A judge has designated the case against Marcus "MalwareTech" Hutchins, who's been accused of creating and selling the Kronos banking Trojan, as "complex" after his defense requested more time to review chat logs, malware samples and other evidence submitted by prosecutors.
Extradited Canadian national Karim Baratov, who's been accused of helping the Russian intelligence officers who allegedly ordered up the hacking of 500 million Yahoo users' accounts, pleaded not guilty to related charges in a San Francisco federal courtroom.
With claims of wanting to dispel "the myth about doping-free football," the Russian-linked hacker group Fancy Bear has released health records related to alleged drug use of more than 150 soccer players worldwide. What's the message they're sending?
Crew error - not hacking - remains the most likely explanation for this week's deadly collision between a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer and a merchant oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Singapore, experts say.
Canadian Karim Baratov will be extradited to the United States after waiving his right to an extradition hearing. He's accused of being a "hacker for hire" for the Russian intelligence agents who allegedly perpetrated the 2014 Yahoo hack that resulted in 500 million user accounts being exposed.
The latest ISMG Security Report leads with information security guru Ron Ross discussing changes coming to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's catalog of IT security and privacy controls. Also, challenges facing an upgraded U.S. Cyber Command.
A U.K. tabloid newspaper is reporting that a contractor that provides services to the National Health System has been attacked by a hacker who claims to have stolen 1.2 million patient records. But the contractor claims it was the victim of a much smaller breach and no patient records were accessed.
As threats and threat actors multiply and evolve, digital attribution becomes ever more critical, says Gartner's Avivah Litan. She discusses how to approach attribution and also offers her take on the technologies that could help secure U.S. elections.
A report claims British intelligence agency GCHQ knew in advance that the FBI planned to arrest WannaCry "hero" Marcus Hutchins when he visited the United States for the annual Black Hat and Def Con conferences last month. The information security community asks: Is that justice?
At ISMG's recent New York Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit, attendees interacted with technology solution providers and other thought leaders, gaining practical insights on solving real-world problems.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report leads with a closer look at a new exploit kit and whether it represents a resurgence in these types of criminal packages. Also featured: a discussion of new vehicle security concerns and communications advice for CISOs.
Locky is back. After falling off the radar last year, the ransomware is once again being distributed via massive spam campaigns - run by the Necurs botnet - in the form of two new variants named Diablo and Lukitus.
The recent online leak of an episode of HBO's Game of Thrones, which has been linked to four insiders at a company that handles data for Star India, has put the spotlight on strategies for mitigating insider threats.
Danish shipping giant Maersk faces losses of $200 million to $300 million as a result of the NotPetya global malware outbreak. Others, including FedEx and household goods manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser, are also beginning to estimate NotPetya's financial impact on their business.
There's little defense against software updates that have been seeded with malicious code. Kaspersky Lab says attackers planted a backdoor in software updates from network management vendor NetSarang.
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