Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
It is being reported that when Lis Truss was Foreign Secretary her phone was hacked: Liz Truss phone hack claim prompts calls for investigation – BBC News This hack was discovered when she was campaigning to be PM (she is now the record holder for the shortest Premiership in UK …
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This post was first published on 8 September 2022 There are now real-world examples of scam emails and texts offering discounts and help with the rising cost of energy: Warning over scam energy bill support messages – BBC News This article by Shiona McCallum over on the BBC Technology News …
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There are always ransomware stories in the technical press – and even one of two that get into the mainstream press, but of course for all of these headliners, smaller companies and micro-businesses get hit by ransomware but do not make the news. That could be you! BlackCat ransomware claims …
Data wiping malware has been deployed continuously during the the Ukraine Russia conflict – research is now showing that it is reaching targets in other regions: Use of wipers expanding beyond Ukraine to 24 countries – The Record by Recorded Future Malware seen in the wild includes WhisperKill, WhisperGate, HermeticWiper, …
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Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Centre (MSTIC) has shared an article outlining how the actions they have undertaken to disrupt the Russian threat actor, SEABORGIUM, phishing and credential theft campaigns. Disrupting SEABORGIUM’s ongoing phishing operations – Microsoft Security Blog
