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A new strain of ransomware called Defray has recently appeared. Defray is targeting specific verticals such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, and technology. Defray is being spread with phishing emails including a document that contains the ransomware with a...

A group of technology companies including Microsoft and EY is working with shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk and marine insurers MS Amlin and XL Catlin on a blockchain-based marine insurance platform planned for release in 2018. There has been much interest in the...

Ransomware is now the most likely cyber threat to UK businesses, with a quarter of all major cyber attacks involving an attempt to make businesses pay a ransom to get their data back, according to City-headquartered law firm, RPC. RPC has released data analysing more...

Apple has sent out invites for its next big event on September 12th, where the company is expected to reveal the next iPhone, along with updates to the Apple Watch, Apple TV, and iOS software. Apple is widely expected to announce three new iPhones at the event: a...

Security researchers are warning of another major crypto-ransomware campaign which has so far been observed attacking 20 million user inboxes. The threat, discovered in the second half of this week, arrives as many similar ransomware attacks do in the form of an...

Every business enterprise using information technology and benefiting from the networking power of the internet, regardless of industry or size, has a major headache to contend with that can't be ignored or avoided: security. More specifically, cybersecurity. Data is...

Second-hand electronics retailer CeX said on Tuesday (29 August) it suffered a massive "online security breach" compromising the personal data and passwords of up to two million customers. The UK retailer said customers' names, physical addresses, email addresses and...

Microsoft and Amazon are expected to deliver integration between their respective digital assistants Cortana and Alexa later this year. Alexa will be available within Cortana on Windows 10, allowing users to call up and make requests, set reminders, calendar...

A massive trove of email addresses used by spammers has been published online. It came to light after a French security researcher known as Benkow pointed the Australian operator of leaked credentials check site HaveIBeenPwned.com, Troy Hunt, to a server called...

Researchers from cloud security company Avanan have reported finding two ways that phishers are evading Microsoft Office 365 Security protections: one using "hexidecimal escape characters" to conceal coding and links, and the other by compromising SharePoint files....