Friday 23 February 2018

Weekly News Roundup


Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.

Tesla investigates claims of crypto-currency hack

Tesla has confirmed that its cloud computing platform has been compromised by hackers. RedLock, the company that alerted it to the breach, believes the attackers may have done this to mine crypto-currency - an attack known as crypto-jacking. Read more…

Exposed Amazon cloud storage clients get tip-off alerts

Security researchers have posted "friendly warnings" to users of Amazon's cloud data storage service whose private content has been made public, the BBC has learned. The BBC found almost 50 warnings posted to the firm's servers. Many had more than one warning uploaded to them. Read more…

New email scam targeting accounts personnel at Fortune 500 companies

Criminals impersonate legitimate email accounts to initiate wire transfer fraud. Security researchers have uncovered an active Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaign targeting Accounts Payable personnel at Fortune 500. Read more…

Criminals Obtain Code-Signing Certificates Using Stolen Corporate IDs

The certificates are available on demand at prices ranging from $299 to $1,599, says Recorded Future. Malware authors have for some time been using code-signing certificates for their malicious payloads so they can sneak past enterprise anti-malware tools. Read more…

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