Having, last week, written about the lull before the storm, if the Ukraine Russia cyber conflict spills outside their borders: There may be evidence that it has started to happen, with the German office of the Russian oil company Rosneft reporting a cyber security breach: Viasat, Rosneft hit by cyberattacks …
Is this a new social engineering attack? New cyber security training courses announced at Octagon Technology
There are reports of the BazarLoader malware being spread via website contact pages: Cedric Pernet’s article on TechRepublic starts with an excellent quote/reminder: Everyone in the IT industry should be aware by now that email is the most used vector for cybercriminals to try to infect employees with malware. Cedric …
Isle of Wight ferry company suffers a data breach. Do you need better cyber security?
Wightlink has reported a possible cyber security breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office and the local police and fears that it has lost control of customers’ personal identifiable information (PII). This PII may now be in the hands of hackers. Wightlink customers’ details stolen in cyber attack – BBC News …
Supply chains are key targets for cyber attacks
This is an excellent article by Olatunji Olaigbe at The Record examining the how and why of supply chain vulnerabilities. Cyberattacks highlight risks to physical and digital supply chains – The Record by Recorded Future
Another ransomware gang member extradited to the US
Here is another example of cross border co-operation on cyber crimes: Canadian extradited to US on NetWalker ransomware charges • The Register Ransomware gang member extradited – Smart Thinking Solutions
