This article was first posted on 16 March 2022 Updated 26 March 2022 The United States Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky to the list of suppliers it considers poses an unacceptable risk to US national security – this list includes Huawei and ZTE. Kaspersky software was already banned from …
How much do cyber criminals make? (Part 2). Lapsus$ leader arrested in Oxford.
$14m according to the City of London Police. The City of London Police are investigating a teenager, who is accused of being a leader in the notorious Lapsus$ cyber crime gang – they refuse to confirm or deny that they have arrested him. Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire …
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Do you know what an .xlsb file is? The hackers do and it is another way to obscure their malicious payloads
Here is yet another email attachment, examined by Xme, at SANS Internet Storm and for you to look out for: XLSB Files: Because Binary is Stealthier Than XML – Sans Internet Storm Centre For phishing attacks to succeed the hackers need to exploit your trust – for them to fail …
How much do cyber criminals make?
According to the FBI about $7bn: Cybercriminals rmade almost $7bn in 2021: FBI • The Register FBI: $6.9 billion lost through internet crimes in 2021 – The Record by Recorded Future
Heriot-Watt University cyber attack
This is a place we are familiar with – our son graduated from Heriot-Watt University. Heriot-Watt University in second week of outage • The Register The cyber attack and it’s consequences are still impacting University services two weeks after the attack. The vector of the attack appears to be legacy …
