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Data Breach at Morley Companies
Michigan AG warns of secondary scams after cyber-attack impacts 521k individuals’ personal data Read More
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Threat Actors Still Love a Romance Scam
Nearly twice as many people in UK and US targeted by romance scams in 2021 than in 2020 Read More
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Three-Quarters of Ransomware Payments Linked to Russia
More than $400m worth of cryptocurrency went to ransomware strains “highly likely” to be affiliated with Russia in some way last year Read More
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Increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware poses rising threat, warn government agencies
A surge in “sophisticated, high impact” ransomware attacks has prompted the United States, UK, and Australian cybersecurity agencies issue a joint advisory about the techniques being used by cybercriminals to attack businesses and organisations. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Phony Valentines: Online Dating Scams and How to Spot Them
For years now, the popularity of online dating has been on the rise—and so have the number of online romance scams that leave people with broken hearts and empty wallets. According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the reported costs of online romance scams jumped 50% from 2019 to 2020, to the tune of…
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Software supply chain attacks hit three out of five companies in 2021
More than three in five companies were targeted by software supply chain attacks in 2021, according to a recent survey by Anchore. The survey of 428 executives, directors, and managers in IT, security, development, and DevOps found that the organizations of nearly a third of the respondents (30%) were either significantly or moderately impacted by…
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XDR: Native vs. Open explained
With the advent of extended detection and response (XDR), the security analyst’s need for one complete, contextualized view into threats across the enterprise is becoming less fantasy and more reality. XDR promises a faster and more efficient way to bring together data from a range of security tools, spot sophisticated attacks, and automate response actions…
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Local Authority Sets Aside £380k for Cyber-Attack Recovery
Gloucester City Council was struck in December 2021 Read More
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How BIC is removing roadblocks for Black security pros
Cybersecurity pro Alana Scott was building her skills and her career in the conventional manner: by attending conferences and looking to network. But she and several colleagues found that they experienced a “kind of awkwardness when we tried to find our place in that space.” As she explains: “It was not an active, ‘What are…
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Malware explained: Definition, examples, detection and recovery
What is malware? Malware, short for malicious software, is a blanket term for viruses, worms, trojans and other harmful computer programs attackers use to wreak destruction and gain access to sensitive information. The key point is that malware is identified as such based on its intended malicious use, not a particular technique or technology. This…