment in data privacy startup Immuta Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 24 https://fortune.com/2020/06/23/immuta-series-c-funding-intel-capital-investments/ By Jeff John Roberts Fortune.com June 23, 2020 Privacy is a growing concern for consumers and lawmakers around…
The Army will soon allow users to access classified info from home
Read the original article: The Army will soon allow users to access classified info from home Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 24 https://www.armytimes.com/2020/06/22/the-army-will-soon-allow-users-to-access-classified-info-from-home/ By Andrew Eversden Army Times 6/22/2020 The Army is expected to roll out a capability that…
Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks
Read the original article: Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 24 https://www.coindesk.com/security-firm-claims-one-group-stole-200m-in-numerous-exchange-hacks By Leigh Cuen Coindesk.com June 24, 2020 One shadowy group of cyber criminals might be behind attacks…
Julian Assange charged with conspiring with “Anonymous”-affiliated hackers
Read the original article: Julian Assange charged with conspiring with “Anonymous”-affiliated hackers Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 24 https://www.axios.com/julian-assange-wikileaks-anonymous-fdf2f45a-06e3-4743-b685-97d9984ba2da.html By Zachary Basu Axios.com June 24, 2020 The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been…
Microsoft acquires industrial cybersecurity startup CyberX for $165M
Read the original article: Microsoft acquires industrial cybersecurity startup CyberX for $165M Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 22 https://siliconangle.com/2020/06/22/microsoft-acquires-industrial-cybersecurity-startup-cyberx-165m/ By Duncan Riley Silicon Angle June 22, 2020 Microsoft Corp. has acquired industrial cybersecurity startup CyberX Inc. for an undisclosed…
House bill charges Guard, Reserve forces with defending the nation in cyberspace
Read the original article: House bill charges Guard, Reserve forces with defending the nation in cyberspace Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 22 https://www.fifthdomain.com/congress/2020/06/22/house-bill-charges-guard-reserve-forces-with-defending-the-nation-in-cyberspace/ By Mark Pomerleau Fifth Domain June 22, 2020 A House Armed Services Committee draft of the…
Here’s what John Bolton had to say about cybersecurity policy in his new book
Read the original article: Here’s what John Bolton had to say about cybersecurity policy in his new book Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 22 https://www.cyberscoop.com/john-bolton-book-cybersecurity-nspm-13-crowdstrike/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP June 22, 2020 In his new book, former national security…
‘Off limits’: Australia, US urged to name and shame cyber attackers targeting health research
Read the original article: ‘Off limits’: Australia, US urged to name and shame cyber attackers targeting health research Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 22 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/off-limits-australia-us-urged-to-name-and-shame-cyber-attackers-targeting-health-research-20200622-p554xo.html By Anthony Galloway Sydney Morning Herald June 23, 2020 Australia and the United States…
SDCC Halts Eisner Awards Voting Due to Weird Security Screw-Up
Read the original article: SDCC Halts Eisner Awards Voting Due to Weird Security Screw-Up Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 19 https://io9.gizmodo.com/sdcc-halts-eisner-awards-voting-due-to-weird-security-s-1844081497 By Charles Pulliam-Moore io9.gizmodo.com June 18, 2020 The ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic forced San Diego Comic-Con to go…
The FBI used a Philly protester’s Etsy profile, LinkedIn, and other internet history to charge her with setting police cars ablaze
Read the original article: The FBI used a Philly protester’s Etsy profile, LinkedIn, and other internet history to charge her with setting police cars ablaze Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 19 https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-protests-arrests-fbi-lore-elisabeth-blumenthal-george-floyd-20200617.html By Jeremy Roebuck The Philadelphia Inquirer June…
To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs
Read the original article: To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 19 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/to-evade-detection-hackers-are-requiring-targets-to-complete-captchas/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica 06/18/2020 CAPTCHAs, those puzzles with muffled sounds or blurred or squiggly letters that…
