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Data breach incident management and recovery
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May 16, 2022
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May'22
Keeping Singapore’s critical systems secure
Tracy Thng offers a glimpse into her work in strengthening the cyber resilience of 11 essential service sectors in Singapore
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May 11, 2022
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May'22
Nerbian RAT enjoys using Covid-19 phishing lures
The world is slowly coming to terms with Covid-19, but fear of the coronavirus is no less useful to cyber criminals because of it, as Proofpoint researchers have discovered
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
CyberUK 22: Five Eyes focuses on MSP security
The western intelligence community has set out practical steps IT service providers and their customers can take to protect themselves
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Analysts confirm return of REvil ransomware gang
Secureworks CTU analysis has found that the REvil ransomware is undergoing active development, possibly heralding a new campaign of cyber attacks
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Cyber accreditation body Crest forges new training partnerships
Crest says partnerships with Hack The Box and Immersive Labs will enhance its members’ defensive and offensive security skills
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CyberUK 22: Cyber leaders affirm UK’s whole-of-society strategy
On the opening day of CyberUK 2022, GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming and NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron have spoken of their commitment to the government’s ambition for a whole-of-society cyber strategy
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
NCSC pins Viasat cyber attack on Russia
UK authorities have attributed the 24 February cyber attack on the network of satellite comms company Viasat to Russia
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CyberUK 22: NCSC refreshes cloud security guidance
The National Cyber Security Centre is revising its cloud guidance as increasing uptake of potentially vulnerable cloud services puts more organisations at risk of compromise
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May 09, 2022
09
May'22
CyberUK 22: NCSC’s ACD programme blocks 2.7 million scams
On the opening day of its annual CyberUK event, the NCSC reveals how organisations around the country have used its Active Cyber Defence programme to their advantage
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May 04, 2022
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May'22
Intellectual property theft operation attributed to Winnti group
Winnti conducted a prolonged cyber espionage campaign that went undetected for years, allowing it to exfiltrate massive amounts of corporate data and intellectual property
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April 29, 2022
29
Apr'22
Attackers enlist cloud providers in large HTTPS DDoS hit
A recent large-scale DDoS incident shows how cyber criminals are switching up their tactics to conduct more sophisticated attacks
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April 28, 2022
28
Apr'22
Ransomware recovery costs dwarf actual ransoms
The cost of recovering from a ransomware attack far outweighs the ransoms now being demanded by cyber criminals, according to recent data
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April 28, 2022
28
Apr'22
Manufacturer sues JPMorgan after cyber criminals stole $272m
Manufacturer files lawsuit alleging that US bank failed to inform it of suspicious transaction activity
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April 28, 2022
28
Apr'22
Russia plumbs new depths in cyber war on Ukraine
Microsoft details cyber attacks on Ukrainian civilian communications, nuclear safety authorities, and the exploitation of the destruction of Mariupol in a phishing campaign
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April 27, 2022
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Apr'22
Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021
These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Russia-supporting cyber crime gang claims Coca-Cola as victim
Stormous cyber crime collective claims to have stolen 161GB of data from Coca-Cola, and says it plans to sell it off
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Leeds Beckett’s ethical hacking platform wins Innovate UK backing
An ethical hacking and cyber education platform developed at Leeds Beckett University has received a major funding boost to help it launch commercially
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Ransomware victims paying out when they don’t need to
Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware report shows dramatic increases in the impact of ransomware attacks, but also finds many organisations are paying ransoms when they don’t need to
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April 26, 2022
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Apr'22
Coralogix makes foray into cyber security with Snowbit
Observability platform supplier Coralogix has set up a cyber security venture and a global security resource centre in India to tap the growth opportunities in the subcontinent
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April 25, 2022
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Apr'22
US mobile network emerges as latest Lapsus$ victim
Lapsus$ extortion gang hit T-Mobile and attempted to perform SIM-swapping attacks and code theft
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April 25, 2022
25
Apr'22
Sophos soaks up SOC.OS
Sophos says acquisition of BAE spinout SOC.OS will enhance its managed threat and extended detection and response services
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April 22, 2022
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Apr'22
What’s up with Conti and REvil, and should we be worrying?
