If you use a Wyze Cam device – then patches are needed to keep them secure

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A number of vulnerabilities have been found in Wyze Cam devices that allow for the security authentication to be bypassed. There are patches available for the many of the devices however some older Wyze devices are no longer receiving security updates. You need to check. Three vulnerabilities found in Wyze …

How much do cyber criminals make?

According to the FBI about $7bn: Cybercriminals rmade almost $7bn in 2021: FBI • The Register FBI: $6.9 billion lost through internet crimes in 2021 – The Record by Recorded Future

Has Microsoft been compromised? Check your Microsoft independent backups. UPDATED

This post was originally made on 22 March 2022 Following attacks on Nvidia and Samsung, there were claims over the weekend form the extortion gang Lapsus$ that they had breached Microsoft. Microsoft investigates Lapsus$ claim of Bing, Cortana theft • The Register Microsoft investigating Lapsus$ claims of Bing, Cortana data …

Inside the Conti Gang – one of the most successful ransomware groups – Updated 17 March 2022

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I found this article very interesting – if you have time over the weekend, with a tea, coffee or wine, have a read you might enjoy it too. Inside Conti leaks: The Panama Papers of ransomware – The Record by Recorded Future …and there is more. Leaked Conti files reveal …

New US law to force critical companies to reveal when they have been breached

This story has been doing the rounds for the past few weeks, as the US Government goes about creating a law to make companies, that form part of the critical infrastructure, declare publicly when they have been hacked. US Critical Infrastructure Companies Will Have to Report When They Are Hacked …