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Kyndryl lays off staff in search of efficiency
PRIVACY PRIVACY The layoffs are part of a restructuring initiative aimed at improving efficiency and customer service, Kyndryl says. Read More
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3CX DesktopApp compromised by supply chain attack
PRIVACY PRIVACY 3CX is working on a software update for its 3CX DesktopApp, after multiple security researchers alerted the company of an active supply chain attack in it. The update will be released in the next few hours; meanwhile the company urges customers to use its PWA (progressive web application) client instead. “As many of…
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APT group Winter Vivern exploits Zimbra webmail flaw to target government entities
PRIVACY PRIVACY An APT group known in the security industry as Winter Vivern has been exploiting a vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration software to gain access to mailboxes from government agencies in several European countries. While no clear links have been established between Winter Vivern and a particular country’s government, security researchers have noted that…
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Volume of HTTPS Phishing Sites Surges 56% Annually
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scammers are increasingly trying to legitimize their efforts Read More
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NCA Celebrates Multimillion-Pound Fraud Takedowns
PRIVACY PRIVACY Agency says it has seized hundreds of assets in month-long operation Read More
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DXC Technology says global network is not compromised following Latitude Financial breach
PRIVACY PRIVACY Soon after Latitude Financial revealed it suffered a cyber attack, DXC Technology quietly published a note on its website stating its global network and customer support networks were not compromised. When Latitude Financial, which is listed in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), first published about the attack it said the activity was believed…
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Thieves Steal $9m from Crypto Liquidity Pool
PRIVACY PRIVACY SafeMoon claims exploited vulnerability was to blame Read More
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US sends million-dollar scammer to prison for four years
PRIVACY PRIVACY 31-year-old Solomon Ekunke Okpe, of Lagos, was a member of a gang that devised and executed a variety of scams – including business email compromise (BEC), romance scams, working-from-home scams, and more – between December 2011 and January 2017. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
PRIVACY PRIVACY A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this…
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How You May be Sharing Private Information Online Without Even Knowing
PRIVACY PRIVACY When I started my job as Cybermum – over 10 years ago – it was quite common to strategise ways to prevent your private information appearing online. But those days have long gone. Unless you have been living off the grid and opted out of life completely, having an online presence is now…