There are more reports from the Ukraine about cyber attacks it is suffering. Ukraine blames Belarus for PC-wiping malware attack • The Register
The easiest way for hackers to reach you – phishing email
WE all get it – spam email – there is so much of it that whole industries have been created to stop it and create it. There is so much of it, because phishing email is the easiest way for the bad actors to reach you! Here is an example …
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When you have found a “good” thing, why stop?
The log4j vulnerability and it’s associated attack vectors was always going to be major cybersecurity crisis – and of course once the bad actors knew about it they would expand their exploitation. This article on the SANS internet shows how initial attempts to mitigate the log4j issue are now being …
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National Cyber Security Centre Threat Report
Weekly Threat Report 14th January 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Access to stolen credit card data stopped
A darknet website, UniCC, that since 2013, has sold stolen credit card information to criminals is closing. But not because of international police co-operation but because the criminals running it are retiring! How much is their estimated retirement fund? £260m. Largest darknet stolen credit card site closes – BBC News …
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