Archive - October 2017

Nearly 2bn data records compromised in first half of 2017 31 October 2017 at 20:00 UTC Imperfect 10: Oracle patches critical vulnerability 31 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC Malaysian telco breach results in leak of 46.2m mobile numbers 30 October 2017 at 15:00 UTC US lawmakers back IoT certification program 27 October 2017 at 16:00 UTC Whole Foods resolves in-store data breach 26 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC BlackBerry launches cybersecurity consulting service 26 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Microsoft introduces new ransomware safeguards 25 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC Patient data stolen from London plastic surgery 25 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Down the rabbit hole: NotPetya 2.0 raises its head 25 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC The cookie crumbles – MEPs call for stronger online privacy laws 24 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC BlackOasis: Adobe releases critical Flash update 24 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC MacBook Proton: Data-thieving trojan hits Elmedia video player 23 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC Google implements Play Store bug bounty 23 October 2017 at 13:00 UTC CSA urges all firms to conduct ‘comprehensive’ risk assessments 23 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Red alert: Hackers advancing attacks against critical US networks 23 October 2017 at 10:30 UTC New IoT botnet will make Mirai look like child’s play 23 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC ‘Pretty much the entire population’ – South Africa hit by major data leak 20 October 2017 at 16:00 UTC Voluntary breach notifications up 7% in Australia 20 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Global security spending to reach $120bn by 2021 19 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Spam and cheese: Domino’s customer emails leaked in Australia 19 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Google puts accounts on lockdown with Advanced Protection 18 October 2017 at 13:00 UTC Northern Powerhouse: NCC cuts ribbon on new global HQ 18 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC FBI urges consumers to ramp up IoT protection 18 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC DHS issues new directive to secure federal communications 18 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Stuffed trust: Pizza Hut falls victim to US hack 17 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Google launches antivirus engine for Chrome 17 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Social networks: We Heart It alerts users to historic data breach 16 October 2017 at 17:00 UTC US Congress tables ‘hack back’ legislation 16 October 2017 at 16:00 UTC Kracking the WiFi code – ‘serious’ flaw found in WPA2 16 October 2017 at 15:00 UTC Household hacks? Australia calls for IoT consumer rating 16 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Samsung CEO to step down amid ‘unprecedented crisis’ 13 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Hyatt suffers second card data breach in two years 13 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Mirai image: US botnet hotspots revealed 12 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Vermont ramps up cybersecurity efforts 11 October 2017 at 16:00 UTC Over the limit: SpiderLabs exposes major banking scam 11 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC Supply and demand: Darknet ransomware economy soaring 11 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Misfortune 500: Accenture client data left out in the wind 11 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC California gleaning: Student data compromised in separate attacks 10 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Misconfigured AWS bucket results in mass clinical data exposure 10 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Indecent exposure: Pornhub users targeted by malvertising campaign 10 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Luck of the Irish? Study highlights lacklustre security policies on the Emerald Isle 10 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Hacker gains access to Forrester Research content 09 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC Rapid response: Disqus alerts users to hack in just 24hrs 09 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Global IT spending to reach $3.7tn in 2018 06 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC FDIC suffers more than 50 data breaches in two years 06 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Malware attack hits US fast food chain 05 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC NCSC tackles nearly 600 ‘significant’ attacks in first year of ops 05 October 2017 at 13:00 UTC Mozilla announces end date for XP and Vista support 05 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC ‘City network down’ – Englewood systems under ransomware attack 05 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Chaos after the storm: Yahoo data breach found to affect all 3bn customers 04 October 2017 at 16:00 UTC ISACA urges business leaders to address tech governance gap 04 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC It’s good to talk: BT and Interpol unite to fight cybercrime 04 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Study highlights ongoing DNS security failings 04 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Wordfence spots three zero-day WordPress plugin flaws 03 October 2017 at 15:00 UTC OAS partners with AWS in web security initiative 03 October 2017 at 13:00 UTC Best router forward: New network security standards created 03 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Fake news? Nixi refutes data breach claims 03 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC Crest rolls out threat intelligence analyst certification 03 October 2017 at 10:00 UTC Early Detection System: MasterCard ups the ante against digital fraud 02 October 2017 at 14:00 UTC GrammaTech lands $9m US Navy contract 02 October 2017 at 13:00 UTC Record participation for 5th Europol-Interpol conference 02 October 2017 at 12:00 UTC Stop. Think. Connect. CyberSecMonth kicks off in US and Europe 02 October 2017 at 11:00 UTC