There are claims from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team that they have discovered a nearly undetectable strain of malware. The malware is contained in a CV for Roshan Bandara, but rather than the normal .pdf or Word file it is an image file -.iso. Near-undetectable malware linked …
Are you trying to improve your organisation’s cyber security? Lessons from the largest data theft ever. UPDATED 11 July 2022.
This post was first published on 5 July 2022. The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is calling for improved cyber security, in the country following the unprecedented alleged data theft by ChinaDan: Security warning after sale of stolen Chinese data – BBC News Details of the theft are starting to be …
.html Email attachment threats
We all look out for those malicious .pdf, Word and Excel attachments, when we are looking through our email. Research has now shown that the attached html file can be a huge threat. HTML attachments found to be the most malicious type of file | TechRepublic It is a difficult …
Marriot Hotels suffer another data breach
Three data breaches in four years – unbelievable! If you have stayed in a Mariott Hotel, then your personal information has probably been stolen. Marriott Hotels suffers third data breach in 4 years • The Register The attack was not “highly sophisticated”, which is what is normally claimed by these …
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Malware targets cryptocurrency wallets and browsers
The PennyWise malware is masquerading as crypto-coin mining software and being advertised in a variety of YouTube videos – showing that any communications method can be exploited for phishing attacks. PennyWise malware on YouTube targets cryptocurrency wallets and browsers | TechRepublic To help build confidence in the product, the threat …
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