Researcher: Data Leaked for 300 Million Truecaller Users

Suparna Goswami • May 24, 2019

A security researcher has reported that the mobile phone numbers, and in some cases, other information, of 300 million Indians that use the Truecaller caller ID app are available for sale on the dark web. But the maker of the app says its database was not breached.

Data Loss

The Impact of Localization on Cloud Service Providers

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Breach Preparedness

Moody's Changes Equifax's Outlook to 'Negative'

Scott Ferguson • May 24, 2019

Moody's has changed its financial outlook for Equifax to "negative" from "stable," reflecting concerns about how the credit reporting giant is recovering from the 2017 data breach that exposed the personal information of 148 million Americans.

Application Security

Security at the Speed of the Cloud

Tom Field • May 24, 2019

Migrating from on-premises data security to the cloud and then embedding security in the application development process are common challenges for enterprises. Dan Fitzgerald, a CISO at the consultancy McKinsey & Co., shares insights on how to make these transitions.

Video

Multilayered Security Gets Personal

Tom Field • May 24, 2019

When large-scale data breaches started to proliferate more than a decade ago, security leaders called for end-to-end data encryption. But that approach no longer suffices, says First Data's Tim Horton, who calls for a new multilayered defense.

Application Security

WannaCry Still Causing Tears 2 Years On

Nick Holland • May 24, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report assesses the legacy of WannaCry ransomware two years on. Also featured: the evolving role of healthcare CISOs; threat mitigation recommendations based on the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

Cybercrime

Assange Indicted in US Under Espionage Act

Scott Ferguson • May 23, 2019

A federal grand jury has indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 counts under the U.S. Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified material, the Justice Department announced Thursday. He's currently serving a prison sentence in the U.K. and fighting extradition to the U.S.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Bestmixer Cryptocurrency Laundering Site Shuttered

Scott Ferguson • May 23, 2019

European police have shuttered Bestmixer.io, considered one of the largest underground money laundering websites for cryptocurrencies used in connection with criminal activities, including ransomware attacks.

Application Security

Google Stored Unhashed G Suite Passwords for Years

Scott Ferguson • May 22, 2019

Google is notifying administrators and users of its business-oriented G Suite product that the company had been storing unhashed passwords for years because of a flaw in the platform. The company believes no customer data was leaked and that all passwords remained encrypted.

Anti-Malware

E-Commerce Skimming Attacks Evolve Into iFrame Injection

Jeremy Kirk • May 22, 2019

Criminal gangs have been hitting e-commerce sites hard lately by injecting their malicious code to "skim" customers' payment card details. In a recent twist, Malwarebytes spotted a malicious iFrame that steps in front of the normal payment process to intercept card details.

Cybercrime as-a-service

Verizon DBIR: C-Level Executives in the Crosshairs

Nick Holland • May 22, 2019

C-level executives are 12 times more likely to be the target of social incidents and nine times more likely to be the target of social breaches. This is among the key findings of the latest Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report. Author John Grim shares insight.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-state attacks

Huawei Gets 90-Day Reprieve on Ban

Scott Ferguson • May 21, 2019

The U.S. Commerce Department will offer a 90-day reprieve to a handful of companies that conduct business with Huawei before the Trump administration's ban on the use of the Chinese company's technologies fully kicks in, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meanwhile, Google announces it will continue to work with Huawei.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-state attacks

DHS Reportedly Warns of Chinese-Made Drones Stealing Data

Scott Ferguson • May 20, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security is warning that Chinese-made drones could be sending sensitive data back to their manufacturers, where it can be accessed by the government, according to news reports.

Governance

Cybersecurity's Week From Hell

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 20, 2019

Multiple flaws - all serious, exploitable and some already being actively exploited - came to light last week. Big names - including Cisco, Facebook, Intel and Microsoft - build the software and hardware at risk. And fixes for some of the flaws are not yet available. Is this cybersecurity's new normal?