Cyber Security
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The Top Ten Software Flaws Used By Cyber Criminals
Source: ZDNet / Danny Palmer February 04: Over half of the most common security vulnerabilities exploited by criminals to conduct cyber attacks and distribute malware are more than a year old, and […]
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London Offshore Consultants Suffer Maze Ransomware Attack
December 30: UK marine engineering consultancy London Offshore Consultants (LOC) Group has been hacked by a group known as Maze. The company, with more than 400 employees, saw its computers […]
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UK Updates Ports Cyber Security Guidance
January 27: The UK Department for Transportation has updated their Cyber Security for Ports and Port Systems good practice guide. This updates the previous 2016 version, and provides actionable advice […]
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Patching the Citrix ADC Bug Doesn’t Mean You Weren’t Hacked
Source: Bleeping Computer / Ionut Ilascu January 26: Citrix on Friday released the final patch for the critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-19781 in its affected appliances. Many organizations are still […]
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Report Suggests 10% of All Macs Attacked By Shlayer Trojan
Source: Bleeping Computer / Lawrence Abrams January 25: Many people think that malware only targets Windows and that Macs are safe, but a new report shows how a single Apple […]
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Ako Ransomware Uses Spam to Infect Its Victims
Source: Bleeping Computer / Lawrence Abrams January 15: It has been discovered that the network-targeting Ako ransomware is being distributed through malicious spam attachments that pretend to be a requested agreement. […]
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Cybercrime Trends Include Mobile Banking Malware Up 50% in First Half of 2019
January 17: A new report from Check Point recaps the cybercrime trends, statistics, and vulnerabilities that defined the security landscape in 2019. In the last year, 28% of organizations were […]
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Suspected Iranian Hacking Campaign Targets European Energy Companies
January 23: A hacking campaign with suspected ties to Iran has targeted the European energy sector in what’s thought to be a reconnaissance mission aimed at gathering sensitive information. The […]
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FTCode Ransomware Now Steals Saved Login Credentials
January 20: FTCode ransomware victims now have one more thing to worry about with the malware having been upgraded to also steal saved user credentials from email clients and web […]
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This Citibank Phishing Scam Could Trick Many People
January 21: A new Citibank phishing scam is underway that utilizes a convincing domain name, TLS certs, and even requests OTP codes that could easily cause people to believe they […]
