BEC, cryptojacking, phishing and fileless malware attacks all surged in 2018 as cyber-criminals increasingly moved away from one-size-fits-all approaches, according to Trend Micro. The security vendor’s 2018 roundup report, Caught in the…
Month: February 2019
The Cyber/Physical Convergence Is Accelerating - So Are The Risks
The fact that a cyberattack can have physical consequences is not exactly breaking news. The use of the computer worm Stuxnet to destroy nearly a thousand, or about a fifth, of the…
Hackers Exploit Bangladesh Embassy in Cairo Site
Attackers have been exploring new forms of phishing bait that will entice users to click and have reportedly had success exploiting Bangladesh’s Cairo embassy website, according to researchers at Trustwave. Research conducted at…
Online fraudsters tricking UK Instagram users out of millions through bogus ‘get rich quick’ schemes
Scammers are using adverts for sham investment schemes to con money out of UK Instagram users, a British anti-fraud agency has warned. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for…
Blacklist Fail Allows Hacker to Steal $7m in Cryptocurrency
A hacker managed to steal over $7m in cryptocurrency last week after a blacklisting system failed to do its job and protect a compromised account. The incident was revealed at…
Critical infrastructure attacks: nations are not ready
Here’s a warning: “The world is still not prepared for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Governments are not ready, law enforcement isn’t ready, the facilities themselves are not ready, and the…