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An analysis of 120 mobile app stores uncovers plethora of malicious apps

Issued by: Help Net Security

RiskIQ analyzed 120 mobile app stores and more than 2 billion daily scanned resources. In listing and analyzing the app stores hosting the most malicious mobile apps and the most prolific developers of malicious apps, their Q3 mobile threat landscape report documents an increase in blacklisted apps over Q2, as well as the continued issues…

Network Security

Database of 1.4 Billion Credentials Found on Dark Web

Issued by: Security Week

Researchers have found a database of 1.4 billion clear text credentials in what appears to be the single largest aggregate database yet found on the dark web. These are not from a new breach, but a compilation of 252 previous breaches, including the previous largest combo list, Exploit.in. The database was found by 4iQ on 5…

Malware & Threats

Why phishers love HTTPS

Issued by: Help Net Security

As more and more sites switch to HTTPS, the number of phishing sites hosted on HTTPS domains is also increasing. “In the third quarter of 2017, we observed nearly a quarter of all phishing sites hosted on HTTPS domains, nearly double the percentage we saw in the second quarter. A year ago, less than three…

Application Security

Ransomware’s lucrative next stop? The Point of Sale

Issued by: Help Net Security

With the influx of credit card breaches over the past few years at major brands, hackers may have reached a point of supply exceeding demand, as awareness of breaches, security on credit cards, and excess supply have all led to a reported drop in prices on the dark web for stolen data. Researchers have seen…

Malware & Threats

Hackers Target U.K. Shipping Giant Clarkson

Issued by: Security Week

Clarkson, one of the world’s largest providers of shipping services, informed the public on Tuesday that it has suffered a security breach and the hackers may release some data taken from its systems. Clarkson provided only few details citing the ongoing law enforcement investigation, but the information it made public suggests that it was targeted…

Application Security

Privacy Fears Over Artificial Intelligence as Crimestopper

Issued by: Security Week

Police in the US state of Delaware are poised to deploy “smart” cameras in cruisers to help authorities detect a vehicle carrying a fugitive, missing child or straying senior. The video feeds will be analyzed using artificial intelligence to identify vehicles by license plate or other features and “give an extra set of eyes” to…

Malware & Threats

Top digital transformation challenges? Cybercrime and espionage

Issued by: Help Net Security

In Frost & Sullivan’s recent survey covering end-user perspectives on navigating digital transformation, 54 per cent of IT professionals cited cybercrime and espionage as their top challenges, followed by systems integration. Other noteworthy findings include significant IT investment in productivity, improving digital presence, as well as communications/collaboration tool integration with other business software (Microsoft Office, Google-G-suite,…

Malware & Threats

Hacker Falsely Claiming to Breach FireEye Arrested, CEO Says

Issued by: Security Week

The hacker who falsely claimed to have breached FireEye — it was just the personal online accounts of one employee — was arrested by international law enforcement and taken into custody on October 26, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia said Wednesday. “These attackers rarely, if ever get caught and therefore I’m pleased, that in this case…

Malware & Threats

Analysis of 3,200 Phishing Kits Sheds Light on Attacker Tools and Techniques

Issued by: Security Week

Phishing kits are used extensively by cybercriminals to increase the efficiency of stealing user credentials. The basic kit comprises an accurate clone of the target medium’s login-in page (Gmail, Facebook, Office 365, targeted banks, etc), and a pre-written php script to steal the credentials — both bundled and distributed as a zip file. Successfully phished…

Malware & Threats

UK Blames North Korea for Cyberattack That Crippled Hospitals

Issued by: Security Week

Britain on Friday blamed North Korea for a ransomware attack this year that a new report revealed affected a third of English hospitals and could have been prevented with “basic” IT security. “This attack, we believe quite strongly that it came from a foreign state,” Ben Wallace, a junior minister for security, told BBC Radio…