Negotiations are underway, at the United Nations, for a comprehensive international treaty to combat cyber crime and increase the co-operation between nations when it comes to investigations. However there are starting to be concerns that the treaty may end up breaking hard earned privacy rights of the individual law abiding …
Shopping for malware
How cheap it is for threat actors, who are less technically able, to set up a technically complex attack has been a theme on the blog over the last few weeks. More low-level cyber criminals joining in Budget friendly malware increases your risk Here is another article showing that the …
Is the REvil cyber crime gang back? Do you have a plan to deal with ransomware?
The Register has an article looking at the evidence that the notorious REvil cyber gang is back in operation: New ransomware samples indicate REvil’s return – researchers • The Register Do you have your ransomware defences and incident response plans in place.
More low-level cyber criminals joining in
Following Tuesday’s article showing how cyber gangs are distributing malware via a “gig economy model”, so getting very effective attacks into the hands of less skilled cyber gangs, here is the same idea but applied to the most basic of cyber attacks – card skimming. Credit card skimming services make …
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Remember “Scammers are always out there looking for their next victim”
This is a constant problem – scammers contacting people, usually by phone, offering a service or stating that the victim’s computer is infected by a virus, often claiming to be from Microsoft. Once the scammer establishes “trust” they then offer to remote into or screen share to the victim’s computer, …
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The cost of cyber crime. There is still time to register for our Business Cyber Security Master Class on Monday
Just a quick bit of advertising here – our next Business Cyber Security Master Class starts on Monday, and we could still squeeze in one or two extra business owners or managers who want a better overview of business cyber security. Business cyber security – Masterclass – Octagon Technology Is …
Lapsus$, Okta and hacks by teenagers
I have posted on the arrest of a UK teenager who is alleged to be part of the Lapsus$ gang. Here is an interesting background article from The Record, looking at the attack on Okta – a company that sells identity protection and security – and some of the background …
