Hackers
Why Hackers Love the Pandemic
The novel coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for cybercriminals seeking profit amid chaos. Tanium’s special report of 1,000 chief executives and VPs revealed that 90% of enterprises surveyed experienced an increase ...
One Step Beyond: Using Threat Hunting to Anticipate the Unknown
Article by Paul German, CEO, Certes NetworksA cyber threat could be lurking in any corner of an organisation’s infrastructure. The complex networks encompassing numerous smart and interconnected technologies make it easy for ...
Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged
In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, ...
Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokerage Reports Cyberattack
A ransomware incident forced international insurance and risk management giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) to take its computer systems offline on Saturday, the firm has disclosed. In a filing with the ...
Member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ Hacking Grouop Pleads Guilty, Gets Five Years Behind Bars
The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced that a United Kingdom national by the name of Nathan Wyatt pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and computer fraud, and ...
Teen Hackers & Cybercrime: Teen Rebellion Ain’t What It Used to Be
From cryptocurrency schemes to shutting down schools — some of the biggest cybercrimes in 2020 and in recent years have been pulled off by individuals who weren’t old enough to... The post ...
Seychelles Bank Doesn’t Know How It Got Infected with Ransomware Last Week
The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) has suffered a ransomware attack that remains a mystery as to how it occurred, almost a full week after the fact. The bank notified the country’s ...
Cyber Security Roundup for September 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, August 2020.Taking security training courses and passing certification exams are ...
Bugcrowd Launches M&A Security Assessment Service
Bugcrowd, a provider of crowdsourced security services, this week launched an offering designed for organizations that need to assess the cybersecurity resiliency of a potential acquisition. Company CEO Ashish Gupta said the ...
Exorcist Ransomware and CIS Exclusion
This year has been a bumper year for ransomware and its operators. Ransomware gangs are demanding millions; if those millions are not paid in time, then data stolen before encryption is either ...
