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Texas Confirms No Payment Over Ransomware Attack
Just say no. None of municipalities crippled by ransomware attack have paid the hackers, Texas confirms
Wikipedia Website Knocked Offline By DDoS Attack
Outage for Wikipedia website last week after DDoS attack on the online encyclopaedia
Symantec Consumer Division Sale To Equity Firms – Report
Private equity groups sniff around remaining consumer division of Symantec, after enterprise sale to Broadcom
Apple Hits Back At Google Over iPhone Hack Report
Fight, fight. Google security researchers overstated the level of threat to iPhone users, Apple alleges
Database Exposes 419m Facebook Users Phone Numbers
Privacy lapse after a database containing millions of Facebook users phone numbers was left unprotected online
Google Warns Of ‘Sustained Effort’ To Hack Apple iPhones
Google’s Project Zero warns of a ‘sustained effort’ to hack iPhones over past two years, via poisoned websites
French Cyber Police Takedown Paris-based Botnet
C3N cybercrime unit, along with the FBI and Avast, take down French botnet that infected 850,000 computers
Cyberattack Could Trigger NATO Response
NATO chief warns serious cyber strike on any NATO nation could trigger Article 5 response from the alliance
Most Industrial Cyber Incidents Down To Human Error – Kaspersky
Pesky humans are responsible for half of cybersecurity incidents in industrial networks, Kaspersky warns
Texas Ransomware Hackers Demand $2.5 Million
Ransomware attack on small local government systems in Texas collectively demands $2.5m
Researcher Releases Steam Vulnerability After Valve Ban
Researcher who clashed with Valve over Steam vulnerability, which then banned him, makes public the flaws
Biometrics Database Breach Not So Big, Says Suprema
‘Errr yes it was’ security researchers insist, estimating that ‘large amounts of biometrics data’ has been exposed
Apple Patch Reopens Security Vulnerability
OS update for iPhone should not be installed as it reopens security flaw that was previously patched
ECB Closes Website After Breach By ‘Unauthorised Parties’
European central bank shuts down banking industry website after it discovers it was accessed by unknown parties
Texas Suffers ‘Co-ordinated’ Ransomware Attack
Local government departments across Texas have been attacked with ransomware from ‘single threat actor’
Capital One Suspect ‘Breached 30 Other Organisations’ – Report
Former Amazon worker turned Capital One hacker is alleged to have also stolen data from 30 other businesses
Human Error Blamed For Visa Data Breach Down Under
Personal information of 317 people applying for Australian visas leaked after email blunder, ABC investigation finds
Small-scale DDoS Attacks On The Rise – Neustar
Under the radar small-scale DDoS attacks have risen significantly, but the ability of companies to identify attacks remains a concern
Choice Hotels Data Breach Affects 700,000 Records
Does it ever stop? Another day, another breach, as hackers demand ransom for 700,000 customer records
Biometrics Database Used By Banks, Police Contains Major Flaw
Data risks highlighted after researchers uncover major breach in biometric database used by police, banks
British Airways Check-In Flaw Exposes Personal Data
BA e-ticketing system flaw exposes passengers details including phone numbers, email addresses etc
DSLR Cameras Vulnerable To Ransomware – Check Point
Not such a pretty picture. Security researchers manage to hack Canon DSLR camera with ransomware
Data Breach Costs Desjardins Hefty $53m
Data breach that exposed personal information of 2.9 million members costs Canadian financial firm millions
WhatsApp Flaw Unpatched For Over A Year, Says Check Point
Facebook was told about WhatsApp flaw over a year ago, but the vulnerability remain exploitable today
Apple Offers Up To $1m For iPhone Bug Bounty
Opens up bug bounty scheme to all researchers, and increases top financial rewards to $1m for most serious vulnerabilities
Broadcom In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Symantec – Again
Weeks after Symantec walked away after price disagreement, reports suggest the two are close to a deal
Chinese Government Hackers Moonlight For Extra Cash – FireEye
Will hack for cash!. Team of Chinese government-backed hackers conduct cyber operations on the side for cash
Microsoft Says Russia’s Strontium Behind IoT Hacks
Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to GRU, identified by Microsoft as attacking IoT devices
Financial Malware Attacks On The Rise, Warns Kaspersky
Consumers are increasingly being targetted by financial malware, alarming new research shows