UK consumers lost over half a billion pounds to scams in the first half of 2018, with online helping to drive authorised and unauthorised fraud, according to UK Finance. The industry…
Month: September 2018
Fancy Bear still putting out new modules for VPNFilter malware
Cunning malware VPNFilter remains under active development, and is acquiring ever more dangerous features. That’s the conclusion Cisco’s Talos Intelligence security team reached after delving into recent samples and identifying…
The potential costs of cybercrime that can’t be calculated
Cybersecurity risk often is treated as a nebulous, abstract concept. However, the possibility of attacks that start as cyber incidents but turn out to be a precursor to physical attacks…
Walmart urges its suppliers to use IBM blockchain technology
The largest retail company in the world, Walmart, has sent letters to its suppliers of farmed goods urging them to track their produce using blockchain technology. The company announced its…
Businesses in Arkansas Hit with Ransomware
According to local news provider KARK, local businesses in Conway, Arkansas, have been hit with a ransomware attack. Some of the businesses have reportedly lost thousands of dollars. Companies impacted by the…
NewsNow Ditches Passwords After Possible Breach
Popular news aggregation site NewsNow has been notifying its users of a potential password breach after it found evidence of an intrusion. The firm notified customers about the incident via…