The parent company WH Smiths has declared no customer data had been breached, but issues were disrupting new business. Funky Pigeon pauses all orders after ‘security incident’ • The Register Notice of cyber security incident – Funky Pigeon – 07:30:04 19 Apr 2022 – SMWH News article | London Stock …
Another Google Chrome patch issued
Google has found another Chrome exploit in the wild – make sure you have the patches installed: Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year • The Register Why auto-updates and patches are a good idea – Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities patched – Smart Thinking Solutions
No. 10 the target of spyware
It is being reported by a Canadian investigation team, Citizen Lab , that devices at No. 10 Downing Street and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were infected with the Pegasus spyware during 2020/2021. The attack is being linked to operatives in the UAE, India, Cyprus and Jordan. No 10 network targeted with …
Microsoft takes action against cyber crime gangs
Microsoft (and Google) take a very active role when it comes to countering malware, cyber attacks and scams. Notorious cybercrime gang’s botnet disrupted – Microsoft On the Issues Microsoft uses court order to disrupt ZLoader botnet – The Record by Recorded Future Microsoft details malware that hides its scheduled tasks …
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New botnet in the wild targeting routers and IoT devices
The cyber criminal group Keksec is using Enemybot to attack routers and IoT devices, exploiting a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2022-27226. Enemybot: a new Mirai, Gafgyt hybrid botnet joins the scene | ZDNet New Enemybot botnet blends Linux backdoor bot Gafgyt, Mirai • The Register This botnet is part …
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