Covid-19 ransomware attacks signal need for urgency in pharmaceutical cybersecurity
Hospitals and healthcare providers face an ‘increased and imminent threat’ of ransomware attacks according to US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
26 Nov 2020
Verizon cyber-espionage study reveals threat actors target specific industries
In its first ever cyber-espionage Study, Verizon warned that while public sector organizations are the most frequent victims of cyber-espionage breaches no vertical is safe from the stealth attacks. Cyber-espionage,…
25 Nov 2020
Home Depot agrees $17.5m settlement for 2014 mega breach
US retailer The Home Depot has agreed to pay a $17.5m settlement over a 2014 data breach in which 40 million customers had their card details accessed by hackers. A…
24 Nov 2020
FBI warns public over fake versions of its website
The FBI has warned that fake versions of its official website are the result of domain spoofing by cyber actors. In a public service announcement, the FBI said it had…
23 Nov 2020
GoDaddy: Hackers gain control of crypto domains in social engineering scam
Hackers gained control of multiple cryptocurrency services’ web domains after carrying out social engineering attacks on employees of domain registrar GoDaddy. Last week, security expert Brian Krebs reported that fraudsters…
23 Nov 2020
Research finds security flaws in smart doorbells sold on eBay and Amazon
Consumer watchdog Which? has found “high-risk security issues” in 11 smart doorbells available to purchase through Amazon and eBay. Working with NCC Group, Which? tested 11 doorbells, some of which…
20 Nov 2020
Covid-19 sparks 73% surge in HMRC phishing scams
Phishing attacks in which cybercriminals impersonate HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have soared by 73% since the UK first went into lockdown in March. In January and February phishing attacks…