Statements have been made this week by the European Union, the United States and other allies relating the WhisperGate cyber attacks that were directed at Ukraine but spilled over into the greater Europe damaging thousands of modems. This damage had the knock on effect of crippling wind turbines and subsequent …
Let’s pretend – but this is not Play School
These are two very different stories but both basically spin around the same idea – on the internet it is easy to pretend to be something you are not: Huge rise in LinkedIn bogus boss scams – Warwickshire Police – BBC News Ukraine war: Investigation finds hundreds of fake charity …
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Google report on cyber threats in Eastern Europe
This is an excellent report by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG). A bit techie, but it does examine the various threats and threat actors associated with the Russia Ukraine conflict. Update on cyber activity in Eastern Europe (blog.google) Information like this helps the people who are responsible for your …
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Russia Ukraine hacking – remember malware can easily spread across the internet missing its intended target…
When you have moment this weekend – you should spend a little time to understand the impact on cyber security the Russia Ukraine conflict is having. Here are a couple of articles from Wired UK and The Record that look at different aspects of the hacking conflict that is raging …
Cyber threat from Ukraine Russia conflict is growing as the invasion progresses
Data wiper malware was one the first cyber-weapons deployed in the Ukraine Russia conflict and data researchers are now tracking six major strains of malware as a direct result of the Ukraine Russia conflict. Data-wiper malware strains surge amid Ukraine invasion • The Register There have been accounts of the …
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