Threat Report 22nd December 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 22 December 2022
LastPass now admit that the hackers copied the user password files
OK the files are encrypted and supposedly will take forever to crack – using today’s technology. But the real issue here is that LastPass has taken all this time to work out that the hackers did get password files – something that LastPass has previously denied. That denial had reassured …
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One more warning about online shopping and scam adverts
the FBI have issued a warning about fraudulent adverts taken out by threat actors and displayed on legitimate search engine requests. The FBI is warning the public that cyber criminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal …
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Phishing Infographic
The US government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released an useful infographic highlighting many aspects of phishing cyber attacks: Phishing Infographic (cisa.gov) It also includes some good advice on how to deal with the threat.
Top cyber security threats for next year
I have been hanging onto this article for a few weeks now – and in a normal week this would be part of the weekend read project, but it is Christmas week and so you get the weekend on Thursday – you also got “Because It’s Friday” on Thursday! All …
