The NCSC took a couple of weeks for the holidays, Whilst they have been away, Smart Thinking kept you up with the cybersecurity news you needed to know about. Weekly Threat Report 7th January 2022 – NCSC.GOV.UK
Will Norton Anti-virus slow my computer down?
I can remember being asked this many times over the years by clients and at last I have a definitive answer, if you enable one of Norton’s latest innovations. Notice I said enable not install. If you enable their crypto-currency miner, it will use some of your computer resources to …
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Phishing Campaign aimed at Google Workspace users
It is common for cyber-criminals to exploit legitimate software and business practices to carry out their attacks. Bad actors are now abusing the comments feature of Google Docs, to send users malicious links via email. Hackers exploit Google Docs in new phishing campaign – TechRepublic Initiating a cyber attack via …
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The US FTC and Log4j – get it fixed or else
The US Federal Trade Commission is taking a strong position when it comes to companies fixing any Log4j vulnerabilities. FTC threatens legal action over unpatched Log4j systems • The Register FTC warns legal action against companies who fail to mitigate Log4Shell – The Record by Recorded Future
A specific but large target – but what does it do?
Targeting Chinese speaking people gives you a lot of potential targets but the researcher at SANS was unsure what this malicious does. Malicious Python Script Targeting Chinese People – SANS Internet Storm Center
