Threat Report 19th August 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report 19 August 2022
UK water supplier hit by ransomware
The suppliers of water to people in the Cambridge and South Staffordshire regions – South Staffordshire PLC – have suffered a ransomware attack: UK water company confirms cyberattack after confusion over ransomware group threats – The Record by Recorded Future
Phishing attacks are meant to deceive everyone…
Even someone like me and Dan Goodwin, who wrote the linked article – people who work in cybersecurity all the time. I’m a security reporter and got fooled by a blatant phish | Ars Technica It is worth reading to see what you are dealing with, when it comes to …
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Personal data leaked in another “sophisticated” attack
First see what I have to say about “sophisticated attacks” then we will get into this leak of personal information by an organisation that should have a reasonable spend on cyber-security! Twilio – a communications and phone company based in San Francisco – is reluctant to give away much information on …
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NHS cyber-attack effectively contained
News of these issues with the National Health Service (NHS) broke yesterday, but I decided to wait for the speculation to die down before reporting on something as important as an essential service we all rely on. The cyber incident impacted the NHS 111 service – not the emergency 999 …
