Cyber Security: Hackers deface Malaysia Airlines website, upload rap song

The Malaysia Airlines website has been commandeered by hackers who referenced Islamic State and claimed to be from the "Lizard Squad", a group known for previous denial-of-service attacks. Read more here.

Cyber Security: A Thief Named 'Mastermind' Hacked 20 Million Accounts On A Russian Dating Website

As if online dating wasn't sketchy enough, now you have to worry about hackers. About 20 million accounts on a Russia-based dating website called Topface were hacked, according to a report by Bloomberg. About 40% of the data came from European users. The thief who operated under the alias "Mastermind" then offered the accounts for sale on a website used by cyber criminals, which was detected by the fraud-detection software-maker, Easy Solutions Inc. Read more here.

Cyber Security: UK and US spies to carry out fake hacking attacks on banks, airlines and nuclear plants

Britain and the US are to set up a joint ‘cyber squad’ to carry out fake hacking attacks on banks, aircraft and nuclear power plants. In talks at the White House, David Cameron and Barack Obama are set to agree an unprecedented level of co-operation, with a team of agents to help safeguard both countries. A report from British spy chiefs to be published today says four in every five big firms in the UK last year experienced some sort of serious cyber security breach. Click here to read the article.

 

 

 

 

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of January 12

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of January 12 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB15-019

Cyber Security: UK National Grid under constant cyber attack

Conservative MP James Arbuthnot chaired the Defense Select Committee up until last year and said that the National Grid is facing cyber-attacks every minute. He plans to visit the National grid next month to discuss the issue. "Our National Grid is coming under cyber attack not just day-by-day but minute-by-minute,” said Arbuthnot at a London conference last year, with his comments first reported by Bloomberg. “There are, at National Grid, people of very high quality who recognize the risks that these attacks pose, and who are fighting them off…but we can't expect them to win forever.” Click here to read more.

 

 

Cyber Security: AOL Ad Network Hit with Malvertising

Cybercriminals have targeted one of the largest digital networks to kick off the year: AOL's Advertising.com. Hackers hijacked ads on the network and served up drive-by malware downloads to the Huffington Post, GameZone, LA Weekly and several other sites last week, according to Cyphort, an advanced malware defense firm. Read the full story here.

Cyber Security: Pro-Russian group claims cyber attack on German government websites

German government websites including Chancellor Angela Merkel's page were hacked on Wednesday in a cyber attack claimed by a group demanding that Berlin sever official ties with the Ukrainian government. The attack, against which counter-measures were taken, had left the sites periodically inaccessible since 10 a.m. , her spokesman Steffen Seibert said. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of December 29

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of December 29 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB15-005

Cyber Security: 2015 cyber risk and data protection predictions

Businesses in 2015 are expected to experience increasing challenges as they struggle to contend with the burgeoning threat of complex cybercrime. EY analysis has outlined some of the key areas that cyber risks threaten to impact in the coming year, including the difficulties in the insurance sector of underwriting cyber risk, the raft of regulation coming out of both the EU and the UK, the importance of integrated risk functions in firms, and the cyber risk of supply chains moving to the cloud. Click here to read more.

Cyber Security: Cyber attacks to worsen in 2015, McAfee researchers say

A series of spectacular cyber attacks drew headlines this year, and the situation will only worsen in 2015 as hackers use more advanced techniques to infiltrate networks, security researchers said yesterday. Click here to read the article.

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of December 1

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of December 1 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB14-342

Cyber Security: A Good Cyber Defense Can Protect Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies

The inability to keep data safe can undermine the results of a clinical study and an organization’s ability to generate new products and ensure the safety of existing ones. Much of the world’s critical infrastructure and vital goods are at significant risk of cyber security threats. Add to this discomforting list of threats to medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Some companies in different industries underestimate the threat of cyber attacks believing falsely that because their control and monitoring systems are not connected to the Internet, they many not be subject to traditional hacking. “The big theory is that there is no technology connection between us in the plant and others in the outside world so our control systems are safe,” said Doug Clifton, global director, critical infrastructure and security practice at Schneider Electric.

Read the full article here.

Cyber Security: Simulated terrorist cyber-attack on London

A cyber-detonated terrorist attack on the UK's critical infrastructure targeting key landmarks in London will be at the heart of the 2015 Cyber Security Challenge UK Masterclass, with some 42 of the country's most talented amateur cyber-defenders seeking to thwart the attack in real time. Click here to read the article.

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of November 3

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of November 3 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB14-314

Cyber Security: Badly secured routers leave 79 percent of US home networks at risk of attack

As many as four out of five internet-connected households in the US could be at risk of attack through their wireless router. This is among the findings of a study by security specialist Avast which found that more than half of all home routers are poorly protected using default or easily hacked password combinations such as admin/admin or admin/password. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: Add data breaches to holiday shopping stress

With the holiday shopping season on the horizon, many retailers soon will be dishing out deals and special promotions to get shoppers in the spending spirit. But what consumers seem to really want for Christmas this year is to keep their personal financial information out of the hands of hackers. CreditCards.com, a credit-card comparison website, recently conducted a survey of 865 credit and debit card holders, and 45 percent said they would not shop this holiday season at retail chains that had been affected by major data breaches. Read more here.

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of October 27

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of October 27 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB14-307

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of October 20

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of October 20 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB14-300

Cyber Security: ICS-CERT Vulnerability Summary for Week of October 13

Click the link below to view the summary of cyber security vulnerabilities for the week of October 13 as collected and reported by ICS-CERT.

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB14-293

Cyber Security: May-August 2014 ICS-CERT Monitor

View ICS-CERT's May-August 2014 newsletter, with a feature article on control system anomalies at water treatment facilities.

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/Monitors/ICS-CERT_Monitor_May-Aug2014.pdf