Cybercrime

The Dacls remote access trojan that is capable of attacking Windows, Linux and macOS environments has been used to distribute VHD ransomware and to target customer databases for attempted exfiltration, according to researchers.

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/malware/dacls-rats-goals-are-to-steal-customer-data-and-spread-ransomware/

Premier League managing director had email address hacked during transfer negotiation, report shows

Cyber attacks are up by one-third as the coalescence of cyber activity and nation state-linked threats around the pandemic bears fruit for bad actors

The two hackers allegedly worked with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, targeting intellectual property and confidential business information

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486478/US-charges-Chinese-nationals-with-Covid-19-research-hacking

The UK Safer Internet Centre comprising three leading child protection charities, is taking on a “vital” new role which will help cement children’s online safety at the heart of Government policy.

Russia has been hacking the UK for years and the British government has also known about it for years, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486422/Russia-Report-reveals-long-running-cyber-warfare-campaign-against-UK

IT security’s battle with the hacking community has always been a game of cat and mouse, but it’s becoming increasingly automated

We are aware of a cyber attack on Twitter and have reached out to the company.

While this appears to be an attack on the company rather than individual users, we would urge people to treat requests for money or sensitive information on social media with extreme caution.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-statement-cyber-attack-on-twitter

Kremlin-linked APT29 group, also known as Cozy Bear, is conducting a campaign against Covid-19 researchers around the world

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486244/Russian-state-hackers-attacking-Covid-19-researchers

Cybereason’s Nocturnus research team uncovers new Bazar malware, which shares some similarities with other varieties