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> Median Dwell Time for Hackers Drops to 49 Days
Yet Trustwave report shows firms aren’t containing threats much quicker
> Steganography Sees a Rise in 2017
McAfee has observed an increase in the use of images and videos to pass malicious information without detection.
> Girl Scouts to Offer Cybersecurity Badges
GSUSA is partnering with Palo Alto on 18 new badges to be made available to girls in grades K-12 (ages 5 to 18).
> Mexican Government Accused of Targeting Journos with Spyware
Citizen Lab report uncovers widespread campaign during 2015-16
> Korean Hoster Coughs Up $1 Million to Ransomware Extorters
Nayana was hit by Erebus ransomware last week
> ISACA Names 2017-2018 Board
ISACA has now named and installed its 2017-2018 Board of Directors, and has elected the Board Chair.
> Nigerian Hackers Lift Reams of Info from Global Industrial Targets
There have been more than 500 attacked companies in more than 50 countries so far.
> Moroccan Hackers Tried to Hack US Election: Report
Claims that MoRo group targeted schools first
> Vaping, e-Cigarettes Can Be Used to Hack Computers
An e-cigarette could be used to intercept network traffic or control the computer.
> TrickBot Targets PayPal, Salesforce.com
In May, there were two global campaigns showing new tactics for the banking trojan.
> Ulster University Also Suffered Ransomware Outage This Week
Northern Ireland uni was hit on the same day as UCL
> New IoT Botnet Targets IP Cameras
Trend Micro warns of a new IoT botnet targeting 1000 internet protocol (IP) cameras
> UK Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing US Satellite Data
Sean Caffrey admitted hacking DoD user account details
> Texas is the Top Target for Ransomware
SMBs in 10 states experienced a 500% increase in ransomware in March alone.
> ISF: For Most Orgs, Threat Intelligence Fails to Deliver
There are five common problems at fault for this according to ISF, which laid out ways to remedy these.
> World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex Crippled by DDoS
Attack has rendered IOTA deposits unavailable
> Thai Police Bust Major Click Farm, Arresting Three
Chinese men allegedly paid by company back home to game system
> UCL Hit by Major Ransomware Attack
Shared files remain read only after critical threat bypasses security filters
> Slew of WiMAX Routers Open to Hijacking, Spying and Botnet Enslavement
An attacker can change the password of the admin user and wreak a range of havoc from there.
> Phishing and Ransomware Awareness Unidentified by UK
Only 42% of UK respondents knew what ransomware was and only 17% could identify a phishing attack