Security News

Dark-Web Drug Dealer Arrested After He Travelled US for World Beard Championships
2017-09-28 06:42

United States authorities arrested suspected dark web drug kingpin late last month while he was travelling from his base in France to the United States of America for this year’s annual World...

US Financial Regulator Launches Unit to Police Cyber-threats
2017-09-26 11:44

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it is setting up a special unit dedicated to identifying cyber-related misconduct. read more

Iranian APT33 Targets US Firms with Destructive Malware
2017-09-21 17:54

APT33 targets petrochemical, aerospace and energy sector firms based in U.S., Saudi Arabia and South Korea with destructive malware linked to StoneDrill.

US Sanctions Iranian Nationals Over DDoS Bank Attacks
2017-09-15 13:48

7 Iranians Already Indicted by Justice Department Over US Banking DisruptionsThe U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against 11 individuals and organizations linked to Iran, some of...

Kaspersky Software Ordered Removed From US Gov't Computers
2017-09-14 14:03

DHS: Russian-Owned Company Poses Risk to Federal ITThe Trump administration is directing U.S. federal executive branch agencies to remove anti-virus software from Russian-owned Kaspersky Lab from...

Kaspersky software banned from US government agencies
2017-09-13 19:35

Kaspersky: We have “never helped, nor will help, any government with cyberespionage.”

European banks at mercy of US regulators
2017-09-12 12:55

European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines have come from US...

Hacker Who Hacked US Spy Chief, FBI & CIA Director Gets 5-Year in Prison
2017-09-09 03:35

Remember "Crackas With Attitude"? The hacking group behind a series of embarrassing hacks that targeted personal email accounts of senior officials at the FBI, the CIA, and the White House, among...

Is US Global Cybersecurity Leadership in Jeopardy? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-08 07:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Observations about America's standing as a global cybersecurity leader from Christopher Painter, who until earlier this summer served as the...