If you hold a little or a lot of sensitive data in a web app make sure it is secure!

Neopets didn’t and leaked the details of 69 million users, That is a lot of personal information to lose control of! Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members (bleepingcomputer.com) Their source code and other data was also stolen. A hacker calling themselves ‘TarTarX’ is selling the source …

Ransomware attacks delivered and monetised with little technical knowledge

The model of ransomware attacks has definitely moved for a backroom hackers sending malware out, to a corporation style operation, complete with updates, support and marketing of the illicit tools. Small opportunist threat actors remain, and always will, hackers have to start somewhere, as is shown by this article at …

Belgium the target of Chinese cyber attacks

The Belgium government has issued documents to the Chinese government urging them to take action against Chinese hacking groups attacking Belgium public services and military. China: Declaration by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Belgian Government urging Chinese authorities to take action against malicious cyber activities undertaken …

And it’s back – Microsoft reinstates, default blocking in Office apps of macros from the internet.

Office macros slide

This story has gone back and forth. How can Microsoft wobble on what has been a well used attack vector, by threat actors for years and years? Microsoft to block downloaded Office macros – at last – Smart Thinking Solutions Oh No! Microsoft appears to have rolled back it’s macro …