UK Cyber Bill teases mandatory ransomware reporting
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is to bring forward a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in the new parliamentary term, with the intent of strengthening the…
Month: July 2024
What is the Polyfill incident trying to tell us, if we bother to listen
If you work in the security industry, you have likely heard about the polyfill.io incident that came into the public light a couple of weeks…
North Korean Hackers Update BeaverTail Malware to Target MacOS Users
Jul 17, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated variant of a known stealer malware that attackers affiliated with the Democratic People’s…
Tech workers misinformed about number of women at top, finds Computer Weekly
Women are well represented in tech leadership positions across Europe, according to half of the people asked during the annual Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT salary survey.…
Over 400,000 Life360 user phone numbers leaked via unsecured API
A threat actor has leaked a database containing the personal information of 442,519 Life360 customers collected by abusing a flaw in the login API. Known…
Volcano Demon Group Attacking Organizations With LukaLocker Ransomware
The Volcano Demon group has been discovered spreading a new ransomware called LukaLocker, which targets Idealease Inc., a truck leasing company. The malware targets several…
Match Systems’ CEO Andrei Kutin Provides Insight on DMM Bitcoin Breach
On May 31, 2024, as a result of the hacking 4502.9 BTC (worth approximately $308M) were stolen from the Japanese exchange Bitcoin.DMM.com. The cybersecurity agency…
Hackney Council reprimanded over 2020 ransomware attack
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has strongly reprimanded the London Borough of Hackney over a series of failings that led to a devastating ransomware attack…
5 steps to automate user access reviews and simplify IT compliance
As the landscape of modern work changes, with its distributed teams and quickly evolving cloud-based technologies, maintaining access controls is an increasingly Sisyphean task. The…
Beware of Fake Microsoft Teams That Deliver macOS Malware
Hackers often mimic popular tools like Microsoft Teams to exploit people’s trust and familiarity with these applications. This strategy increases the probability of users’ subsequent…
Kaspersky offers Good Bye Letter and offers 6 months free cybersecurity
In June of this year, the Kaspersky cybersecurity firm, led by Eugene Kaspersky, was banned by the Joe Biden administration, citing concerns over national security.…
Police Digital Service CEO Ian Bell resigns as company director following news of staff arrests
Police Digital Service (PDS) CEO Ian Bell is no longer a director of the company, two weeks after it emerged two of its employees had…