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Quarter of UK SMBs Hit by Ransomware in 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY War in Ukraine is making firms more anxious Read More
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Twitter: Leak of 200 Million Accounts Not Due to Historic Bug
PRIVACY PRIVACY Social media firm claims its systems were not compromised Read More
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Cybersecurity spending and economic headwinds in 2023
PRIVACY PRIVACY Now that everyone, their brother, sister, and dog have chimed in on cybersecurity predictions for 2023, here are a few observations based on some recent ESG research. First the numbers: 53% of organizations will increase IT spending in 2023, 30% say IT spending will remain flat in 2023, and 18% forecast a decrease…
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Royal Mail Halts International Deliveries After Cyber-Incident
PRIVACY PRIVACY It’s still unclear whether customer data has been compromised Read More
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Post-ransomware attack, The Guardian warns staff their personal data was accessed
PRIVACY PRIVACY Three weeks after The Guardian newspaper was hit by a ransomware attack, it warns staff members that their personal data was accessed. Read More
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Free decryptor for victims of MegaCortex ransomware released
PRIVACY PRIVACY The experts at security firm Bitdefender have released a universal decryptor for victims of the MegaCortex family of ransomware, which is estimated to have caused more than 1800 infections – mostly of businesses. Read More
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Cybercriminals bypass Windows security with driver-vulnerability exploit
PRIVACY PRIVACY The Scattered Spider cybercrime group has recently been observed attempting to deploy a malicious kernel driver using a tactic called bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) — a warning to security professionals that the technique, which exploits longstanding deficiencies in Windows kernel protections, is still being employed by cybercriminals, according to cybersecurity company…
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Top 10 Malware November 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY In November 2022, the Top 10 Malware list remained consistent with October’s Top 10 malware except for three malware additions. Read More
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Study shows attackers can use ChatGPT to significantly enhance phishing and BEC scams
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security researchers have used the GPT-3 natural language generation model and the ChatGPT chatbot based on it to show how such deep learning models can be used to make social engineering attacks such as phishing or business email compromise scams harder to detect and easier to pull off. The study, by researchers with…
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New APT Dark Pink Hits Asia-Pacific, Europe With Spear Phishing Tactics
PRIVACY PRIVACY The group began operations as early as mid-2021, but its activity increased in mid-to-late 2022 Read More