Cyber Threat To University Networks
The University of Edinburgh was a victim of a Denial of Service attack, which happened on the first day of
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Microsoft Office Macros – The Most Popular Method Of Malware Delivery
Cyber criminals continue to utilise weaponised macros in Microsoft Office documents to deliver malware. In a recent report from Cofense,
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Credential Stuffing Botnets
According to a new report from technology company Akamai, there were over 30 billion malicious login attempts between November 2017
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Cyber Criminal Behind ‘Scan4you’ Website Jailed
A Latvian resident was sentenced to 14 years in prison last week for his e-crime service, ‘Scan4you’. Advertised as a
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Tesco Bank Agrees Settlement With Financial Conduct Authority Following Cyber Attack
Tesco Bank accepts FCA’s notice and agrees to settlement of £16.4m. In November 2016, Tesco Bank was the victim of
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Facebook Reveals 50 Million Accounts Compromised In Security Breach
Facebook has said there has been a security breach which potentially allowed hackers to take over 50 million accounts. Users that had
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Uber Agrees to $148M Settlement Over Data Breach
Uber will pay $148 million and tighten its data security after they failed for a year to notify drivers that
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Viro Botnet Malware
Viro botnet was first observed in the wild on September 17, 2018, seven days after TrendMicro analyzed a ransomware variant
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Millions of Twitter Users Affected By Information Exposure Flaw
Twitter recently discovered a bug in the Account Activity API (AAAPI). This API allows registered developers to build tools to
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Xbash Worm – Targets Linux And Windows
Xbash is a newly observed worm targeting exposed servers worldwide. Written in Python using code taken from the NotPetya malware, it is believed to
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