By Judith Burns Newcastle University is warning prospective students not to give out personal details on a fraudulent website taking payments for courses. The fake site uses pictures of Newcastle…
Month: July 2017
Cisco Warns of Coming “Destruction of Service” Attacks
By Phil Muncaster Cisco has warned that the recent Petya/NotPetya and WannaCry campaigns could foreshadow a dangerous new breed of “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks. Like the ‘Petya’ campaign which…
Moneysupermarket fined £80,000 for spamming seven million customers
By Rebecca Hill Price-comparison darling Moneysupermarket.com has been fined £80,000 for sending 7.1 million emails to customers who had opted out of receiving direct marketing emails. The UK’s data protection…
AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been…
Russian sentenced in U.S. to five years prison for 'Citadel' malware
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A Russian man who U.S. prosecutors say played a role in developing the sophisticated malware known as “Citadel” used to steal personal financial information from…
DarkHotel Perfects a New Attack Gambit for Political Targets
By Tara Seals The DarkHotel APT criminals are back, with a novel approach that appears to mark a significant step forward for the group. DarkHotel is famous for infiltrating Wi-Fi networks in…