Businesses in Gulf countries allied to the US are under renewed threat from suspected Iranian hackers in what may amount to preparation for cyber retaliation against impending US sanctions on…
Day: November 5, 2018
Lloyds replacing some debit cards after cyber-attacks
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it is reissuing debit cards to customers affected by cyber-attacks on Ticketmaster and British Airways. The bank has reissued debit cards to all customers that…
How a ‘National Security Help Desk’ Could Secure Critical National Infrastructure
The implications are clear; nation-state actors are set to target critical national infrastructure (CNI) on a scale never previously seen. A recent report warned that 2018 would see many more…
Cyber-security awareness for SingHealth employees
SingHealth said it plans to introduce a series of measures for all 28,000 employees to deepen their understanding of cyber safety, after hackers used a phishing ploy to enter its…
Stolen Data Used in Ongoing Sextortion Scam
Using consumer data stolen in data breaches and made available on the dark web, cyber-criminals have launched a sextortion phishing campaign, according to research from Barracuda Networks. In this month’s Threat Spotlight,…
SamSam Attackers Have Hit 67 Ransomware Targets
Researchers have warned that the SamSam ransomware strain continues to be a major threat to organizations, with 67 targets on the receiving end of attacks this year, according to Symantec. The…