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GCHQ SEEKS ‘NEW BREED’ OF CYBERSECURITY START-UP TO JOIN SPY BASE
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, together with Wayra UK, has launched a national call for start-ups to join its accelerator programme to develop next generation cyber security solutions. Since its launch in 2017, the ‘NCSC Cyber Accelerator’,...
Scammers leverage ‘Land Lordz’ software-as-a-service to dupe Airbnb customers
- Land Lordz, a software-as-a-service platform, helps automate the creation and management of fake Airbnb sites. - It can also send messages to users, advertising the fraudulent listings. Scammers are recently using a powerful new tool named ‘Land Lordz’ to trick...
Massive SIM swap fraud spotted in the wild
- Cybercriminals are heavily relying on such type of frauds to steal money from users, especially in Brazil and Mozambique. - Tricksters are using social engineering and simple phishing attack to take control of a victim’s phone. SIM swap fraud is a type of account...
Get Ready for the First Wave of AI Malware
While viruses and malware have stubbornly stayed as a top-10 “things I lose sleep over as a CISO,” the overall threat has been steadily declining for a decade. Unfortunately, WannaCry, NotPetya, and an entourage of related self-propagating ransomware abruptly...
Microsoft changes how Windows 10 disconnects USB storage devices
Microsoft has modified the way Windows 10 handles the operation of disconnecting a USB or Thunderbolt storage device. This includes USB thumb drives, external hard drives, flash drives, and even USB data transfer connections established between PCs and smartphones....
NATO launches cyber-defense drill simulating elections under attack
A snapshot of the Locked Shields 2018 overhead dashboard shows if exercise participants are successful in fending off hacker attacks against critical infrastructure. (NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence photo) COLOGNE, Germany – NATO’s cybersecurity...
UK could ban Huawei from core of 5G networks over ‘very shoddy’ security
GCHQ's Dr Ian Levy: Huawei is 'engineering like it's back in the year 2000' Huawei is facing a ban from the core of 5G networks in the UK over official claims that the security of its communications products is ‘very shoddy'. The claims were made by GCHQ's technical...
Several compromised WordPress and Joomla sites serve Shade ransomware and backdoors
- The core reason for the compromise of Wordpress and Joomla sites could be unpatched vulnerabilities and outdated plugins, themes, or extensions. - Attackers are leveraging a well-known hidden directory present on the HTTPS site for storing and distributing Shade...
15% of enterprises have experienced a targeted attack
The cyber security market in India is growing exponentially, and is expected to employ over a million professionals by 2025. With 15% of enterprises having experienced a targeted attack and more than 53% losing sensitive data as a result, India’s need for cyber...
Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $20 million worth EOS and Ripple cryptocurrencies stolen
- An internal inspection revealed that the incident is an ‘accident involving insiders’. - Upon detecting the abnormal transaction, Bithumb blocked any deposit or withdrawal requests and secured all cryptocurrency with a cold wallet. What is the issue - Bithumb...