Cybercrime

The UK’s work pattern has changed considerably in the previous few days. Working from home in the past was seen as an occasional perk for most employees, helping them to strike a work/life balance. However, working from home now has become vital in the fight against COVID-19, and to keep the economy going.

https://www.ajg.com/uk/news-and-insights/2020/april/cyber-security-guidance-for-home-workers/

Researchers say double extortion ransomware attacks are likely to increase in frequency, and warn organisations to be on guard

VMware’s Carbon Black observes a spike in cyber attacks on financial services organisations

New research by BitSight compared malware infections on home office networks versus corporate networks, and the results were unsettling for remote enterprise users.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252481642/Malware-found-on-45-percent-of-home-office-networks

Checkpoint Research says criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis with a wave of phishing scams designed to look like real messages from Apple.

vhttps://www.computerworld.com/article/3538470/how-to-protect-against-apple-phishing-scams.html

The Cofense Phishing Defense Center  (PDC) has observed a new phishing campaign that aims to harvest Cisco WebEx credentials via a security warning for the application, which Cisco’s own Secure Email Gateway fails to catch. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people are working from home using a multitude of online platforms and software. Attackers, of course, know this and are exploiting trusted brands like WebEx to deliver malicious emails to users.

https://cofense.com/new-phishing-campaign-spoofs-webex-target-remote-workers/

In our previous stories, you might have already read about various campaigns warning how threat actors are capitalizing on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to infect your computers and mobile devices with malware or scam you out of your money.

https://thehackernews.com/2020/04/cronavirus-hackers.html

Surge in coronavirus-related domains has led Nominet to take preventative action

https://www.techradar.com/news/domain-name-registrar-suspends-600-suspicious-coronavirus-websites

I'd never seen anything like it. As soon as the schools closed, WhatsApp groups everywhere were flooded with people sharing homes chooling apps and websites, parents daunted but preparing to take on their new roles. But it isn't just our kids we need to educate at the minute.

http://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/04/14/news/be-vigilant---cyber-criminals-are-ready-to-take-advantage-1898469/?param=ds441rif44T

Learning about online safety at home