As reported by the BBC, bus and train operator Translink has reported a suspected hack of its internal IT systems to the police. The firm confirmed it has reported an “incident” to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) after experiencing difficulties with its internal IT systems. Bus and train services have not been affected, a spokesperson said.
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In response to reports that show a high percentage of IaC template misconfigurations in cloud deployments that leave them vulnerable to attack, an expert from Cerberus Sentinel offers perspective. https://twitter.com/CompTIA/status/1225149103778209792
Cybercriminals are employing the most sophisticated phishing techniques using brand impersonation, social engineering and phishing to lure in victims to take over their email accounts according to a study by Researchers from Barracuda and UC Berkeley.
In response to reports indicating the financial services sector in the U.S was hit by cyber attacks last month through a Minebridge backdoor, experts provide an analysis below.
Reaching out to make sure you saw breaking news of a phishing campaign resurfacing the Android banking trojan dubbed Anubis, luring users through a fake Google Play update to gain access to mobile devices and steal sensitive financial information through hundreds of banking applications. Consumers are more vulnerable to fall victim to a phishing attack on their mobile devices, and once hackers gain access to users’ accounts, there is little that can be done to stop the hacker from accessing more information.
A new threat report from cybersecurity company Dragos details the characteristics of a form of ransomware known as Ekans. This ransomware – also known as Snake – first emerged in December 2019 and has been designed for use against Windows systems used in industrial environments. Researchers found Ekans contains a list of commands and processes associated with a number of industrial control system-specific functionalities aimed at stopping these functions in a ransomware attack. While this functionality is described as limited, researchers’ analysis of Ekans notes that it still represents “a deeply concerning evolution in ICS-targeting malware” because it indicates that cyber criminals…
As reported by Scamicide, there is a new phishing scam riding on the back of Google Docs attachments. A phishing email is sent to unsuspecting victims that urges you to click on a Google Docs link. Clicking on the link will turn over your email account to the scammer which not only will give the hacker access to all of your emails, but also your contact list which will enable the hacker to contact your friends with emails that appear to come from you and will be used to lure your trusting friends into clicking on links that can download keystroke…
As reported by the Independent, the head of the European Central Bank has warned that a combined cyber attack on important banks could trigger financial instability. Christine Lagarde, the ECB’s president, said that a report by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) estimates the global cost of cyber attacks at between $45bn and $654bn. “As an operator of critical infrastructures, the ECB obviously takes such threats very seriously,” she said in France on Wednesday evening. She said there were several “plausible channels” through which a cyber attack could morph into a serious financial crisis.
According to SlashGear, Google has begun to warn Chrome users about non-HTTPS downloads from HTTPS pages, which they call “mixed content downloads”. However, starting June this year, it will also block files little by little in an attempt to get website developers to fix things before they break.
Attackers are exploiting the hype surrounding this year’s Oscar Best Picture nominated movies to infect fans with malware and to bait them to phishing websites designed to steal sensitive info such as credit card details and personal information. This method is the perfect way to get around movie fans’ defenses seeing that many of them are willing to take down their defenses for a chance to get a free preview, especially given that the 92nd Academy Awards ceremonies are just around the corner on February 9th. High-profile TV shows and films are frequently used as lures in social engineering attacks promising early…