Archive - February 2018

SEC Consult broadcasts raft of ClipBucket vulnerabilities 28 February 2018 at 14:36 UTC HKPC – ‘IoT devices need to be regulated’ 28 February 2018 at 11:16 UTC Signed, sealed, delivered: Hackers gilding malware with code-signing certificates 28 February 2018 at 09:20 UTC The Avalanche falls: Alleged leader of international cybercrime network arrested 27 February 2018 at 15:13 UTC FTC issues new guidelines for mobile VPNs 27 February 2018 at 13:47 UTC Fitbit applies ‘multifaceted approach’ to cybersecurity 27 February 2018 at 12:05 UTC False flag? Russia ‘blamed Olympics ceremony hack on North Korea’ 26 February 2018 at 13:52 UTC Drupal patches XSS vulnerability 26 February 2018 at 12:15 UTC Slave to the algorithm: GitHub removes legacy cryptographic standards 26 February 2018 at 11:13 UTC New SEC guidelines call for clearer breach disclosures 23 February 2018 at 16:30 UTC ‘I don’t want to live in a world where younger generations grow up without privacy’ 23 February 2018 at 16:00 UTC ‘Technology alone can’t defeat cybercrime’ 23 February 2018 at 12:22 UTC uTorrent users urged to update app after hijacking bug exposed 23 February 2018 at 10:24 UTC Maritime telecoms giant patches SQL vulnerability 22 February 2018 at 16:25 UTC Free, ready-to-infect ransomware available on the dark web 22 February 2018 at 14:40 UTC Placing trust in the industry: Siemens launches global cybersecurity charter 22 February 2018 at 11:30 UTC Australia’s breach disclosure law now in effect 22 February 2018 at 11:14 UTC HardWare Zone forum hacked in Singapore’s biggest-ever data breach 21 February 2018 at 16:19 UTC Tempting fate: Avast outlines latest Facebook phishing scam 21 February 2018 at 15:35 UTC US Department of Energy creates new cybersecurity office 21 February 2018 at 12:28 UTC Tesla becomes latest victim of cryptojacking epidemic 20 February 2018 at 16:10 UTC Flight sim add-on installer bundled with Chrome password stealer 20 February 2018 at 13:08 UTC Microsoft vulnerabilities double as Google exposes Edge flaw 20 February 2018 at 12:35 UTC California wildlife agency issues breach alert 19 February 2018 at 15:42 UTC Hackers behind major US credit card breach sentenced 19 February 2018 at 14:46 UTC Going public: Intel expands bug bounty program 19 February 2018 at 12:18 UTC Hackers steal $2m from India’s City Union Bank 19 February 2018 at 11:38 UTC Google rolls out adblocker for Chrome 16 February 2018 at 16:01 UTC ‘We’re fortunate that the attackers had a very limited imagination’ 16 February 2018 at 11:21 UTC UK gov’t points finger at Moscow for last year’s NotPetya attack 15 February 2018 at 14:37 UTC Blink to the future: Scanning the biometric horizon 14 February 2018 at 21:07 UTC Eternal Romance exploit tied to Winter Olympics cyber-attack 13 February 2018 at 12:37 UTC Equifax hack: More consumer data exposed than previously reported 12 February 2018 at 14:48 UTC Belgian authorities release Cryakl ransomware keys 09 February 2018 at 15:23 UTC ‘A secure web is here to stay’ 09 February 2018 at 13:07 UTC Hold the phone: Swisscom breach hits 800,000 customers 08 February 2018 at 16:07 UTC Moving security forward by looking back 08 February 2018 at 14:40 UTC EU-led NIS Directive will underpin UK’s cybersecurity laws, post-Brexit 08 February 2018 at 12:25 UTC Adobe releases patch for Flash Player zero-day 07 February 2018 at 11:28 UTC Crypto-mining Android botnet spreading globally 06 February 2018 at 16:25 UTC Critical mass: Singapore’s Cybersecurity Bill passed in Parliament 06 February 2018 at 11:56 UTC Pwn2Own returns with new targets and $2m prize pool 05 February 2018 at 16:29 UTC Cybersecurity in Canada: The best offense is a good defense 05 February 2018 at 15:24 UTC Massachusetts gov’t launches online data breach reporting tool 05 February 2018 at 12:01 UTC In the know: Australian breach disclosure rules come into force this month 01 February 2018 at 13:14 UTC