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July 07, 2021
07
Jul'21
Opportunists seen targeting Kaseya REvil victims
Malwarebytes researchers highlight new spam campaign targeting businesses impacted by the ongoing Kaseya REvil ransomware incident
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July 06, 2021
06
Jul'21
About 60 Kaseya customers hit by REvil
Kaseya has revised upward the number of managed service providers compromised by the REvil ransomware gang in a supply chain attack at the weekend
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July 06, 2021
06
Jul'21
Bank of England searches for new CIO amid once-in-a-generation project
The Bank of England is recruiting a head of IT during a period of major change in its core IT system
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July 06, 2021
06
Jul'21
Klarna under investigation by Swedish finance watchdog
Swedish fintech is being investigated by financial services regulator after customer information was visible to others
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July 06, 2021
06
Jul'21
Cyber insurance costs up by a third
The frequency and severity of ransomware attacks is a leading factor behind a substantial increase in the cost of obtaining cyber security insurance
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July 06, 2021
06
Jul'21
BA reaches settlement in data breach group action
A group action against BA following its 2018 data breach has been successfully settled
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July 05, 2021
05
Jul'21
Quarter of UK financial services staff want to continue working from home
Working from home looks set to stay in the finance sector after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, as staff express their preferences for remote working
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July 05, 2021
05
Jul'21
REvil crew wants $70m in Kaseya ransomware heist
Two days after one of the largest ransomware attacks in history by the REvil/Sodinokibi gang, the security community is assessing its next moves, while over 1,000 victims remain in limbo
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July 05, 2021
05
Jul'21
UnaBiz makes foray into Japan
The Singapore-based IoT technology provider has opened an office in Tokyo to tap the groundswell of IoT deployments in utilities and other sectors
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July 03, 2021
03
Jul'21
Berlin court finds EncroChat intercept evidence cannot be used in criminal trials
In a major setback for police hacking operations, Berlin’s regional court has decided that intercepted data from the EncroChat phone network should not be used in criminal prosecutions
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July 02, 2021
02
Jul'21
Cricket Australia’s replatforming of online services paid off during pandemic
Cricket Australia was able to keep digital services up and running during a period of unprecedented customer demand
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July 02, 2021
02
Jul'21
Should I be worried about PrintNightmare?
The accidental publication of proof of concept code for a Windows vulnerability, and the reclassification of said bug from low to critical severity, has the cyber community concerned. Is it right to be?
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July 01, 2021
01
Jul'21
NCSC joins US authorities to expose Russian brute force campaign
A joint attribution by the British and American authorities accuses Russia’s GRU intelligence services of conducting a campaign of brute force attacks on enterprise and cloud environments
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July 01, 2021
01
Jul'21
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launches ransomware assessment tool
Newly launched service will help US organisations understand how prepared they are to deal with a ransomware attack
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July 01, 2021
01
Jul'21
Cyber espionage campaign targeted central Asian states
The Afghan, Kyrgyz and Uzbek governments are all thought to have been targeted by the same APT
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July 01, 2021
01
Jul'21
Ten more former subpostmasters set to have wrongful convictions overturned
Another 10 subpostmasters are set to have their criminal convictions quashed as part of one of the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history
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July 01, 2021
01
Jul'21
NHS IT fraudster Barry Stannard sentenced to five years in prison
Stannard used his position as head of unified communications at an Essex NHS Trust to cheat the taxpayer of more than £800,000
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June 30, 2021
30
Jun'21
Half of mobile phones sold in the UK at risk of security issues
Lengthy mobile phone contracts leave buyers at risk of their devices losing support for security updates
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June 30, 2021
30
Jun'21
REvil affiliates offer hefty ransom discounts, data reveals
REvil or Sodinokibi ransomware activity is higher than ever, but its success appears to be relative, with some affiliates prepared to dramatically cut their prices
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June 30, 2021
30
Jun'21
LinkedIn denies exposure of 700 million user records is a data breach
Data relating to 700 million users of the LinkedIn networking platform has appeared for sale, but the firm says it is the victim of data scraping, not a security breach
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June 29, 2021
29
Jun'21
Bank branches will be a thing of the past in five years, say bankers
Traditional bank branches are likely to disappear from the high street in the next five years, but banking ecosystems will ensure customer service levels are high, say bankers
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June 29, 2021
29
Jun'21
New Nobelium attacks a reminder to attend to cyber basics
A new campaign from the same threat group that broke into SolarWinds serves as a reminder that cyber crime gangs will try to exploit any avenue they can, even if technically unsophisticated
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June 29, 2021
29
Jun'21
UK Cyber Security Council launches inaugural initiatives
Security association seeks to determine terms of reference for committees to oversee standards and ethics, and qualifications and careers in the cyber sector
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June 28, 2021
28
Jun'21
Insurers unprepared for challenges of underwriting ransomware
RUSI think tank calls for an industry-wide reset amid intense challenges for providers of cyber security insurance
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June 28, 2021
28
Jun'21
