International InfoSec & Cybersecurity News
Banks
Suffer an Average of 3.8 Data Leak Incidents Per Week www . darkreading . com New study examines how financial services information gets sold and shared in the Dark Web .
Hackers steal $ 23.5M in cryptocurrency from crypto Exchange Bancor www . csoonline . com Attackers used a compromised wallet to steal three different cryptocurrencies : $ 12.5 million of ether , $ 1 million of Pundi X , and $ 10 million of Bancor Network Tokens .
Breach department : Unauthorized party accesses Macys . com and Bloomingdales . com customer accounts www . scmagazine . com For nearly two months , an unauthorized party reportedly used stolen usernames and passwords to log into the online accounts of certain Macys . com and Bloomi
Polar App Disables Feature That Allowed Journalists to Identify Intelligence Personnel www . bleepingcomputer . com How to Use Cortana As Your Virtual Assistant in Windows How to start Windows in Safe Mode How to remove a Trojan , Virus , Worm , or other Malware
Puzzling Health Dept . Privacy Incident Exposes HIV Data www . bankinfosecurity . com An incident involving an unsecured database containing information about thousands of HIV / AIDS patients in Tennessee is shining a spotlight on privacy risks
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21 Million Timehop Users Breached . www . informationsecuritybuzz . com Timehop , a mobile app that surfaces old social media posts from the same day but from previous years , has announced a security breach affecting its entire userbase of over 21 million users .
RiskIQ maps the anatomy of a corporate attack surface www . itsecurityguru . org RiskIQ , the global leader in digital threat management , today released a report mining the company ’ s massive repository of internet data .
Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info . threatpost . com 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 .
Cyber crime : why business should report it as soon as possible www . computerweekly . com Cyber crime is affecting a growing number of businesses , yet few are reporting it . Computer Weekly lifts the veil on cyber crime reporting , looking at the who , what , when , where , how and why .
Hacker Offers Access to Machine at
International Airport for $ 10 www . securityweek . com Researchers found that access to a system associated with a major international airport can be bought for only $ 10 — with no zero-day exploit , elaborate phishing campaign , or watering hole attack