12 Russian intelligence officers indicted in DNC hack investigation

Security Digest Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network| July 18, 2018 FEATURED STORY Russian intelligence officers indicted for DNC hack by Rob Wright, Associate Editorial Director A grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's election-interference investigation indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for crimes related to the DNC and DCCC hacks. (SearchSecurity.com) Advertisement NEWS   X-Agent malware lurked on DNC systems for months after hack The indictment of Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the DNC revealed a troubling timeline, including the X-Agent malware lurking on DNC systems for months. (SearchSecurity.com)   New Spectre variants earn $100,000 bounty from Intel Researchers discovered two new Spectre variants that can be used to bypass protections and attack systems and earned $100,000 in bug bounties from Intel. (SearchSecurity.com)   GandCrab ransomware adds NSA tools for faster spreading NSA exploit tools have already been used in high-profile malware. And now, GandCrab ransomware v4 has added the NSA's SMB exploit in order to spread faster. (SearchSecurity.com)   Chrome site isolation arrives to mitigate Spectre attacks In an effort to mitigate the risk of Spectre attacks, Google Chrome site isolation has been enabled for 99% of browser users to minimize the data that could be gleaned by an attacker. (SearchSecurity.com)   Ticketmaster breach part of worldwide card-skimming campaign News roundup: The Ticketmaster breach was part of a massive digital credit card-skimming campaign. Plus, the U.K. fined Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and more. (SearchSecurity.com)   Risk & Repeat: New concerns about smartphone spying In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss research that shows some Android apps record video of users' screens without permission or notifications. (SearchSecurity.com) EXPERT ADVICE   An introduction to ICS threats and the current landscape ICS threats have become more prevalent, so the need for organizations to understand the risks has grown. Expert Ernie Hayden explains what enterprises need to know. (SearchSecurity.com)   The threat of shadow admins in the cloud to enterprises Having shadow admins in the cloud means unauthorized users can access everything a legitimate administrator can. Expert Ed Moyle explains how this works and how to stop it. (SearchCloudSecurity.com)   How to stop malicious browser add-ons from taking root Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered several new browser extension threats. Discover how to avoid and properly removed malicious add-ons with expert Nick Lewis. (SearchSecurity.com)   Android vulnerability: How can users mitigate Janus malware? The Janus vulnerability was found injecting malicious code into reputable Android apps. Once injected, users' endpoints become infected. Learn how to prevent this with expert Nick Lewis. (SearchSecurity.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Security Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Security Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.