It appears hackers were detected inside the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) systems but it is stated that no classified or highly sensitive information was breached. Foreign Office target of ‘serious cyber incident’ – BBC News
News Corp breach
Journalist’s accounts are among those compromised in an attack on News Corp. News Corp journalists’ accounts compromised, China suspected • The Register News Corp breached by suspected Chinese hackers – The Record by Recorded Future
Scam – fake call followed up by fake police
This scam is simple in its implementation and very worrying. Fake police IDs used to con victim out of £25,000 – BBC News This was an attack on a member of the public, but it illustrates the importance of systems, policies and procedures, that address cyber security in businesses when …
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Ransomware gang gives a public “business” interview
Following the article in The Guardian that compared ransomware cyber criminals to legitimate businesses: Here is a ransomware gang giving an interview outlining it’s future “business” plans and goals – including discussing its “brand” as a way of making interactions with businesses and insurance companies easier! An ALPHV (BlackCat) representative …
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National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Weekly Threat Report 4 February 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
