This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Equifax Hackers Stole Info on 693,665 UK Residents

Equifax Inc. said today an investigation into information stolen in the epic data breach the company disclosed on Sept. 7 revealed that intruders took a file containing 15.2 million UK records. The company says it is now working to inform 693,665 U.K. consumers whose data was stolen in the attack...

Equifax Says 145.5M Affected by Breach, Ex-CEO Testifies

Equifax, the credit agency behind this summer’s breach of 143 million Americans, said this week the number of victims implicated in the breach has increased. Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., the company’s interim CEO, announced Monday that 2.5 million additional Americans were also impacted, bringing...

raf.mod.uk XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://www.raf.mod.uk/search/index.cfm?searchtext=+Search+this+site"'--!=Go Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknown / Not calculated VIP website status:| No Coordinated Disclosure...

A week in security (September 11 – September 17)

Last week, we dug into phishing campaigns done via Linkedin accounts, remediation versus prevention, issues with smart syringe pumps, and advised you to go patch against a Word 0day. We had some tips regarding identity theft protection, explored crowdsourced fraud, and explained YARA rules...

Equifax Says Breach Affects 143 Million Americans

Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States, disclosed Thursday afternoon it’s looking into a data breach that may have affected upwards to 143 million Americans. The company said in a statement on its site that cybercriminals managed to exploit an...

eNom Inter-Account Transfer Issue

the m group security advisory 2017090100: Zero-confirmation inter-account transfers of .uk domains with eNom Discovery date: 2017-05-02 Publish date: 2017-09-01 +122 days Product: https://www.enom.com/, the website for eNom Inc. and their APIs, all eNom resellers Vulnerable: yes, as of publicatio...

uk.webuy.com XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://uk.webuy.com/search/index.php/" Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at Vulnerability type:| XSS Vulnerability status:| Publicly disclosed Alexa Rank| Unknown / Not calculated VIP website status:| No Coordinated Disclosure Timeline: Description| Value ---|---...

Ross Anderson on the History of the Crypto Wars in the UK

Ross Anderson gave a talk on the history of the Crypto Wars in the UK. I am intimately familiar with the US story, but didn't know as much about Britain's verson. Hour-long video. Summary...

whirlpool.co.uk XSS vulnerability

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This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Companies Could Face $22 Million Fine If They Fail to Protect Against Hackers

Over the past few years, massive data breaches have become more frequent and so common that pretty much every week we heard about some organisation being hacked or hacker dumping tens of millions of users records. But even after this wide range of data breach incidents, many organisations fail to...

August 7, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Teddy Roosevelt” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 5, 2017 - Headlines Ransomware can cost firms over $700,000; cloud...

July 24, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Shark Week” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! July 24, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Soon, your most important...

airfrance.co.uk XSS vulnerability

Vulnerable URL: https://www.airfrance.co.uk/cgi-bin/AF/GB/en/local/process/standard/rebooking/ValidateSearchPnrRbkAction.do?recordLocator=xxx%22oncut%3D%22alert/XSSPOSED/=yyy Details: Description| Value ---|--- Patched:| Yes, at 08.09.2017 Latest check for patch:| 08.09.2017 06:59 GMT Vulnerabili...

A week in security (June 26 – July 02)

Last week, we offered our readers tips on how to detect phishing attempts, gave an overview of Google's Be Internet Awesome campaign, supplemented an ongoing series on adware, and introduced the Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection to those who aren't already in the know. We also pushed out a number ...

UK Teenager, Aged 18, Charged With Running DDoS-For-Hire Service

A teenage student has been charged with running a supplying malware that was used for launching distributed denial of service DDoS attacks against websites of some of the world's leading businesses. Jack Chappell, an 18-year-old teenager from Stockport, is accused of helping cyber criminals with...

June 27, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Helen Keller” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! June 27, 2017 - Headlines 'Petya' ransomware attack strikes companies across...

UK Parliament Hit by Cyberattack, Up to 90 MPs' E-mail Accounts Hacked

A cyber attack has hit the email system of UK Houses of Parliament on Friday morning that breached at least 90 emails accounts protected by weak passwords belonging to MPs, lawmakers, and other parliamentary staff. Meanwhile, as a precaution, the Security service has temporarily shut down the...

UK Parliament Under “Sustained and Determined” Cyber Attack

By Waqas The computer systems of UK parliament has suffered a massive cyber attack forcing the staff to quit their operation. The reports about attacks came on Friday night. However, MPs Member of Parliament were locked out from their parliamentary email accounts on Saturday. Those familiar with...