Five Russian banks have been under intermittent cyber-attack for two days, said the country’s banking regulator. The state-owned Sberbank was one target of the prolonged attacks, it said. Hackers sought…
Day: November 11, 2016
Fake UKPC parking ticket emails loaded with malware
Fraudsters are sending out emails purporting to be from a legitimate company called UK Parking Control LTD (UKPC) that claim you have a parking ticket. The convincing looking emails entitled…
Microsoft fixes bug used by Russian hacker group
Microsoft has issued a patch for a software bug being actively exploited by hackers trying to infiltrate government networks. Details of the bug were made public earlier this month by…
Suspected Russian hackers target US think tanks after election
The attacks involved spear phishing emails sent to dozens of targets. By Michael Kan Hours after Donald Trump won the presidential election, a suspected Russian cyber-espionage team was blamed for…