The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
Now bad reviews are becoming a cyber criminal’s choice of attack UPDATED 20 July 2022
Update 20 July 2022 – Amazon is taking positive action against fake reviews I am sure you check the reviews on Amazon products before you buy, I know I do, and it has influenced my buying decisions more than once. So it is obviously important that these can be relied …
More problems with July’s Patch Tuesday
Software is complex, we understand that. Which is why we accept patches and updates to fix functionality and security issues. However when Microsoft gets it wrong – you have to winder why they did not test more – it is their code. Microsoft’s latest security patch troubles Windows 11 users …
How secure is your WordPress website and blog? Do you even know if your organisation’s website is built on WordPress?
There has been a flurry of WordPress security and vulnerability articles over the past week or so. It is no surprise that the world’s most popular website builder is a target for threat actors, especially as Automatic’s core code can be added to with third-party, open-source or even self-written plugins, …
Cloudflare updates us about the massive DDoS attack they held back
The malware/botnet that instigated the recent DDoS attack has now been given a name by Cloudflare – Mantis. Mantis, the tiny shrimp that launched 3,000 DDoS attacks • The Register Octagon has specified Cloudflare to protect some it’s clients high profile websites. Distributed Denial of Service attacks – Smart Thinking …
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