Businesswoman’s computer hacking revenge ‘ruined’ firm
Read the original article: Businesswoman’s computer hacking revenge ‘ruined’ firm Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 18 https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18524143.businesswomans-computer-hacking-revenge-ruined-firm/ By Megi Rychlikova Court Reporter yorkpress.co.uk June 17, 2020 A WOMAN turned computer hacker to take revenge on a former business associate,…
Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found
Read the original article: Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 17 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/elite-cia-unit-that-developed-hacking-tools-failed-to-secure-its-own-systems-allowing-massive-leak-an-internal-report-found/2020/06/15/502e3456-ae9d-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html By Ellen Nakashima and Shane Harris The Washington…
DARPA’s first bug bounty: Find vulnerabilities in hardware-based security
Read the original article: DARPA’s first bug bounty: Find vulnerabilities in hardware-based security Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 15 https://gcn.com/articles/2020/06/15/darpa-ssith-bug-bounty.aspx By Susan Miller GCN.com June 15, 2020 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is inviting security researchers to find…
Here’s what that Capital One court decision means for corporate cybersecurity
Read the original article: Here’s what that Capital One court decision means for corporate cybersecurity Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 12 https://www.cyberscoop.com/capital-one-incident-response-mandiant-decision/ By Jeff Stone CYBERSCOOP June 11, 2020 When a judge ruled last month that Capital One must…
Ex-DEA spokesman posed as CIA agent and Army vet with ‘hundreds of confirmed kills’ in $4 million fraud scheme
Read the original article: Ex-DEA spokesman posed as CIA agent and Army vet with ‘hundreds of confirmed kills’ in $4 million fraud scheme Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 12 https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/dea-spokesman-fake-cia-operative-scheme By James Clark Task and Purpose 06/11/2020 It's not…
Two charged with hacking, conspiring to steal from supermarket
Read the original article: Two charged with hacking, conspiring to steal from supermarket Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 11 https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2020-06-11-two-charged-with-hacking-conspiring-to-steal-from-supermarket/ By CAROLYNE KUBWA The Star 11 June, 2020 Two former staff of Chandarana were charged in a Nairobi court…
FBI warns hackers are targeting mobile banking apps
Read the original article: FBI warns hackers are targeting mobile banking apps Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 10 https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/502148-fbi-warns-hackers-are-targeting-mobile-banking-apps By Maggie Miller The Hill 06/10/20 The FBI on Wednesday warned that malicious cyber actors were targeting mobile banking apps…
Babylon Health admits GP at Hand app data breach caused by ‘software issue’
Read the original article: Babylon Health admits GP at Hand app data breach caused by ‘software issue’ Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 10 https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/europe/babylon-health-admits-gp-hand-app-data-breach-caused-software-issue By Tammy Lovell MobiHealthNews June 10, 2020 London-based digital firm Babylon Health has admitted that…
Shoddy US government review of Chinese telcos endangered national security, Senate panel finds
Read the original article: Shoddy US government review of Chinese telcos endangered national security, Senate panel finds Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 10 https://www.cyberscoop.com/chinese-telecommunications-national-security-team-telecom-senate/ By Shannon Vavra CYBERSCOOP June 9, 2020 For decades, the U.S. government’s process for reviewing…
The most interesting man at Microsoft
Read the original article: The most interesting man at Microsoft Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 10 https://www.protocol.com/bret-arensault-microsoft-ciso-profile By Tom Krazit Protocol.com June 9, 2020 Bret Arsenault doesn't like cheese. But for Microsoft's chief information security officer, a distaste for…
Recently Discovered LiveJournal Breach Has Been Fueling Credential Stuffing Attacks for Six Years
