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57 percent of internet users are worried about malvertising
According to a new survey by advert filtering company AdGuard, 57 percent of internet users have either fallen prey to advert scammers, or are worried about malicious and phishing advertising. In addition 48 percent of respondents have experienced privacy issues with...
Apple Macs and Linux the target of three CIA hacking tools released from Wikileaks’ Vault 7 cache
Wikileaks has published details of three new CIA hacking tools pulled from its Vault 7 trove of information. The tools target Apple MacOS X and Linux operating systems and were called ‘Achilles', ‘SeaPea', both of which target MacOs, and ‘Aeris', which targets Linux....
Thales’ 2017 Data Threat Report – 88% feel vulnerable to data threats
Businesses are increasingly aware of the threat posed by data breaches, according to Thales’ 2017 Data Threat Report. A remarkable 88% of respondents also admitted to feeling vulnerable to threats, with 9.1% feeling “extremely vulnerable”. This is significantly higher...
A global cyber-attack could cost upwards of $53 billion – do you backup your Office 365 data?
Analysis by Lloyd’s of London compared the effects of a hypothetical global cyber-attack to the super storm known as Hurricane Sandy that hit the US coast in 2012, in terms of the financial impact. Lloyd's, who teamed up with risk-modelling firm Cyence to look at...
OSX/Dok malware spread via phishing to steal banking credentials
Check Point researchers spotted a phishing campaign combined with a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack targets MacOS users and spreads the OSX/Dok malware to steal banking credentials by mimicking major banking websites. Victims are lured through fake websites into...
LeakerLocker ransomware threatens to leak victims’ smartphone secrets
New Android ransomware has been discovered by McAfee that, rather than encrypting files, instead threatens to send private information from a smartphone to the victim's contacts. McAfee uncovered the LeakerLocker threat, which it has found lurking in two apps in the...
14M Verizon customer records exposed on Amazon server
A third-party vendor working with Verizon left the data of as many as 14 million US customers exposed on a misconfigured server. UpGuard Director of Cyber Risk Research Chris Vickery on June 28, spotted exposed names, addresses, account details, account personal...
Outsourcing and cloud use set to rise among UK organisations
Outsourcing levels and cloud use are set to increase amongst UK firms, though many businesses have admitted to harbouring fears over running a bimodel approach to IT. According to new research from Computing, 27 per cent of UK businesses are looking to outsource more...
Maersk warns that it’s ‘too early to predict’ the impact of NotPetya after malware caused ports to grind to a halt for a week
AP Moller-Maersk has said that it is too early for it to assess the financial impact from the outbreak of the NotPetya malware, which affected a number of the 76 ports operated by the Danish shipping giant. The NotPetya malware caused administrative chaos at a number...
Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say
Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries. Among the companies targeted was the Wolf Creek...