Articles and Comments By Javvad Malik
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Royal Mail Struck By 'Cyber-Incident' Leading To Post Delay
January 16 , 2023 by Javvad Malik
"Ransomware has been rife over the last few years, and so, it's often no surprise when the cause of...
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Is Ransomware responsible for the recent hit on Guardian?
January 12 , 2023 by Javvad Malik
"Ransomware can have an impact on any type of organisation, regardless of size. In this particular c...
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Denmark Central Bank Hit By DDoS Attack and Other Private Banks
January 12 , 2023 by Javvad Malik
"DDoS attacks are effective at rendering services unavailable or slow them down. The motivation behi...
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Is Ransomware responsible for the recent hit on Guardian?
December 23 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"As ransomware remains a commodity service for all budding criminals, it is no surprise the organis...
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DraftKings Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of 67,000 Customers
December 21 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"Credential stuffing attacks can be used to compromise many accounts. This is particularly effective...
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Apple Advances User Security With Powerful New Data Protections
December 08 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"Any steps that protect the privacy of individuals and give them the option to protect their data i...
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French Hospital Suspends Operations After Cyber Attacks
December 05 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"In recent years, we've seen more and more hospitals and healthcare providers impacted by cyber atta...
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The Vatican website for Pope Francis is down following a suspected hack
December 01 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The connected nature of the world means that whenever anyone makes a statement that offends individu...
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South Staffs Water Hacking Victims Have Bank Details Published On Dark Web After Cyber Attack
November 30 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The breach highlights how organisations need to be mindful of all types of data they have and ensure...
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5.4 Million Twitter Users' Stolen Data Leaked Online, More Shared Privately
November 28 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
This breach showcases how quickly criminals move whenever there is a vulnerability, particularly in...
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The UK's Biggest Anti-fraud Operation: 70,000 Victims To Receive Text Messages
November 24 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
It's good to see that the police are taking the initiative and trying to actively contact potential...
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Dropbox Says It Has Been Breached By Hackers, Experts Reactions
November 02 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
As MFA adoption increases in popularity, we see criminals adapt their methods to bypass MFA controls...
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New Twitter Blue Tick Phishing Attack Duping & Confusing Users
November 02 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Whenever there is a major event, or during times of uncertainty, we always see criminals jump on the...
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Do You Think Businesses Must Do More To Boost Cyber Defences, Says Nadhim Zahawi
October 19 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Gone are the days where only government departments or large organisations such as banks were target...
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Comment: Telstra Is Rocked By A Data Breach With Hackers Gaining Access To Staff Info
October 05 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Any significant breach such as the one which has hit Telstra is concerning for all affected individu...
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Is Uber's 'Security Incident' Just A Smoke Screen? Experts Weigh In
September 20 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The Uber breach seems to be huge and impacts nearly all data and systems. It appears as if the breac...
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Experts Insight On Holiday Inn Hack
September 08 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
This is not the first time a hotel chain has been attacked. From a criminal business perspective, it...
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Expert Commentary: Go-Ahead Cyber Attack
September 07 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Details around the attack are limited at the moment, but it would not be a surprise to anyone if thi...
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Password Manager With 25 Million Users Confirms Breach, Expert Weighs In
August 29 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
As password managers have grown in popularity and use, they have become more attractive targets to c...
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Lloyds Of London Ends Insurance Coverage For State Cyber Attacks, Expert Weighs In
August 22 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The cyber insurance market is still in the early stages and there will likely continue to be many...
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Twilio Suffers Phishing Attack, Compromising Customer Data - Expert Commentary
August 09 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
In recent times we've seen a large uptick in SMS phishing (Smishing) scams. One of the reasons for t...
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NHS 111 Cyberattack And Experts Reactions
August 08 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The 111 outage brings back many unfortunate memories of Wannacry which crippled the NHS. While no d...
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Luxembourg Energy Companies Hit By Cyber Attack With Data Stolen
August 03 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The cyber attacks against energy and defense organisations is among the many reminders that the phys...
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LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims It Ransacked Italy’s Tax Agency
July 27 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"This is an example of the ever-increasing move from traditional ransomware to double and triple ext...
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Neopets Data Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 69 Million Members
July 21 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"All organisations, regardless of size or industry can be targeted by cyber criminals. We've seen to...
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Cyberattack Blocks Albania’s Public Online Services
July 19 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
"Details are limited at the moment, so it is unclear as to what the attack is. However, as we've see...
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While There Be More Cyber Attacks Due To Ukraine Conflict?
