…to end the week with a malicious Android app: APT41 hackers target Android users with WyrmSpy, DragonEgg spyware (bleepingcomputer.com) If you need to know why you need to pay attention to these Android (and sometime Apple iOS) smartphone app cyber security threats, then read on here: Just Check – CyberAwake …
I do not want to think ransomware has gone away…
I have not been talking about ransomware as much recently – but it has not gone away – ask Estée Lauder: Estée Lauder beauty giant breached by two ransomware gangs (bleepingcomputer.com) Follow the Money Hackers do t for money. Research from the cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis shows that victims have …
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Sophos impersonated
The trusted anti-virus and cyber security company Sophos is being impersonated by a threat actor, who have taken the name SophosEncrypt. Cybersecurity firm Sophos impersonated by new SophosEncrypt ransomware (bleepingcomputer.com) Their aim to get their ransomware onto your computers. Two takeaways from this: If the offer looks too good to …
Here is a twist on the insider threat – UPDATE
This post was originally published on 23 May 2023. He got three years and seven months in prison: IT worker jailed for impersonating ransomware gang to extort employer (bleepingcomputer.com) Original Post I wrote a series of articles for CyberAwake on the risks and threats to your cyber security of a …
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WordPress WooCommerce Payments vulnerability
Do you know if your website uses the WooCommerce plugin? You should do: What do you know about your website? – CyberAwake Our website team has been checking our clients to make sure the right steps have been taken to protect their assets – which included refreshing, last night’s incremental …
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