Security News > 2019 > April

61% of IT pros have experienced a serious data breach
2019-04-30 12:00

Cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting companies at risk for financial and brand reputation hits, according to McAfee.

Defending Democracies Against Information Attacks
2019-04-30 11:59

To better understand influence attacks, we proposed an approach that models democracy itself as an information system and explains how democracies are vulnerable to certain forms of information...

Norsk Hydro Says Cyber Attack Cost It Around $50 Mln
2019-04-30 11:48

Global aluminium producer Norsk Hydro on Tuesday put the cost of a cyber attack targeting the Norwegian company in March at around $50 million. read more

Overcoming Security Challenges in the Transport and Logistics Sector
2019-04-30 10:57

From the intelligent traffic lights and speed controls that are emerging in our smart cities, through the robots and sensors that make modern “just in time” distribution possible, technology is...

Docker breach of 190,000 users exposes lack of two-factor authentication
2019-04-30 10:48

The containerisation platform has asked 190k users to change their passwords after hackers gained access to a database of personal data.

Which cyber threats should financial institutions be on the lookout for?
2019-04-30 10:32

Banks and financial services organizations were the targets of 25.7 percent of all malware attacks last year, more than any other industry, IntSigths revealed in their latest report. These...

Facebook under investigation for harvesting 1.5m users’ contact lists
2019-04-30 10:06

For years, Facebook asked some new users for email passwords, then grabbed their contacts without consent (or any way to stop the process).

Man posing as Hollywood superstar scams woman out of a ‘fortune’
2019-04-30 09:50

She must have been star-struck, she said, after the fraudster hid behind the Fast & Furious star's photo and reached out from a fan page.

Rapidly Growing Electrum Botnet Infects Over 152,000 Users; Steals $4.6 Million
2019-04-30 09:18

An ongoing attack against Electrum Bitcoin wallets has just grown bigger and stronger with attackers now targeting the whole infrastructure of the exchange with a botnet of over 152,000 infected...

Chinese dev jailed and fined for posting DJI's private keys on Github
2019-04-30 07:10

Hapless soul repents 'unintentionally' sharing drone makers privates in repo A Chinese software developer who previously expressed suicidal thoughts has been jailed after putting one of drone...