Cybersecurity Industry news By Filip TRUTA A noted Google developer has discovered a troubling flaw in a popular password manager that Windows 10 installs by default. Hackers could get their hands on user passwords via clickjacking and/or malicious code-injection techniques.
Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy made the discovery while playing around with a Windows 10 virtual machine. By Bogdan Botezatu on Nov 17, 2017 |
What were the biggest cyber security culprits in the first half of 2017 from a data breach standpoint? Identity theft and poor internal security practices, according to the latest Breach Level Index (BLI) Report by Gemalto. The index, a global database of public data breaches, showed that the first six months of the year had 918 data breaches that led to 1.9 billion data records being compromised worldwide. Compared with the last six months of 2016, the number of lost, stolen or compromised records increased by a staggering 164%, the report said. Much of this was due to the 22 largest data breaches, each involving more than one million compromised records. Of the 918 data breaches during the period, more than 500 (59% of all breaches) had an unknown or unaccounted number of compromised data records. By Luana Pascu on Mar 24, 2017 |
In 2016, the number of ransomware attacks increased 300 percent from 2015, with over 4,000 attacks detected per day, according to US government statistics. Ransomware is among the worst types of infection, as it not only encrypts network data, but in the end may cost victims all their data – even if they pay the ransom. It should be a priority for all businesses and organizations in 2017. Ransomware is not limited to consumer networks; it’s one of the most sophisticated types of malware that targets all internet users, from private individuals to corporate networks to government agencies. Ransomware attacks on enterprises affect shareholders, employees and customers, and could lead to permanent damage caused by loss of confidential information, negative publicity and financial loss. Recent predictions about the massive growth of ransomware attacks seem to be materializing, with another major breach. This one, on Dec. 27, led to the compromise of some 1.5 million user records, according to LeakedSource.
E-Sports Network ESEA, a platform for video game tournaments, did not detect the hack, but was informed by hackers who asked for $100,000 to not leak or sell the data on the black market. The company exchanged emails with the hackers, asked the FBI for help and started informing customers about the hack. |
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