Month: June 2018

A cryptocurrency mining virus that hijacks computers and smartphones after they visit websites has surged in the last three months, thanks to risky smartphone apps and infected webpages. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Telegraph The post Surge in cryptocurrency mining hacks blamed on risky smartphone apps appeared first on IT SECURITY GURU.

Security firm FireEye has detected that malware authors have deployed the PROPagate code injection technique for the first time inside a live malware distribution campaign. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer The post PROPagate Code Injection Technique Detected in the Wild for the First Time appeared first on IT SECURITY GURU.

The UK government has launched a new cybersecurity standard designed to set a baseline of mandatory security outcomes for all departments. The Minimum Cyber Security Standard announced this week presents a minimum set of measures which all government departments will need to follow, although the hope is that they will look to exceed these at all times. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine The post UK Government Sets Minimum Cybersecurity Standard appeared first on IT SECURITY GURU.

Ticketmaster was warned in April that it had been the victim of a hack attack, digital bank Monzo has claimed. Ticketmaster had previously said it did not know about the breach until June and had then acted quickly to inform “all relevant authorities”. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC The post Ticketmaster ‘warned of hack attack in April by Monzo’ appeared first on IT SECURITY GURU.