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Key cybersecurity news, insight and features on the latest data breaches, threat actors, cyberattacks and beyond from around the world. Cybersecurity is one of the most important issues facing the world of technology today, and is only set to worsen in the coming years. Keep on top of the latest developments and cybersecurity news with Verdict, with articles that include insight from some of the biggest names in the field.
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8 Jul
Russian BEC gang Cosmic Lynx fakes M&As to steal millions
Security researchers have uncovered a Russian cybercrime gang that creates fake merger and acquisition (M&A) scenarios over email to trick senior employees into transferring vast sums of cash.
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6 Jul
Brittany Kaiser: Contact tracing is being used by police to identify protesters
Aside from their parallel presence in public consciousness, it would be easy to think that there is little to connect contact tracing and the Black Lives Matter protests, but according to Brittany Kaiser, former Cambridge Analytica whistleblower and founder of the Own Your Data foundation, the two risk being more closely linked.
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3 Jul
CCPA: “California residents are setting the bar very high for the rest of the US”
Earlier this week, the California Consumer Privacy Act came into force.
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3 Jul
Cybersecurity #VersusRacism: How the industry is responding
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, as industries, organisations and people around the world discussed the reality and impact of entrenched racism, the cybersecurity industry began to explore the issue for itself.
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3 Jul
Contact tracing apps: “It’s better to do it right than quick”
Last month it was announced that the UK would be making a sudden u-turn on its contact tracing strategy, adopting a Bluetooth-powered decentralised framework developed by Apple and Google instead of the centralised app that was being developed by NHSX.
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2 Jul
What is Encrochat, the encrypted network infiltrated by law enforcement?
UK law enforcement, the UK National Crime Agency and other European forces have made “a massive breakthrough” in the battle against organised crime after infiltrating encrypted communication system Encrochat.
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30 Jun
Defence secretary: “We have no Huawei on our defence estate”
The UK’s defence secretary Ben Wallace reassured MPs today that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has no direct role in the nation’s defence communication infrastructure.
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30 Jun
Cybersecurity: Macroeconomic Trends
The need for security, along with the idea that innovation is critical to counter the evolving threat landscape, will drive cybersecurity spending despite Covid-19’s economic impact.
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29 Jun
Reform UK’s ‘out of date’ Computer Misuse Act, cybersecurity experts urge
A coalition of leading cybersecurity experts, organisations, lawyers and academics have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to reform the UK’s cybercrime legislation, warning that it makes it harder for professionals to defend against cyber threats.
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26 Jun
Public concern over health data use by companies is on the rise
The rollout of contact tracing apps in several countries around the world has brought the issue of health data, and ensuring it is stored securely and privately, to the forefront.
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25 Jun
Researchers discover ransomware masquerading as contact tracing app
Researchers have discovered that cybercriminals are exploiting the release of contact tracing apps as a way of distributing malware.
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22 Jun
Half of remote workers lack a clear data handling policy, finds IBM
More than half of the US population is now working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, but many employees have not been given clear guidelines on how to handle sensitive data from home.
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19 Jun
As AWS reports largest ever attack, others warn of heightened DDoS risk
Amazon Web Services has said it has stopped the largest ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
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19 Jun
Australia cyberattacks: “Concerning but not unexpected”
A “state-based cyber actor” has been launching “sophisticated” cyberattacks against Australian public and private sector institutions, the Australian government has revealed.
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18 Jun
Zoom will now offer end-to-end encryption to all users
Video conferencing firm Zoom will now offer end-to-end encryption to all users after previously suggesting it would only be available to paying customers.
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17 Jun
ESET CTO: AI needs “a human involved” to be an effective cybersecurity tool
Artificial Intelligence is most effective in cybersecurity with “a human involved”, according to the CTO of internet security company ESET.
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16 Jun
Cybersecurity teams have “inflated” confidence; taking longer to detect threats
The time it takes for cybersecurity teams to detect system compromises, known as dwell time, has grown, but the majority are overconfident about their abilities, according to a report published today.
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15 Jun
Amnesty International: “Coordinated” spyware operation targets human rights activists in India
Nine human rights activists, journalists, academics and lawyers in India have been targeted by a “coordinated” spyware operation, according to an investigation by Amnesty International and the Citizen Lab.
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15 Jun
How WiFi hackers target home networks – and how remote workers can fight back
The new remote work reality is good news for cybercriminals seeking to capitalise on security shortcomings – including workers using personal WiFi networks to access corporate resources remotely and without the help of company IT.
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11 Jun
Gamaredon group hackers target Microsoft Outlook and Office
Researchers at antivirus company ESET have discovered hacker group Gamaredon has developed new tools to target Microsoft Outlook and Office.
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10 Jun
Babylon Health breach sees software error expose patient videos
Babylon Health’s GP appointment app has suffered a data breach, and health secretary Matt Hancock is among the app’s users.
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10 Jun
Furloughed workers face heightened phishing threat from email backlogs
Furloughed employees will return to work in the next few months and many will face a huge backlog of emails.
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9 Jun
Cyberattack halts Honda production, ransomware suspected
Japanese carmaker Honda has been hit by a cyberattack that has halted production at several factories around the world.
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9 Jun
Keepnet Labs confirms contractor exposed ‘data breach database’ of 5 billion records
A UK-based cybersecurity firm that threatened legal action against a security blogger has confirmed that a contractor temporarily exposed a database containing five billion email addresses and passwords collated from previous data breaches.
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4 Jun
Cyberattacks against anti-racism organisations surge following death of George Floyd
Anti-racism organisations have been the victims of a surge in cyberattacks, particularly DDoS attacks, according to research by Cloudflare.
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4 Jun
CTO Talk: Q&A with Orange Cyberdefense’s Etienne Greeff
Etienne Greeff is the CTO of Orange Cyberdefense, the cybersecurity division of French telecommunications firm Orange Group.
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3 Jun
SentinelOne takes the wheel of Aston Martin’s cybersecurity
Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne has become the official cybersecurity provider to car manufacturer Aston Martin.
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2 Jun
Thycotic acquires Onion ID to expand privileged access tools to the cloud
Cybersecurity firm Thycotic has acquired privilege access management platform Onion ID for an undisclosed figure to expand its privileged access tools to cloud-based applications.
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2 Jun
Mobile phishing incidents are growing, and costing companies millions
Mobile phishing incidents targeting enterprises are on the rise, with the cost of single incidents potentially running into the hundreds of millions, according to research published today by Lookout.
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27 May
Contact tracing app will be exploited for cyberattacks, half of UK citizens fear
Just under half of UK citizens believe the contact tracing app under development by NHSX to track the spread of the coronavirus will be used by hackers to launch cyberattacks.