June 02 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
This new advice from BaFin showcases how intertwined cyberwarfare has become with traditional war....
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While There Be More Cyber Attacks Due To Ukraine Conflict?
June 02 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Test - This new advice from BaFin showcases how intertwined cyberwarfare has become with traditiona...
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Reality Winner's Twitter Account Was Hacked To Target Journalists
March 02 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Social media accounts, especially popular accounts with large followings are increasingly targeted b...
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Gov Tighten Online Safety Laws
February 09 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
The government has been trying to roll out some variation of these measures for many years. While th...
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KP Snacks Hit By Ransomware - Experts Opinions
February 03 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
Another day, another example of how a ransomware attack can have far-reaching implications. Nearly e...
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Red Cross Hack Leaks Data Of 515,000 Vulnerable People
January 20 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
There are no details about how the sophisticated cyber attack occurred, but history has shown that i...
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Belarusian Intelligence Behind Ukrainian Government Website Cyber Attacks
January 17 , 2022 by Javvad Malik
These attacks show signs of being a coordinated state-backed operation.
It highlights the importan...
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Opening Of Email Attachment Led To HSE Cyber Attack, Report Finds
December 13 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
One click can be all it takes to bring down an organisation. We\'ve seen this kind of thing occur wi...
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GoDaddy Data Breach Impacts Over A Million Users, Experts Reactions
November 23 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Any breach is unfortunate, especially where over a million customer records have been potentially co...
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Are Companies Unprepared For Ransomware Attacks On Weekends And Holidays
November 18 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware and other cyber attacks over the holidays are major concern for many organisations, but a...
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FBI System Hacked To Email Warning Fake Cyberattacks
November 16 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Email is the centre of the digital universe for individuals and organisations. Not only is it the ro...
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Graff Cyber Attack Response - How To Mitigate The Damages Of Ransomware Attacks
November 02 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
This appears to be a targeted attack which is against high net value individuals. While it may be tr...
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Papa New Guinea's Finance Department Suffers Massive Ransomware Attack
October 29 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
We continue to see ransomware as one of the most significant threats facing organizations of all kin...
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United Nations’ Computers Breached by Hackers
September 13 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Organizations of all sizes and verticals are continually targeted, so all should take care, in parti...
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United Nations’ Computers Breached by Hackers
September 12 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Organisations of all sizes and verticals are continually targeted, so all should take care, in parti...
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Cybersecurity Comment: IBM Research: Cost of a Data Breach Hits Record High
July 28 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting study which paints a pretty dim picture of key trends over the years. While...
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Experts On Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C. Discloses Data Breach
July 19 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
While cyber criminal gangs are fond of deploying ransomware, their target has been increasingly focu...
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WhatsApp Scam That Hijacks Account Resurfaces
June 30 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Whatsapp has been popular among individuals, but it\'s also gaining popularity with businesses, and...
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Expert Reaction On The World's Largest Data Breach
June 16 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
It should come as no surprise to many that personal data is collected and shared to facilitate targe...
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Experts React: McDonald's Suffers Data Breach
June 14 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Details about the breach are sparse at the moment, but it\'s commendable that the security team at M...
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JBS Pays $11 Million Dollars in Cyber Ransom
June 11 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware is an ever-growing menace to society. For many, the ransom payment itself, while signific...
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Herfordshire County Council Reports Almost 16,000 Cyber 'Attacks'
June 04 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
It\'s good for councils to be transparent in the number of cyber attacks they have been facing. Alth...
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Implications Of Russian Solarwinds Hackers New Email Attack On Government Agencies
May 31 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Nation state and organised criminals are continuing to ramp up activities. While organised crime gan...
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4.5 Million Passengers' Data Stolen In Air India Cyber Attack
May 24 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Many security breaches occur, and in most cases, people are understanding when they do occur. Howeve...
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FBI Receives Record Level of Complaints for Online Scams
May 19 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Remote working has impacted not just legitimate workers, but also cybercriminals. So the rise in onl...
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RAT Targets US Taxpayers - Experts Insight
March 19 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
As tax season approaches, criminals know that it is a ripe opportunity to take advantage of organisa...
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Experts On West Ham Utd Website Leaks Users' Data
March 10 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
All organisations of all sizes and in all verticals need to foster a culture of cyber security so th...
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Expert Reaction On Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Falls Victim To Ransomware Attack
February 10 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
We\'ve seen ransomware evolve, not only is it enough for criminals to encrypt data, but they will sp...
