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...

Two British Men Arrested For Hacking Microsoft

British police have arrested two men in the UK conspiring to hack into the computer networks of US tech giant Microsoft with plans to steal customers’ data from the software giant. The suspects — 22-year-old from Sleaford and a 25-year-old from Bracknell — were arrested by the detectives from the...

A week in security (Jun 12 – Jun 18)

Last week was very busy for the Labs, with a look at so-called numeric tech support scams, a visit to the huge Infosec Europe conference, an exploration of Mac Malware as a Service, and a walk through the myths of online bullying. Elsewhere: A huge click-farm is busted Jaff Ransomware is thwarted...

25-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Military Satellite Phone System

A British computer hacker who allegedly hacked a United States Department of Defense satellite system in 2014 and accessed the personal information of hundreds of military personnel has pleaded guilty on Thursday. Sean Caffrey, a 25-year-old resident of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, has...

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...

Top 5 GDPR Myths: Get the Facts

The General Data Protection Regulation GDPR has been garnering much attention since its formal adoption in April 2016. With the effective date of May 25, 2018 fast approaching, some popular myths have emerged surrounding the regulation. In this blog post, we’ll examine and debunk a few of the mos...