It looks like Elon Musk’s social network X has become the new favourite place for threat actors who want to distribute their malware, especially malicious crypto-malware. X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads (bleepingcomputer.com) Hackers hijack govt and business accounts on X for crypto scams (bleepingcomputer.com) …
Because It’s Friday – Opportunity Moon
We finished Because It’s Friday in 2023 with a space story so let’s start 2024 off with another space story. This is a must for my business orientated audience. There is an opportunity for new business ideas – on the moon. Privatised Moon landings: the two US missions set to …
Another chance to take your next cyber security step – You can still register for the video
It’s back on… Due to circumstances beyond everyone’s control our cyber security webinar had to be postponed. For those of you who put the time by for the event we are sorry and look forward to meeting with you at this new event. For those of you who did not …
Ban the payment of cyber ransoms
New Zealand-based infosec firm Emsisoft, has issued a report on ransomware in the US during 2023, in which they are suggesting a ban on paying ransoms and the subsequent loss of revenue by the gangs would reduce ransomware attacks. The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2023 …
Where to start in 2024?
Happy New Year. I am going to start the cyber news for 2024 with a story that broke between Christmas and the New Year – Apple iPhone hardware vulnerabilities. I am a great supporter of the Apple iPhone and the associated “walled garden” App store as a good cyber security …
