Threat Report 14th October 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 14 October 2022
NHS August ransomware attack – data was stolen as well
Advanced, the NHS supplier at the centre of the August cyber-attack, were quick to go to press with their success of containing and limiting the reach of the ransomware attack. However now, after a considered investigation, whilst confining the attack, the threat actors exfiltrated data from the systems: It was …
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Who are the targets for phishing campaigns?
The threat actors will go after anyone who they can exploit, steal credentials from, or who has something the criminal wants! In this case it is workers for the forthcoming US elections. This one is targetting people in a privileged position: US election workers hit with phishing, malware emails • …
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Why do I write so much about Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks?
Because for the effort the threat actors put in, the returns can be very high, so it is worth their while sending out billions of malicious messages to see who they can catch. It could be you… Now in the age of online “as-s-service” software, it has become even easier …
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How a phishing attack works
Today there is an excellent illustration of how a phishing attack works on SANS Internet Storm. It is complete with the offer of something the victim wants and then simply steals the Microsoft credentials the victim supplies – all because of a well-crafted spam email. Credential Harvesting with Telegram API …