Read the original article: Recently Discovered LiveJournal Breach Has Been Fueling Credential Stuffing Attacks for Six Years Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 09 https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/recently-discovered-livejournal-breach-has-been-fueling-credential-stuffing-attacks-for-six-years/ By Scott Ikeda CPO Magazine June 8, 2020 Anyone who had a LiveJournal account circa…
IBM Cloud suffers prolonged outage
Read the original article: IBM Cloud suffers prolonged outage Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 09 https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/09/ibm-cloud-suffers-prolonged-outage/ By Frederic Lardinois TechCrunch June 9, 2020 The IBM Cloud is currently suffering a major outage, and with that, multiple services that are…
A Chicago treasure hunter was on the trail of a hidden chest worth more than $1 million — but she says she was hacked and her ‘solve stolen’
Read the original article: A Chicago treasure hunter was on the trail of a hidden chest worth more than $1 million — but she says she was hacked and her ‘solve stolen’ Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 09 https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-treasure-chest-rocky-mountains-forrest-fenn-20200608-xltbeao5zvbkjiby732x73fhxe-story.html…
Lion accidentally directs milk orders to Sydney IT security consultancy
Read the original article: Lion accidentally directs milk orders to Sydney IT security consultancy Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 09 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/lion-accidentally-directs-milk-orders-to-sydney-it-security-consultancy-549086 By Ry Crozier itnews.co.au Jun 10, 2020 In cyber attack mop-up mistake. Beverage maker Lion had its Tasmanian…
Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide
Read the original article: Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide Posted by InfoSec News on Jun 09 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-exclusive/exclusive-obscure-indian-cyber-firm-spied-on-politicians-investors-worldwide-idUSKBN23G1GQ By Jack Stubbs, Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing Reuters.com June 9, 2020 LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little-known Indian IT…
GDPR at Age 2: Nothing has Changed, yet Everything has Changed
Read the original article: GDPR at Age 2: Nothing has Changed, yet Everything has Changed Posted by InfoSec News on May 27 https://www.eweek.com/security/gdpr-at-age-2-nothing-has-changed-yet-everything-has-changed By Wayne Rash eWeek.com May 27, 2020 If you were to believe the lofty ideals of Europe’s…
OpenSSH to deprecate SHA-1 logins due to security risk
Read the original article: OpenSSH to deprecate SHA-1 logins due to security risk Posted by InfoSec News on May 27 https://www.zdnet.com/article/openssh-to-deprecate-sha-1-logins-due-to-security-risk/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet.com May 27, 2020 OpenSSH, the most popular utility for connecting to and managing…
How Iranian hackers tried to phish me
Read the original article: How Iranian hackers tried to phish me Posted by InfoSec News on May 21 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/20/how-iranian-hackers-tried-phish-me/ By Holly Dagres May 20, 2020 Holly Dagres is a fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs and the editor…
Hackers infect multiple game developers with advanced malware
Read the original article: Hackers infect multiple game developers with advanced malware Posted by InfoSec News on May 21 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/hackers-infect-multiple-game-developers-with-advanced-malware/ By Dan Goodin Ars Technica 5/21/2020 One of the world’s most prolific hacking groups recently infected several Massively Multiplayer Online…
How to decode a data breach notice
Read the original article: How to decode a data breach notice Posted by InfoSec News on May 20 https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/19/decoding-data-breach-notice/ By Zack Whittaker TechCrunch.com May 19, 2020 Over the years I’ve seen hundreds, probably thousands, of data breach notifications warning that…
NSO Group Impersonated Facebook to Help Clients Hack Targets
Read the original article: NSO Group Impersonated Facebook to Help Clients Hack Targets Posted by InfoSec News on May 20 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4p3w/nso-group-hack-fake-facebook-domain By Joseph Cox Vice.com May 20 2020 Infamous Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group created a web domain that looked…
