Symantec warns of a surge in spam emails spreading new Adwind RAT variants that can monitor user activity, log keystrokes, take screenshots, download malicious files, and record video and audio.…
Month: December 2017
Ransomware Takes Out North Carolina County
Phil Muncaster Ransomware has severely disrupted an entire North Carolina county, forcing a return to pen and paper for tax payments, jail services, child support and more. In a sign…
Fraudsters offering fake Government grants
ndividuals and businesses are being warned to watch out for cold calls and online contact from fraudsters who are offering victims the opportunity to apply for Government grants for an…
FCA: Banks Are Under-Reporting Cyber-Attacks
Phil Muncaster UK banks have been accused by their regulator of hiding the full extent of cyber-attacks. Megan Butler, director of supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), told attendees…
NiceHash diced up by hackers, thousands of Bitcoin pilfered
Mining outfit says its entire wallet gone, estimated $62m By Shaun Nichols Cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash says it has fallen victim to a hacking attack that may have resulted in…
HSBC, Natwest and Co-op Bank fix app security flaws that put customers at risk for up to a year
Margi Murphy Some of Britain’s biggest banks have mended a huge security flaw that could have left millions of customers open to attack after it was pointed out by University of Birmingham…