This is a warning that we not only access App stores from our phones, but smart TVs, smart speakers, voice assistants, games consoles, computers and other devices all have app stores we use. Application Stores – NCSC.GOV.UK If there are any weaknesses in these various app stores, then you can …
University of Essex data breach
This data breach is not due to ransomware or a cyber attack but it appears to be a simple mistake in controlling PII. University of Essex data breach being taken ‘very seriously’ – BBC News Nice to see the lawyers involved. No indication that the ICO is involved yet. Universities …
A new twist on cyber extortion – fake reviews
The telecoms company circle.cloud has had a large number of one -star reviews on Google – and now have received a request for payment to have them taken down! Telecoms firm hit by fake Google reviews blackmail scam – BBC News
Big Tech – should there be limits? UPDATED 26 April 2022
This post was first published on 23 April 2022 Here is a story from the EU that goes hand-in-hand with the UK Government’s Online Safety legislation: EU agrees rules to force big tech to rein in illegal content or face huge fines | European Union | The Guardian Update 26 …
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Actors against AI
We have run a few AI stories over the past months, here is another: Actors launch campaign against AI ‘show stealers’ – BBC News Star Wars has a reputation for using technology to resurrect actors such as Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin: Rogue One: Peter Cushing resurrected as Grand …
Are you one of the 15,000 organisations using Okta? UPDATED 22 April 2022
This post was first made on 24 March 2022 I wrote about this yesterday as it got caught up in Lapsus$/Microsoft story – but the network access company, Okta, has been compromised by Lapsus$: Hundreds of companies potentially hit by Okta hack – BBC News First Microsoft, then Okta: New …
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No. 10 the target of spyware
It is being reported by a Canadian investigation team, Citizen Lab , that devices at No. 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were infected with the Pegasus spyware during 2020/2021. The attack is being linked to operatives in the UAE, India, Cyprus and Jordan. No 10 network targeted with …