The secure messaging app Signal has made the news recently with various members of the US Government using it to avoid accountability (possibly) and to inappropriately share their thoughts on secret operations with journalists and then the rest of the world (accually). I am a Signal user – I like …
Good News
Having reported on the ransomware attacks on UK retail over the past couple of weeks – let’s start the week off with a good news ransomware story. International law enforcement co-operation – as part of the ongoing Operation Endgame – has led to about 300 servers and 650 domains being …
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – May2025
Today the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday. The day the cyber security world thinks about Microsoft patches and vulnerabilities. But remember other vendors also release cyber security and functionality updates and patches on or around the same time – check those as well. Our support team have started …
The Hackers get Hacked
This is the type of story that we like to see. LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed – BleepingComputer There is now a message on their admin panel “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague”. Read the article it will cheer you up. Photo by Saksham Choudhary
Phishing attacks are not static
Time to add another chapter to my Phishing Email Primer: It is being reported that threat actors have been using a new targeting tactic to sort through victims who have been ensnared by their social engineering attacks. When presented with the malicious credentials Window, only those high-value victims who have …
