This post was first published on 16 September 2022 Details and facts are not confirmed yet but Uber has been the victim of a cyber attack: Uber cloud systems seemingly hijacked in ‘security incident’ • The Register Leaked images seem to show the hackers have gained administrator access to Uber’s …
Do not use the password Qwerty1234 – the hackers know that one!
It is being reported that the hack on the Holiday Inn was done for fun and that the hackers, from Vietnam, used the password Qwerty1234 to gain access. IHG hack: ‘Vindictive’ couple deleted hotel chain data for fun – BBC News If you want your people to have a better …
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Ransomware this week
There have been several high profile ransomware attacks this week – and small ones that do not make the news. Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday – The Record by Recorded Future Lorenz ransomware breaches corporate network via phone systems (bleepingcomputer.com) Ransomware gang threatens 1m-plus medical …
Every major event will attract cyber criminals. What is your organisation doing on Monday 19 September?
The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the associated ceremonies and period of national mourning will be no exception: Potential phishing activity update – NCSC.GOV.UK The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a warning that the potential for malicious phishing, social engineering and scam cyber-attacks is very high …
It’s Patch Tuesday again!
Before I start this post – remember you should have Windows updates set to automatic (we do make exceptions for some Windows servers) and you should be able to monitor the update status on all your organisation’s computers. You cannot check whether everyone has updated? Then do something about it …
