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Shutterstock — Rawpixel.com Microsoft has warned that a “highly persistent” threat actor from Russia has targeted NATO nations with credential theft campaigns that abuse OneDrive to compromise accounts, steal data and then leak information to sway public opinion. Dubbed Seaborgium by Microsoft, the group has worked to steal information from targeted NATO countries, particularly the […] More
Getty The number of different kinds of ransomware has doubled this year, new research suggest, as cyber criminals look to cash in on boom in extortion attacks. Ransomware has become one of the most significant cybersecurity issues facing the world today, as cyber criminals breach networks and encrypt files and servers, demanding a ransom payment […] More
NicoElNino, Getty Images/iStockphoto DNS stands for Domain Name Service, and it’s at the heart of the internet. DNS makes it such that you don’t have to type an IP address to get where you want to go. Without DNS, instead of just typing, say, “Google” into your browser, you’d have to remember an address like […] More
Image: Getty/10’000 Hours There’s been a big rise in cyber criminals combining fraudulent emails and telephone calls to trick victims into disclosing sensitive information like passwords and bank details. Known as vishing attacks, criminals and scammers telephone victims and attempt to use social engineering to trick them into giving up personal data. Common scams involve […] More
Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a vulnerability wholesaler, has reduced its disclosure timelines for incomplete patches in a bid to push vendors into improving the quality of their security updates. ZDI, a brand owned by security firm Trend Micro, is making the move because of what says is a “disturbing” […] More
Image: Getty/Kentaroo Tryman A water company that supplies drinking water to over 1.6 million people in the UK says it has been hit by a cyber attack. But the criminal gang involved appears to have claimed it had breached a different water utilities firm. South Staffordshire Water says it has been the “target of a […] More
Image: Getty/MoMo Productions It’s often said that the most important things you can do protect your accounts and wider network from hackers is to use multi-factor authentication (MFA). That’s because one of the most common ways cyber criminals breach networks is by using phishing attacks to steal passwords or simply by guessing weak ones. Either way, […] More
Image: Getty/Jose Luis Pelaez Inc An Android banking trojan has re-emerged with new features that make it more powerful and more dangerous to a wider range of users. Also, it now delivers ransomware. The Sova Android banking malware first appeared for sale in underground markets in September last year, with its author stating that it […] More
