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Cyber Security Roundup for December 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, November 2020.Manchester United FC remains impacted by a seemly major ...
The Multi-Million Pound Manchester United Hack
Earlier this year I wrote a blog post about the Manchester City Billion Pound Hack, which explored cyberattacks within elite football. Now it is the turn of City big rivals Manchester United, ...
Encryption to Double Extortion: Ransomware’s Rapid Evolution
Threat actors are leveraging stolen data to enhance ransomware attacks. Data leaks and ransomware - once considered two distinct threats - are overlapping into a hybrid tactic known as double extortion. While ...
Cyber Security Roundup for November 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, October 2020.London's Hackney Borough Council has been tight-lipped about "a ...
FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals
On Monday, Oct. 27, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information technology systems ...
Attacks Aimed at Disrupting the Trickbot Botnet
Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot, an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly ...
Cyber Security Roundup for October 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, September 2020.COVID-19 wasn't the only virus seriously disrupting the start ...
Ransomware Cripples UHS Hospitals Across the Nation
Universal Health Services discovered all their Windows PCs shut down over the weekend. It looks like a widespread Ryuk ransomware infection ...
Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in 2020-2021
Ransomware Attacks Double and Evolve Year-on-year! Ransomware cases crossed over 20% around the world in the first half ofContinue reading The post Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in ...
Conti Ransomware Deemed a Possible Successor of Ryuk
Security researchers found evidence that the Conti ransomware strain could be a possible successor to the Ryuk crypto-malware family. Vitali Kremez, strategic advisor for SentinelLabs, analyzed both Conti and Ryuk. He found ...
