I have written a lot about updates and patches recently – let’s get back to another old favourite – ransomware. No surprise it is still a growth market for threat actors. Read about it in Unit 42’s bi-annual report: Ransomware Review: First Half of 2024 (paloaltonetworks.com) Your takeaway Simple – …
The Wednesday Bit – On Holiday
The Wednesday Bit is on its summer holidays at the moment, but here is an article that I thought was worth reminding you about. Planning and Preparation Your incident response plans do not need to be very complicated or long – they just need to cover what you need to …
Fake Authenticator
Multi-factor Authentication – MFA – if you are unsure how this cyber security tool contributes to your security, then have a read of this: If you do know how important MFA is, then you will realise that a fake MFA app would cyber security chaos. Of course, the threat actors …
Putting the effort in – 3000 fake accounts
Hackers known as “Stargazer Goblin” running a network called Stargazers Ghost Network have been distributing malware, in particular info-stealing malware via over 3,000 fake accounts on GitHub. Over 3,000 GitHub accounts used by malware distribution service (bleepingcomputer.com) Using these accounts, compromised WordPress websites and relying on GitHub’s reputation as trusted …
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Lost nearly everything!
I was reading about the hack of the international telecoms giant AT&T last week, but I noticed the headline of this article about it on the BBC today, that clearly sums up the hack. Hackers steal call records of ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers – BBC It is the ‘nearly all’ …