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Expert Response On News That Israeli Hackers Breach KKK-affiliated Website
February 05 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
While many people will applaud the takedown of fascist or extremist groups of any kind and exposing...
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Experts Reaction On Hackers Steal Foxtons Customer Data
February 03 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Criminals are continually evolving their methods and ways in which they can extort victims or cause...
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Expert Advice After SMS Bandits Leader Arrested For Large-Scale Phishing Scams
February 03 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
SMS phishing, or Smishing has been gaining popularity as a phishing channel to target unsuspecting...
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UK Research And Innovation Suffers Ransomware Attack
February 01 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
We\'ve seen an increase in attacks against government departments and local councils over the last...
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Experts Insight On New Cybercrime Tool Can Build Phishing Pages In Real-Time
January 29 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
This new attack shows how invested criminals are in phishing attacks. With each iteration, we see ne...
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Experts Reaction On Hackers Can Access Your Phone Number From Facebook
January 27 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
We often hear of breaches and incidents where some information is stolen, but often the focus is on...
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Expert Commentary: Phishing Attack Impersonates UK NHS To Obtain Sensitive Consumer Data
January 27 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Whenever there is a newsworthy incident or event, criminals are quick to jump on the bandwagon with...
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Experts On Australia's Securities Regulator Says Server Hit By Cybersecurity Breach
January 26 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
The breach is a good reminder that all organisations need to have good monitoring and threat detecti...
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Experts Reaction On World Economic Forum 2021 Report Cites Cyber Failure As 4th Highest Risk
January 21 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
As technology has engulfed every aspect of life and society, it is no surprise that cybersecurity fa...
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Experts Insight On Latest Flaw Within DNSpooq
January 20 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
These are interesting attacks and while each on their own is limited, when combined together they ca...
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Expert Commentary: Chinese Data-Scraping Startup Leaked Its 408 GB Database Online
January 14 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
Cloud is the gift that keeps on giving. Unfortunately, in this case, it\'s the gift of misconfigured...
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Experts Insight On UN’s Environmental Program Breach-100K+ Employee Records Leaked
January 12 , 2021 by Javvad Malik
It\'s easy for organisations, especially global ones, to have data spread out across various systems...
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Expert On Facebook Introduces Whatsapp Carts
December 10 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With many people opting to shop online, it is in the retailers best interest to try and make the pur...
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Police Warn Shared Power Banks Could Transmit Malware - Expert Reaction
December 09 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
We\'ve seen several different attack avenues which leverage external devices plugged into phones, ta...
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Cyberattack On Package Delivery Lockers In Moscow
December 09 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It is very easy to stand up servers to connect things online and provide an interactive user experie...
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Experts On Major Security Flaw Found In Android TV - Consumers Be Warned
December 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With nearly every device being embedded with smart capabilities and being connected to the internet,...
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Experts On Clop Ransomware Attacking Retail Giant E-Land
December 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware operators no longer lead with encrypting data. Rather, many are taking their time to unde...
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Experts Reaction On Ipsos Mori Internet Survey Could Be A Privacy Risk For UK Consumers
December 01 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
People need to remain constantly vigilant to protect their cyber security and privacy. While it\'s t...
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Experts On NHS Patients Have Data Exposed After Human Mistake
November 27 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an unfortunate incident and healthcare records are some of the most sensitive data that peop...
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Hoard Of Spotify User Data Exposed By Hackers' Careless Security Practices - Experts Reaction
November 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This exposure goes to illustrate that criminals don\'t need sophisticated technical hacking abilitie...
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Experts Reacted On Lazarus Malware Strikes South Korean Supply Chains
November 17 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This attack by Lazarus group is yet another example of how cyber criminals will try to compromise th...
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Experts Reacted On The North Face Credential Stuffing Attack
November 16 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Credential stuffing is a popular technique used by criminals to compromise user credentials.
It is...
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Expert Reacted On Isentia Breach And Its Impact On Government Departments
October 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It appears that lockdown has not slowed down cybercriminals who are working just as hard to infect a...
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Albion Games Online Forum Suffers Data Breach - Experts Insight
October 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This unfortunate breach is a reminder that no online assets are unimportant when it comes to securit...
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Cybersecurity Experts Reacted On Hackney Council Cyber Attack
October 13 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
There is limited information at the moment, though it could be likely that this is a ransomware atta...
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Microsoft Excel spreadsheet error leads to major COVID UK stats mishap - cybersecurity experts have their say
October 05 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Don\'t be fooled by the slight improvement in weather... in a minute we\'ll find those extra raindro...
