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CyberCrime

White House Condemns Russia For NotPetya Ransomware Attack

American officials warn of 'international consequences' for Russia because of NotPetya ransomware attack

CyberCrime

Russian Report Reveals £4.2m Stolen In Attack On SWIFT

Criminals made off with a tidy sum of money after a fraudulent wire-transfer request on SWIFT

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CyberCrime

UK Officially Blames Russia Military For NotPetya Ransomware

Defence Secretary says Russia is "ripping up the rule book" as he places blame for recent ransomware attack on Putin's country

Security

Researchers Identify Malware That Disrupted Pyeongchang Olympics Launch

The code was preloaded with usernames and passwords for the Pyeongchang Olympic Games' official servers, indicating a sophisticated attacker

Security

German Court Says Facebook Privacy Practices Are Illegal

Facebook doesn't give users enough information before granting itself broad access to their personal data, finds a Berlin regional court

Security

Attack Takes Down Pyeongchang Games Web Systems

The website of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was disabled for about 12 hours after a cyberattack that affected 'non-critical' servers

Security

Thousands Of Government Sites Hacked To Mine Cryptocurrency

The hack affected the ICO, the NHS and thousands of government and academic organisations in the UK, the US and elsewhere

Security Management

Symantec Adds Extra Security Layer For Azure, Office 365 Users

Security vendor teams up with Microsoft to provide an extra layer of protection for Redmond cloud customers

CyberCrime

Apple Source Code For iBoot Gets Posted Online

Apple orders immediate removal as source code for iBoot, a vital iOS program, gets posted online on GitHub

CyberCrime

BT Shares Malware Data With Rival ISPs To Combat Cyber Threat

'Follow our lead', BT urges rival ISPs after it begins sharing malware data to help in cybercrime battle

Security

Fast-Spreading Botnet Infects Android Gadgets For Crypto-Mining

A botnet that surfaced over the weekend spread to thousands of smartphones and set-top boxes in the first hours of its existence

Security

Grammarly Web Extension Hit By Data-Leak Flaw

Grammarly, with an installed base of tens of millions, has patched a bug that left users' data exposed to malicious third-party websites

Authentification

Identity In the Blockchain Era: How We Get There

Okta's Frederic Kerrest explains the potential of Blockchain for identity services and the obstacles that must be overcome

Authentification

Pwn2Own 2018 Expands Targets And Raises Prize Pool To $2M

For first time at Pwn2Own, researchers will take aim at Oracle's VirtualBox, as well as the open-source Nginx web server in attempts to reveal zero-days

Security

NCSC Programme Blocks 30 Million Phishing Emails In One Month

The National Cyber Security Centre's 'Active Cyber Defence' strategy has blocked millions of scam emails imitating government addresses

Security

PyeongChang 2018 Olympics Hack Installed ‘In-Depth’ Spyware

A malware campaign targeting Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organisations installed tools capable of sending detailed information back to attackers

Security

Adobe: Unpatched Flash Bug Has Been Used In Attacks Since November

The latest security issue with Flash Player has been exploited by North Korean attackers in targeted hacks since late last year, researchers say

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Security

Threats To Industrial Control Systems Grow As Vulnerabilities Increase

ANALYSIS: Study shows that the number of unprotected industrial control devices continues to grow each year offering a clear path for cyber-attackers

Authentification

Microsoft, Malwarebytes Spectre Fixes Contrast With Intel’s Efforts

ANALYSIS: Updates from two vendors caused problems this month , but the difference in how they were handled was remarkable

Security Management

Microsoft Disables Intel’s Spectre Patch

Microsoft issues emergency update to disable Intel’s Spectre 2 patch, amid reports of data loss caused by reboots

Authentification

Google Ads Targeted By Cryptomining Malvertising Attack

Google DoubleClick advertising network serves up ads that mine for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin

Security

Torvalds Releases Linux 4.15 With Improved Meltdown, Spectre Patches

CPU security issues required the longest Linux kernel development cycle since 2011, as Linus Torvalds releases Linux 4.15

Authentification

Biometrics Are Increasingly Favoured For Authentication

Fight to protect digital identity sees biometrics, two-factor authentication and password managers increasingly favoured

CyberCrime

Government Warns Critical Industries To Prep For Cyber Attack

'Up your game!' Government tells essential services to toughen their cyber defences or face stiff fines

Authentification

Facebook Gives Users Greater Privacy Controls Ahead Of GDPR

Facebook to provide new privacy tools and information as 'largest ever' team aims to ensure company is complaint with GDPR

Security

Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities

ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored “information embargo”