New intelligence on some of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs suggests recent disruption to their activities was like water off a duck’s back
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April 22, 2022
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Apr'22
UAE bolsters cyber security
The United Arab Emirates has successfully improved its security posture amid mounting cyber threats
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April 21, 2022
21
Apr'22
Five Eyes in new Russia cyber warning
Latest cross-body alert warns of Russian threat to utilities and other core elements of national infrastructure
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April 21, 2022
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Apr'22
Impact of Lapsus$ attack on Okta less than feared
Okta’s investigation into Lapsus$ breach of its systems via a Sitel workstation has concluded that the impact was significantly less than the maximum potential
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April 20, 2022
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Apr'22
One-third of scams that hit TSB are impersonation fraud
TSB reports an increase in fraudsters impersonating trusted organisations to trick consumers into making payments to them
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April 20, 2022
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Apr'22
NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK
Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action against both countries and Israel’s NSO Group Technologies
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April 19, 2022
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Apr'22
Median threat actor ‘dwell time’ dropped during 2021
Security teams appear to be getting better at detecting attackers within their networks, according to a report
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April 14, 2022
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Apr'22
Lack of expertise hurting UK government’s cyber preparedness
UK government bodies and critical infrastructure owners cite a lack of staff resources, and internal and external expertise, as hampering factors when it comes to cyber readiness, according to a report
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April 14, 2022
14
Apr'22
Kyndryl kindles cyber incident recovery pact with Dell
IBM spin-out Kyndryl hops into bed with Dell Technologies in a joint cyber resilience proposition
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April 14, 2022
14
Apr'22
Zhadnost DDoS botnet deployed against Finland
A coordinated DDoS attack hit two government ministries in Finland at the same time as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the Finnish parliament
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April 14, 2022
14
Apr'22
Incontroller ICS malware has ‘rare, dangerous’ capabilities, says Mandiant
Mandiant joins a growing chorus of warnings over novel nation state threats to ICS systems
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April 13, 2022
13
Apr'22
WatchGuard firewall users urged to patch Cyclops Blink vulnerability
The US authorities have seen fit to add the WatchGuard vulnerability used by Sandworm to build the Cyclops Blink botnet to its list of must-patch vulnerabilities
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April 13, 2022
13
Apr'22
Criminals researched hacking TTPs post-breach in ‘messy’ cyber attack
Sophos shares details of a cyber attack that saw attackers hang out in their victim environment for five months while they prepared to sow further mischief
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April 12, 2022
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Apr'22
Universal IAM policy failings put cloud environments at risk
Almost all organisations lack appropriate IAM policy controls to effectively secure their data in the cloud, according to a damning study
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April 12, 2022
12
Apr'22
Multiple arrests made in RaidForums takedown
A Portuguese national and a 21-year-old man from Croydon are among a number of individuals arrested ahead of the closure of RaidForums by police
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April 12, 2022
12
Apr'22
Sandworm rolls out Industroyer2 malware against Ukraine
A second generation of the Sandworm-linked Industroyer malware has been identified by ESET researchers and Ukraine’s national CERT
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April 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
Singapore to start licensing cyber security service providers
Those providing penetration testing and SOC services will need to apply for a licence under a new licensing regime that is expected to safeguard consumer interests and improve service standards
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April 08, 2022
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Apr'22
Ukrainian cyber criminal gets five years in jail
A US court has sentenced Denys Iarmak, who worked as a penetration tester for the FIN7 cyber crime group, to a five-year prison sentence
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April 08, 2022
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Apr'22
Was Spring4Shell a lot of hot air? No, but...
Find out why Spring4Shell was apparently not as impactful a security problem as many had at first feared, and why it’s on the cyber community as a whole to do better
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April 07, 2022
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Apr'22
US shuts down Russia’s Cyclops Blink botnet operation
Operation by US authorities has taken the Russia-attributed Cyclops Blink botnet ‘off the board’
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April 06, 2022
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Apr'22
Hydra takedown merely shifts cyber criminal problem elsewhere
The seizure of the Hydra dark web marketplace is a positive development in the fight against cyber crime, but will only be a temporary setback for determined criminals
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April 05, 2022
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Apr'22
Discount retailer The Works hit by cyber attack
A small number of The Works’ bricks-and-mortar stores were forced to close amid a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
Triple-threat Borat malware no joke for victims
Unlike its namesake, the newly discovered Borat malware won’t raise a smile for IT security pros
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April 05, 2022
05
Apr'22
IBM z16 tackles financial fraud and quantum hacks
New addition to Z series mainframe family uses IBM Telum processor to accelerate AI for real-time credit card fraud detection
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April 01, 2022
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Apr'22
Two teenagers charged with Lapsus$ cyber attacks
City of London Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime spree
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April 01, 2022
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Apr'22
Four moves to ‘checkmate’ critical assets thanks to lax cloud security
Malicious actors can compromise 94% of critical assets within four steps of the initial breach point, according to a report
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April 01, 2022
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Apr'22
Apple drops emergency patches for two zero-days
Apple has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities that appear to have been actively exploited in the wild
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March 31, 2022
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Mar'22
Lapsus$ cyber crime spree continues despite arrests
The arrests of seven people in connection with the Lapsus$ cyber crime group has not dented the gang’s enthusiasm for causing chaos
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March 31, 2022
31
Mar'22
Spring4Shell zero-day sprung on security teams
Some are describing a newly disclosed Spring Java framework vulnerability as the next Log4Shell, but what is Spring4Shell, and what can we do about it?