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SMBs paid out £222m in ransomware demands last year
Five per cent of all small and medium-sized companies in the entire world were victims of a ransomware attack in 2016 alone, with the money paid out to reclaim data reaching new highs, research has revealed. Datto's new State of the Channel Ransomware Report, found...
Apple’s a winner with Toshiba’s chip business sale
Apple Inc. was one of the winners Wednesday when Japanese tech giant Toshiba said it would sell its lucrative chip business for $18 billion to a a group that also includes Bain Capital, Dell Technologies and Cupertino-based hardware company Seagate Technologies....
Apple release iOS 11 for iPhones and iPads
iPhone and iPad owners can now download iOS 11, a major update that brings with it augmented reality (AR) apps, Siri improvements and a completely overhauled App Store. iOS 11 was first announced at this year's WWDC and has been in the hands of those on Apple's beta...
Equifax was victim of hack five months earlier than disclosed
Equifax, the credit reference agency at the centre of a major data breach in the US, is said to have been the victim of a hack in March - nearly five months before the date it has disclosed. That's according to Bloomberg, who quote three people familiar with the...
CCleaner was hacked to spread malware to millions of users for a month
Now this is an ironic flub-up. Popular utility tool CCleaner (short for ‘Crap Cleaner’), which promises to clean up your system for enhanced performance, was hacked to distribute malware directly to its users, Cisco Talos reports. The app, which touts more than two...
RouteX malware: Russian hacker infects Netgear routers to mount attacks against Fortune 500 firms
A Russian-speaking hacker is using a new variant of the RouteX malware to infect Netgear routers and further launch attacks against Fortune 500 firms. The malware hijacks vulnerable routers and turns them into SOCKS proxies, which the attacker then leverages in...
Four Things Businesses Should Be Doing To Protect Themselves From Cyber-Attacks
Password Policies If anything in the cybersecurity industry can be called an epidemic, it has to be bad password habits. It’s a serious problem, and one that has been poorly addressed. People are using poorly designed passwords, and they’re using them for a multitude...
Google Chrome to provide ‘man in the middle’ attack warnings
Google Chrome will warn users about potential 'man in the middle' (MitM) attacks, in which third-party software tries to hijack an internet connection. A MitM attack happens when a communication between two systems is intercepted by a malicious actor through an...
Equifax hack update: Now we’re told Britons among 143 million people to have their details compromised
Hackers are feared to have stolen personal data from millions of British customers of companies, including BT and British Gas, in a cyber attack on US credit rating firm Equifax. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it is investigating and has urged...
Equifax hacked – 143 million credit US citizen records
Equifax, the credit ratings agency, has warned that it has been hacked, losing the personal details of some 143 million Americans - 44 per cent of the adult population - in a data breach that outsiders suggest was the result of a simple SQL injection attack. Due to...