Security News > 2017 > August

Ukrainian Man Arrested, Charged in NotPetya Distribution (Threatpost)
2017-08-11 14:10

Ukranian police arrested a suspect alleged to have distributed the NotPetya/ExPetr malware that ultimately infected 400 computers.

Researchers pull off DNA-based malicious code injection attack (Help Net Security)
2017-08-11 13:30

Researchers have demonstrated that it’s possible to create synthetic DNA strands containing malicious computer code that, if sequenced and analyzed, could compromise a computer. The main goal of...

Russian Cyberspies Target Hotels in Europe (Security Week)
2017-08-11 13:10

A notorious Russia-linked hacker group specializing in cyber espionage is believed to be behind an ongoing campaign targeting hotels in several European countries. read more

New infosec products of the week​: August 11, 2017 (Help Net Security)
2017-08-11 13:00

Forensically sound extraction of public domain social media data Cellebrite has introduced a new UFED Cloud Analyzer solution that provides forensically sound, real-time collection, preservation...

Stealthy Mughthesec Mac adware exposed: What it does, how to protect yourself (Help Net Security)
2017-08-11 12:50

Mac malware is still a rare occurrence, so it’s no wonder that some of it can lurk, unnoticed for months, on random machines. The latest example falls more in the category of “potentially unwanted...

Unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots and troubling browsing behaviors (Help Net Security)
2017-08-11 12:45

As adoption of cloud and mobile continues to rise, common employee practices inside and outside the workplace create risk for enterprises. To uncover the risks posed by users’ data-related habits,...

Kaspersky Withdraws Antitrust Suits Against Microsoft (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-11 12:33

Microsoft Says It Will Be More Accommodating to Third-Party Anti-VirusKaspersky Lab says it will withdraw antitrust complaints it filed against Microsoft over how Windows handles third-party...

SonicSpy Spyware Found in Over One Thousand Android Apps (Security Week)
2017-08-11 12:32

Security researchers have found more than one thousand applications rigged with spyware over the past six months, including some distributed via Google Play. read more

Hackers Say Humans Most Responsible for Security Breaches (Security Week)
2017-08-11 11:43

Hackers Say Humans Are the Weakpoint and That Traditional Defenses Cannot Protect Them read more

Confusing Self-Driving Cars by Altering Road Signs (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-11 11:31

Researchers found that they could confuse the road sign detection algorithms of self-driving cars by adding stickers to the signs on the road. They could, for example, cause a car to think that a...