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Experts On UK's HMRC 'Bombarded' By 5,000 Malicious Email Attacks Every Day
October 05 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Phishing is the most favoured attack technique used by criminals. With the COVID-19 outbreak not onl...
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Comment: Vulnerability allows hackers full access to Instagram accounts
September 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting, but also worrying exploit. With social media accounts containing much sensit...
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Shopify sees malicious employees steal merchant data: Security expert commentary
September 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Many organisations have their eye on criminals attacking from outside and can often turn a blind eye...
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Experts On Major Activision Hack Reportedly Compromises Over 500k CoD Accounts
September 21 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Any account that is created online, even if it has no direct monetary value, or seems trivial, has s...
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Expert On News That Welsh Coronavirus Patient Details Leaked Online
September 16 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With modern technology, it\'s easy to collect, process, and store data. This can bring about many bu...
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Experts On Hundreds Of Data Security Risks On Marriott, British Airways And Easyjet Websites Exposed
September 14 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Over the past decade, we\'ve seen the travel and hospitality industry change significantly. The cust...
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Experts Insight On US Court of Louisiana Hit by “Conti” Ransomware
September 14 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Nearly all industries, even historic ones that relied heavily on printed documentation have undergon...
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A data fail left banks and councils exposed by a quick Google search
September 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an unfortunate exposure of sensitive personal information which the regulators will undoubte...
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Experts On News State Bank Of Chile Shuts All Branches After REvil Ransomware Attack
September 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With ever-evolving ransomware, attacks against organisations across all sectors and sizes continue t...
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Hacking of Indian PM Narendra Modi's Twitter account -- Expert Insight
September 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Social media accounts, particularly those with large influence, are among the most valuable digital...
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Experts On Apps For Children Must Offer Privacy By Default
September 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
All personal data needs to be considered and used carefully by organisations. But children\'s data d...
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Experts On A New Botnet Is Covertly Targeting Millions Of Servers
August 25 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This latest botnet showcases how the capabilities of criminal operators continues to grow, as does t...
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Experts on News: Experian scam leaves critical data on over 24 million customers exposed
August 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Having robust technical security controls in place is essential for all organisations today. But in...
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Experts comments on Ritz hotel targeted by scammers
August 17 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Compromising systems are usually one half of any hack. The second part is knowing how to monetise th...
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Experts Reaction On 900 Pulse Secure Enterprise VPN Passwords Leaked
August 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Attackers will try to leverage any way they can into organisations. In recent times, we\'ve seen cri...
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Comment: Ransomware Hackers Release Data From LG And Xerox After Both Refuse To Pay Ransom
August 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Criminals are evolving their ransomware techniques and trying to send a signal that organisations sh...
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Comment: 70% of Large Businesses Believe Remote Working Makes Them More Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
August 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With remote working, many procedures need to be updated to ensure the security of home workers\' sys...
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Experts warn of vetting third-part partners in light of Promo.com Breach
July 29 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Having 3rd parties and outsourcing elements of work is a reality in today\'s business world, but out...
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Experts Insight On FinTech Unicorn Dave Data Breach
July 27 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
The data breach at Dave is probably among the last thing people who are already struggling financial...
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Expert Reaction On CouchSurfing Investigates Data Breach
July 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Organisations need to have layered controls - this means having security controls that make it diffi...
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Experts Insight On Premier League Club Almost Loses £1m to Hackers
July 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
As more and more organised criminals have moved into the digital world, we\'ve seen more of them les...
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Experts Reaction On University of York Hit by Serious Data Breach
July 23 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
When people think about data to be stolen in a hack, most think about financial information or bank...
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Experts On The News: Tesco ‘Free 4K TV’ Phishing Scam Targets UK Shoppers
July 21 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Phishing scams look to pull on the emotions of its victims. In this case, appealing to greed with th...
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Europe’s Largest Mobile Operator Orange Hit by Ransomware Attack - Expert Commentary
July 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
The unfortunate ransomware attack against Orange highlights the ongoing move by criminals to exfiltr...
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Expert Reaction On News: New Zealand Property Management Company Leaks 30,000 Users Personal Data
July 16 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Unsecured databases like AWS S3 ones are an ever-increasing challenge for many organisations. While...
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Experts Reaction On Top Websites Provide Attackers with Access to Customer Data
July 15 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Unfortunately, these findings do not come as much of a surprise. With some estimates suggesting up t...
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Expert Advise After Dozens Of US News Sites Hacked In WastedLocker Ransomware Attacks
July 02 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With well-established criminals groups like Evil Corp, there is no lack of innovation when it comes...
