Security News > 2017 > August

Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 17:28

More than 500 Android mobile apps have been removed from Google Play after it was discovered that an embedded advertising SDK called Igenix could be leveraged to quietly install spyware on devices.

Foxit to Fix PDF Reader Zero Days by Friday (Threatpost)
2017-08-22 16:33

Foxit Software says it will fix two vulnerabilities in its PDF reader products that could be triggered through its JavaScript API to execute code.

Hackers stole over $500,000 from Enigma cryptocurrency investors (Help Net Security)
2017-08-22 15:42

Unknown hackers have managed to steal over $500,000 from aspiring investors in the Enigma cryptocurrency investment platform. The Enigma cryptocurrency hack The attack unfolded on Monday (August...

Demystifying Machine Learning: How to Turn the Buzzword into Real Benefits for Endpoint Security (Security Week)
2017-08-22 14:56

Machine learning has become the most popular new theme in security. Seemingly every vendor is adopting this capability in an attempt to either keep up or to make their product stand out in a...

Neptune Exploit Kit Used to Deliver Monero Miner (Security Week)
2017-08-22 14:23

Cybercriminals have been using the Neptune exploit kit to deliver cryptocurrency miners via malvertising campaigns, FireEye reported on Tuesday. read more

Learning from success: Brian Honan’s infosec journey (Help Net Security)
2017-08-22 13:52

When Brian Honan started his information security consultancy thirteen years ago, most of his conversations were with those in charge of IT and/or IT security within an organization. The focus of...

Changes Coming to NIST's Catalog of Security Controls (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-22 13:33

The latest ISMG Security Report leads with information security guru Ron Ross discussing changes coming to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's catalog of IT security and privacy...

Disturbing lack of cyber attack awareness among directors (Help Net Security)
2017-08-22 13:00

Britain’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to new government research and a ‘cyber health check’. One in ten FTSE 350 companies...