Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Swedish man who created malware which infected half a million computers around the world has been jailed in New York. Alex Yucel, 25, owned the Blackshade organisation which sold sophisticated software to thousands of hackers in more than 100 countries….
HackerOne raises $25 million in vulnerability management push
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HackerOne is a vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform connecting businesses with security researchers. Over 250 companies including Yahoo!, Adobe, DropBox, LinkedIN, Twitter and WordPress are counted as customers of the San Francisco-based firm, which has paid out roughly $3.2 million…
Desperately seeking STEM: Ministry works to promote cyber-education
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In a bid to ensure that Israel retains its edge in cyber-security, the the Science and Technology Ministry on Wednesday signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to produce educational curricula in science and technology, with an emphasis on teaching the principles…
Cyber-extortionists are liars
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The good news about cyber criminals who go in for extortion is that they also tend to be liars. The bad news — they’re extremely difficult to catch. Wade Woolwine, manager of strategic services at Rapid7, has dealt with his share…
Expert: People Need to Know their Data is Private
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Most people do not realize how much their data is being used for purposes they do not understand, internationally renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier told Arutz Sheva on the sidelines of the fifth annual International Cybersecurity Conference in Tel Aviv. “Largely,…
Nude Photos of Hundreds of Aussie Women Shared Online Without Consent
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Images of over 700 women from Brisbane and nearby areas, either scantily-clad or in the nude, have been shared online without owners’ consent by an individual who hosted the cache in a cloud storage service. The hacker made multiple attempts to…
DUTCH ETHICAL HACKING PLATFORM PULLS $25 MILLION INVESTMENT
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dutch ethical hacking platform HackerOne has received a 25 million dollar – about 22,4 million euros – investment from New Enterprise Associates, VentureBeats reports. This money will be used to employ more hackers to find flaws in companies’ digital security systems…
A ‘Tech Dad’ Emailed 97,931 People Their Hacked Passwords
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New hacker horror stories are being spun all the time, whether it’s Uber accounts being sold on the dark web, or an Anonymous affiliate posting the emails and passwords of Canadian government officials. Have you ever wondered if your email and…
OPM wants $37M more for IT — U.S. cyber warriors fare OK in war game
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans OPM WANTS $37M MORE FOR IT — The Office of Personnel Management told congressional appropriators it could use another $37 million to migrate its IT systems in the fiscal year starting in October, Dave scoops. The request came in an email…
Anonymous cyber hackers hit UAE banking websites
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Several UAE banks were hit by a co-ordinated cyber attack, known in the trade as a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, on Tuesday, crippling e-banking operations and websites, and leaving the unnamed institutions fearing further assaults, Arabian Business’ sister website ITP.net has reported. German…
