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Has GDPR Impacted Insider Threats?
July 26, 2018 By aatech

According to new research from Clearswift, the introduction of GDPR has led to a slight drop in insider threats in both the UK and Germany. Survey respondents said that insider threats make up 65% of reported incidents in 2018, compared to 73% last year. German companies reported similar declines, with insider error incidents at 75% […]

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Chinese Hackers Mount Espionage Campaign During Trump-Putin Summit
July 25, 2018 By aatech

An uncharacteristic spate of strikes against IoT devices in Finland during the summit was likely an indicator of a coordinated cyberespionage effort, researchers said. Cyberattackers, unsurprisingly, appear to be interested in Donald Trump as an intelligence target – as evidenced by an uncharacteristic spate of strikes against IoT devices in Finland during the American president’s […]

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D-Link, Dasan Routers Under Attack In Yet Another Assault
July 24, 2018 By aatech

Dasan and D-Link routers running GPON firmware are being targeted by hackers in an attempt to create a botnet. Unpatched D-Link and Dasan GPON router vulnerabilities are being targeted by hackers attempting to build a botnet army, according to research published Friday by eSentire Threat Intelligence. Researcher observed on Thursday a massive uptick in exploit […]

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UK Puts Huawei on the Naughty Step for Security Issues
July 23, 2018 By aatech

A report by Huawei’s Cybersecurity Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) has found that the company’s products, which are deployed or are contracted to be deployed in the UK, have underlying engineering issues. Addressed to the UK National Security Advisor, HCSEC Oversight Board’s fourth annual report explained that there were still concerns regarding the company broadband and mobile […]

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MoneyTaker Grabs $1m from PIR Bank
July 22, 2018 By aatech

Hacker group, MoneyTaker, stole $1m from Russian bank PIR, transferring the money to 17 accounts at other major Russian banks and before cashing out. Group-IB were hired to respond to the incident and limit the damage, and it is thought that the withdrawal of the stolen funds means most of the money is lost to […]

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Spambot Targets WordPress with Spray and Pray
July 20, 2018 By aatech

Researchers at Imperva published their discovery of a new comment spam campaign that is leveraging the popularity of the World Cup to trick people into clicking on links that take them to shady betting sites. The campaign, which mainly targets WordPress sites, is launched by a botnet and implemented in the form of comment spam. […]

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Justice Department Indicts 12 Russian Nationals Tied to 2016 Election Hacking
July 19, 2018 By aatech

Indictments are part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections. The United States Justice Department on Friday announced 12 indictments against Russian nationals, accusing them of engaging in a “sustained effort” to hack Democrats’ emails and computer networks. According to Rod Rosenstein, United States deputy Attorney General, all 12 […]

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Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info
July 18, 2018 By aatech

The thief also had a second dataset, including the M1 Abrams maintenance manual, a tank platoon training course, a crew survival course and documentation on improvised explosive device (IED) mitigation tactics. A hacker has penetrated an Air Force captain’s computer to steal sensitive information about U.S. military drones and other state secrets, according to a […]

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Sextortionists Shift Scare Tactics to Include Legit Passwords
July 17, 2018 By aatech

The scam emails offer, as proof of compromise, a password associated with the target’s online accounts. A fresh take on the classic sextortion scam is making the rounds, with several reports confirming a new wrinkle in approach: The inclusion of a legitimate password in the email for the campaign. Multiple end users have received scam […]

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Indian iPhone Spy Campaign Used Fake MDM Platform
July 16, 2018 By aatech

Cyberattackers have used a bogus mobile device management (MDM) system to target a small – but presumably high-value – set of iPhones in India in a cyberespionage campaign that has some unusual hallmarks. Cyberattackers have used a bogus mobile device management (MDM) system to target a small – but presumably high-value – set of iPhones […]

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