Cybercrime

  • 06 Jul 2020 8:38 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The move should make it harder for fraudsters to trick people into transferring money to them by pretending to be someone else.

    https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/07/01/new-name-checking-service-will-help-protect-people-from-bank-transfer-fraud/


  • 06 Jul 2020 8:34 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Researchers have observed an increase in phishing as a means to deliver ransomware payloads – and organisations don’t appear to be prepared

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485340/Phishing-back-in-vogue-as-ransomware-vector


  • 06 Jul 2020 8:12 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison.

    https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/russian-cybercriminal-gets-9-years-for-online-fraud-website-2253269


  • 06 Jul 2020 8:06 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Safer Internet Day reached more children and young people than ever before, with 49% of young people in the UK hearing about the day! We also saw over 1,700 organisations across the UK coming together and planning activities to celebrate the day and thousands supporting the #SaferInternetDay and #freetobe social media campaign!

    https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2020/impact-safer-internet-day-2020


  • 06 Jul 2020 7:52 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The NCSC has racked up a million suspicious email reports from the public just two months after launching a reporting service, but the lucky sender won’t be receiving a grand prize

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485116/NCSC-catches-a-million-phishes-in-its-nets


  • 06 Jul 2020 7:41 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    An online tool which helps organisations find out how resilient they are to cyber attacks and practise their response in a safe environment

    https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/exercise-in-a-box


  • 06 Jul 2020 7:39 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    As some countries begin to gradually ease Covid-19 lockdown measures, cyber criminals’ tactics are changing, but the pandemic remains a tempting lure

    https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485257/Coronavirus-Cyber-crime-landscape-evolving-as-lockdown-eases


  • 06 Jul 2020 7:30 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The operators of Maze ransomware claim to have breached LG, offering three screenshots as proof. One of those screenshots features LG product source code.

    https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252485287/Maze-ransomware-hit-biggest-target-yet-with-LG-breach


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