IR35 reforms: HMRC questioned about CEST as tax status of 210,000 contractors left 'undetermined'
Data published by HMRC confirms that the tax authority’s IR35 status checker tool has failed to determined how contractors should be taxed in hundreds of thousands of cases since November 2019
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
NCSC CEO: UK-Ireland collaboration crucial to stop cyber threats
Speaking at a conference in Dublin, NCSC Lindy Cameron is highlighting the importance of continued collaboration between the UK and Ireland to protect shared interests and counter security threats
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
Anglesey schools offline after cyber attack
Isle of Anglesey County Council is investigating a cyber attack that has forced it to shut down systems at all five secondary schools on the island
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
Brighton tourists charged thousands of pounds for fairground ride after Worldpay glitch
Tourists at a Brighton attraction were overcharged by thousands of pounds due to a glitch at payment processor Worldpay
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
AWS launches bug-busting programme for developers
Amazon Web Services is inviting customers to probe their code for software bugs and vulnerabilities using its CodeGuru console
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June 24, 2021
24
Jun'21
Revealed: Crypto platform’s role in Cl0p ransomware raid
Crypto infrastructure provider Binance provided assistance to law enforcement after finding its exchange was being used by cyber criminals to launder their ransomware profits
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June 24, 2021
24
Jun'21
(ISC)² makes ransomware education course free through 31 July
Cyber security association is making its Professional Development Institute course on ransomware free to the general public until the end of July
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June 24, 2021
24
Jun'21
Make ransomware payments illegal, say 79% of cyber pros
Report produced for MSSP Talion claims overwhelming support for the criminalisation of ransomware payments
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
City of York picks Barracuda Networks for data protection
York Council needed to refresh its backup service to bring new security protections after it went ‘all-in’ on Microsoft Office 365
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
Thousands of UK IT SMEs in financial distress with 185,000 jobs at risk
Thousand of jobs in the UK IT sector are at risk as nearly 50,000 small businesses find themselves in dire straits financially
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
European Union to set up new cyber response unit
Proposed Joint Cyber Unit will tackle a rising number of serious incidents impacting public services, businesses and citizens of the EU
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
Bahrain university uses Alexa on campus
University in Bahrain is using Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant to support users of its campus
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
Time to patch increases significantly during pandemic
New data from US-based endpoint management specialist Automox reveals some of the challenges security teams face in keeping up with endpoint security
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
UK councils reported over 700 data breaches to ICO in 2020
Data disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act reveals an estimated 700 data breaches were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office by local councils last year
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June 23, 2021
23
Jun'21
Openness can protect Dutch companies against ransomware
Dutch businesses that suffer ransomware attacks need to be more open about it, if this growing problem is to be brought under control
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
SonicWall sees 226.3 million ransomware attack attempts this year
SonicWall detected 226.3 million attempted ransomware attacks between January and May 2021, more than double the number seen in the same period last year
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
Cloudflare announces new integrations with Microsoft, others
New security integrations with Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Datadog and Sumo Logic will supposedly make it easier for users to analyse network security data
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
UK SMEs lack capacity to fend off cyber attacks
Three-quarters of UK SME leaders would not have sufficient capacity or expertise to deal with a cyber attack, according to a report
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June 21, 2021
21
Jun'21
Parliamentary devices left in taxis, buses, trains and pubs
Nearly 100 devices belonging to parliamentary staffers, including MPs and peers, were lost or stolen over the course of 2019 and 2020
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June 21, 2021
21
Jun'21
Post Office pays 400 subpostmasters compensation for losses caused by computer errors
The Post Office has so far compensated 400 subpostmasters who suffered losses because of errors in the organisation’s Horizon computer system
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June 18, 2021
18
Jun'21
Carnival Cruises hit by fourth cyber incident in a year
Latest data breach at Covid-hit cruise line comes hot on the heels of two recent ransomware attacks and a spring 2020 breach
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June 17, 2021
17
Jun'21
Cyber crooks target Amazon Prime users ahead of retail bonanza
A surge in malicious domain registrations ahead of Amazon Prime Day indicates cyber criminals have set their sights on exploiting vulnerable shoppers
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June 17, 2021
17
Jun'21
Increasing numbers of Dutch women opt for career in ICT
There’s a shortage of IT professionals in the Netherlands, but the skills gap can be bridged by attracting further women to the sector
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June 17, 2021
17
Jun'21
Biden tackles Putin on ransomware at Geneva summit
Discussions between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin on cyber crime appear to have been somewhat positive, but the path ahead remains unclear
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June 16, 2021
16
Jun'21
Organisations cannot rely on cyber insurance to cover losses
Ransomware attacks have become a big driver of cyber insurance claims, but insurance must not be relied upon as a failsafe, says a report
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June 15, 2021
15
Jun'21
NHS Test and Trace picks Risk Ledger to secure supply chain
Risk Ledger’s technology promises ‘unparalleled’ visibility into NHS Test and Trace’s supply chain