Dutch spies helped Britain’s GCHQ break Argentine crypto during Falklands War
Read the original article: Dutch spies helped Britain’s GCHQ break Argentine crypto during Falklands War Posted by InfoSec News on May 20 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/18/maximator_euro_spy_alliance_falklands_war/ By Gareth Corfield The Register 18 May 2020 Dutch spies operating as a part of a European…
‘Flight risk’ employees involved in 60% of insider cybersecurity incidents
Read the original article: ‘Flight risk’ employees involved in 60% of insider cybersecurity incidents Posted by InfoSec News on May 20 https://www.zdnet.com/article/flight-risk-employees-involved-in-60-of-insider-cybersecurity-incidents/ By Charlie Osborne Zero Day ZDNet.com May 20, 2020 Employees planning to leave their jobs are involved in…
Google inks deal with Defense Department to help respond to cyberthreats
Read the original article: Google inks deal with Defense Department to help respond to cyberthreats Posted by InfoSec News on May 20 https://www.cnet.com/news/google-inks-deal-with-defense-department-to-help-respond-to-cyber-threats/ By Richard Nieva cnet.com May 20, 2020 Google on Wednesday said it had struck a deal with…
To ‘do no harm,’ invest in cybersecurity
Read the original article: To ‘do no harm,’ invest in cybersecurity Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/do-no-harm-invest-cybersecurity By Kat Jercich Healthcare IT News May 19, 2020 When it comes to cybersecurity issues, many in the healthcare industry likely…
Easyjet hacked: 9 million people’s data accessed plus 2, 200 folks’ credit card details grabbed
Read the original article: Easyjet hacked: 9 million people’s data accessed plus 2, 200 folks’ credit card details grabbed Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/19/easyjet_hack_9million_2000_credit_cards/ By Gareth Corfield The Register 19 May 2020 Updated Budget British airline Easyjet…
Samsung, Rolls-Royce Information Exposed by Leaky Database, Security Firm Says
Read the original article: Samsung, Rolls-Royce Information Exposed by Leaky Database, Security Firm Says Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/samsung-rolls-royce-information-exposed-by-leaky-database-security-firm-says/ By Dhruv Mehrotra gizmodo.co.uk 18 May 2020 Hypothetically, if you, a criminal, wanted to steal millions of dollars…
Officials: Israel linked to a disruptive cyberattack on Iranian port facility
Read the original article: Officials: Israel linked to a disruptive cyberattack on Iranian port facility Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/officials-israel-linked-to-a-disruptive-cyberattack-on-iranian-port-facility/2020/05/18/9d1da866-9942-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html ByJoby Warrick and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post May 18, 2020 On May 9, shipping traffic at…
Why High-Profile Hacks Could Increase Amid Pandemic-Prompted Remote Work
Read the original article: Why High-Profile Hacks Could Increase Amid Pandemic-Prompted Remote Work Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/how-pandemic-related-remote-work-could-lead-an-increase-high-profile-hacks-1294980 By Ashley Cullins The Hollywood Reporter May 18, 2020 Hackers are threatening to release a treasure trove of private…
US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
Read the original article: US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple Posted by InfoSec News on May 19 https://www.cyberscoop.com/fbi-pensacola-terrorism-iphone-encryption/ By Sean Lyngaas CYBERSCOOP May 18, 2020 Federal law enforcement officials said Monday they had unlocked the iPhones…
Danger zone! Brit research supercomputer ARCHER’s login nodes exploited in cyber-attack, admins reset passwords and SSH keys
Read the original article: Danger zone! Brit research supercomputer ARCHER’s login nodes exploited in cyber-attack, admins reset passwords and SSH keys Posted by InfoSec News on May 17 https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/13/uk_archer_supercomputer_cyberattack/ By Gareth Corfield The Register 13 May 2020 Updated One of…
Bill Proposes to Incentivize Cybersecurity Innovations With Cash Prizes
Read the original article: Bill Proposes to Incentivize Cybersecurity Innovations With Cash Prizes Posted by InfoSec News on May 17 https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/05/bill-proposes-incentivize-cybersecurity-innovations-cash-prizes/165452/ By Mariam Baksh Nextgov.com May 15, 2020 A bipartisan group of senators proposed a bill that would instruct the…