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Hackers and cybercrime prevention
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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
12
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 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
Open source CMS platform Directus patches XSS bug
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Directus platform could have enabled malicious actors to gain access to valuable data
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April 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy
Raspberry Pi owners will no longer be able to use the default ‘pi’ username, as the Raspberry Pi Foundation clamps down on insecure practices
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April 11, 2022
11
Apr'22
Nordic countries discuss joint cyber defence capability
Nordic countries are in talks to increase their cyber defences in the face of the threat from Russia
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April 08, 2022
08
Apr'22
EncroChat: France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional
Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional. Defence lawyers now head for the supreme court
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April 08, 2022
08
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 07, 2022
07
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
06
Apr'22
Apple criticised over unpatched CVEs in Catalina, Big Sur
Apple patched two zero-days in macOS Monterey last week, but did not address the same issue in Catalina or Big Sur, raising questions
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April 06, 2022
06
Apr'22
Denonia malware may be first to target AWS Lambda
The newly discovered Denonia malware appears to be custom designed to target AWS Lambda environments, and may be the first of its kind
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April 06, 2022
06
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
05
Apr'22
Secrecy over police EncroChat hacking is unconstitutional, defence lawyers tell top French court
France’s constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel, has heard arguments that the use of ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about police surveillance operations breaches the French constitution
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April 05, 2022
05
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 04, 2022
04
Apr'22
How remote browser isolation can mitigate cyber threats
Remote browser isolation can help to mitigate browser-based attacks by separating a user’s browsing activity from the device
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April 01, 2022
01
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
01
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
01
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
31
Mar'22
Global upheaval shows cyber security isn’t good enough, says GCHQ director
Generational global upheaval has laid bare significant gaps in national cyber strategies, GCHQ chief Jeremy Fleming has said in a speech
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March 31, 2022
31
Mar'22
Bank fraud prevention scheme blocked £60m in fraud last year
Scheme to catch fraudsters, including online scammers, before they commit their crimes has reported a significant increase in crimes prevented
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March 31, 2022
31
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?
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March 30, 2022
30
Mar'22
One-third of UK firms suffer a cyber attack every week
New statistics from the annual DCMS Cyber security breaches survey reveal the extent and frequency with which UK organisations are being attacked by malicious actors
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March 30, 2022
30
Mar'22
Australia to spend A$9.9bn on intelligence and cyber capabilities
The Morrison government is investing in a landmark package of measures to shore up the intelligence and cyber security capabilities of the Australian Signals Directorate
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
Wave of Log4j-linked attacks targeting VMware Horizon
Sophos issues a new warning to organisations that have so far failed to patch their VMware Horizon servers against Log4Shell
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
FCA reports 52% jump in security incidents
The Financial Conduct Authority received 116 cyber incident reports in 2021, a fifth of them involving ransomware
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March 29, 2022
29
Mar'22
Singapore rolls out cyber security certification scheme
Two new cyber security marks are expected to provide an edge for Singapore businesses with good cyber security practices
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March 25, 2022
25
Mar'22
European Commission proposes new cyber security regulations
New cyber and information security regulations have been proposed by the European Commission to create a minimum set of standards in both areas
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March 25, 2022
25
Mar'22
London police arrest seven in connection to Lapsus$
Seven people arrested by London police over cyber attacks carried out by Lapsus$ group, which is responsible for a number of recent, high profile attacks
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March 24, 2022
24
Mar'22
Anonymous claims it has hacked the Central Bank of Russia
Hackers operating under the Anonymous banner claim to have stolen more than 35,000 sensitive files from the Central Bank of Russia as part of its cyber war against the Russian state
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March 24, 2022
24
Mar'22
Ransomware demands and payments increase with use of leak sites
Ransomware demands and payments continue to climb as gangs increasingly turn to Dark Web leak sites to add pressure on victims
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March 24, 2022
24
Mar'22
How India organisations can mitigate cyber threats
Organisations in India will need to invest more in cloud security, gain more visibility into their systems and improve security awareness among employees to fend off cyber attacks
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March 22, 2022
22
Mar'22
Biden issues warning about Russian cyber attacks
President Biden has said that US companies running critical infrastructure should immediately harden their defences in anticipation of potential cyber attacks from Russia
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March 22, 2022
22
Mar'22
Details of Conti ransomware affiliate released
Information about a new Conti affiliate has been released by eSentire and BreakPoint Lab after a joint investigation into the group’s indicators of compromise
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March 18, 2022
18
Mar'22
Dark web littered with Ukraine crypto scammers
Cryptocurrency scammers are actively targeting people trying to donate funds to support Ukraine
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March 18, 2022
18
Mar'22
Ukrainian cyber defences prove resilient
Thanks to a combination of prior experience and global support, Ukraine’s defences against cyber incidents are holding strong in the face of Russian attacks
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
NCSC catches 10 million phishes
Nation Cyber Security Centre’s scam email reporting service enjoys great success as government embarks on new cyber awareness campaign
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
Alarm raised over ‘trickster’ LokiLocker ransomware
The new LokiLocker ransomware is, like its namesake, adept at tricks and misdirection, say BlackBerry researchers
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March 17, 2022
17
Mar'22
FCSA takes steps to help umbrella company members protect themselves better from cyber attacks
After a spate of suspected ransomware attacks on its members, the Freelance and Contractor Services Association is partnering with a cyber security firm that can coach its umbrella firms on how to protect themselves better
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
Biden signs ransomware reporting mandate into law
CNI operators in the US must now report cyber attacks within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
Two men convicted after using EncroChat cryptophones to plot killing
Evidence from the encrypted phone network EncroChat led to the conviction of two men for conspiracy to murder
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March 16, 2022
16
Mar'22
CaddyWiper is fourth new malware linked to Ukraine war
ESET’s cyber security analysts have identified yet another destructive wiper malware being used against targets in Ukraine
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March 15, 2022
15
Mar'22
Supreme Court refuses Julian Assange extradition appeal
The case will be referred to the home secretary Priti Patel to make a decision. The WikiLeaks founder has yet to say whether he will file further appeals
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
Kaspersky forced to deny source code leak
Kaspersky says an alleged leak of its source code was in fact material anyone could have gleaned from its public servers
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March 11, 2022
11
Mar'22
Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed
Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures