Backdoors are also on the rise for 2018, according to Comodo
WikiLeaks Chat Reportedly Reveals GOP Bias
Site wanted party to win last presidential election, according to reported leaks
FedEx S3 Bucket Exposes Private Details on Thousands Worldwide
It contained more than 119,000 scanned documents, including passports, drivers’ licenses, names, home addresses, phone numbers and ZIP codes.
Two Billion Files Leaked in US Data Breaches in 2017
The most targeted and vulnerable industry was healthcare, which recorded 328 leaks (nearly 60% of all leaks in 2017).
Hack the Air Force 2.0 Flies High with $12.5K Payout
Overall, white hats received $103,883 in payouts and reported 106 vulnerabilities within 20 days.
UK Government: Moscow Responsible for NotPetya
Rare moment of public attribution on world stage
Intel Offers Up to $250K for Side Channel Flaws
Chip giant’s bug bounty program is now public
Crypto-Experts Slam FBI’s Backdoor Encryption Demands
Schneier et al want Feds to show exactly how they’d propose doing it
Coinherder Campaign Nets $50 Million from Bitcoin Phishing
The campaign was unique because adversaries leveraged Google AdWords to poison user search results in order to steal users’ wallets.
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Accelerate in 2017
A full 587 vulnerabilities were reported across Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1/RT 8.1 and Windows 10 operating systems in 2017.