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Experts On Seller Floods Hacker Forum With Data Stolen from 14 Companies
July 01 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details around how and when these breaches occurred are unclear. Many of the 14 companies listed hav...
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Experts On Seller Floods Hacker Forum With Data Stolen from 14 Companies
June 30 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details around how and when these breaches occurred are unclear. Many of the 14 companies listed hav...
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Over 100k Daily Brute-force Attacks On RDP In Pandemic Lockdown - Expert Reaction
June 30 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
RDP has been a popular attack vector for many years now, but this has increased even more ever since...
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Office 365 Users Targeted By ‘Coronavirus Employee Training’ Phish
June 29 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Ever since COVID-19 broke, we\'ve seen a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 themed phishing at...
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Comment: Potentially Sensitive Data From Over 200 US Police Departments Exposed Online By 'BlueLeak's
June 22 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is a huge breach both in terms of size, the nature of data, and the length of time it spans. Wh...
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Experts Reaction On Australia Targeted By 'Sophisticated' Cyber Attack - By 'State-based' Actor
June 22 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
There will undoubtedly be more information coming out in the coming days and weeks as to the specifi...
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Expert On IT Services Giant Conduent Suffers Ransomware Attack, Data Breach
June 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware is indiscriminate and can affect all organisations of all sizes and across all verticals....
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Expert Reaction On Malware Campaign Hides In Resumes And Medical Leave Forms
June 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
We\'re seeing criminals use more and more clever techniques to deliver malicious payloads through a...
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Experts On San Francisco Retirement Program Suffers Data Breach
June 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Test environments are usually not secured or monitored to the same level as production environments,...
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Expert Reaction On DopplePaymer Ransomware Infected The Network Of One Of NASA's IT Contractors
June 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s unclear as to how the DopplePaymer ransomware gang infiltrated DMI, or how far they actually g...
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Future MOT Tests May Include Cars To Be Tested For Cyber Security To Prevent Hacks
June 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
New cars are like computers on wheels, so it makes sense to put in place security and safety checks...
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What Security Experts Say On Amazon Facial Recognition Falsely Matches?
May 29 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Even with the advancements of artificial intelligence and processing power to identify people from b...
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Privacy Advocate On Report: People Fear NHSX Covid-19 Tracing App Will Leave Them Open To Cyber-attack: Research
May 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Even with the advancements of artificial intelligence and processing power to identify people from b...
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Experts Reaction On 26 Million LiveJournal Credentials Leaked Online
May 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s important that credentials like passwords are stored in a secure manner. This means using an a...
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Experts Insight On Wishbone App Data Breach Affects 40M Users
May 22 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Even on apps and websites which may appear to have little valuable information, if attackers get hol...
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Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices - Experts Reaction
May 21 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting flaw that has been discovered, and one for which vendors should seek to provi...
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Expert Reaction On Supercomputers Across Europe Infected with Cryptomining Malware
May 18 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s unclear as to what these incidents relating to HPC\'s are. However, it would not be surprising...
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Comment: Lazarus Group Hides macOS Spyware In 2FA Application
May 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
The North-Korean Lazarus group is one of the most notorious state-sponsored actors out there. This l...
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Cybersecurity Must Not Be Forgotten With State-sponsored Attacks Rising Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Experts Warn
May 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This joint UK and US advisory highlights how important it is that organisations do not ease on cyber...
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Fresenius Hit By Ransomware - Expert Insight
May 07 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s unfortunate that even during times of the pandemic, criminals are attacking and crippling syst...
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Experts Insight On Tesla Data Leak: Old Components Containing Personal Info End Up On eBay
May 05 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Second-hand electronics can be a treasure trove of information for criminals. If organisations do no...
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Warwick University Hides Hack From Students And Staff - Experts Comments
April 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Suffering breaches are part and parcel for most organisations these days and a cost of doing busines...
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Singapore Warns Political Parties Of Cybersecurity Threats, Election Interference
April 21 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
With the world\'s focus all on Coronavirus, it can be easy to forget other issues. Actors behind mis...
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Expert Insight On Slack Phishing Attacks Using Webhooks
April 17 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting attack vector against Slack which is among the few popular messaging tools us...
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Experts On Cybercriminals Hide Malware & Phishing Sites Under SSL Certificates
April 10 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
By hiding malware and phishing sites under SSL certificates, it makes it more difficult for tools to...
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Expert Advise On Cyber Criminals Are Bundling Malware Inside Zoom Installers
April 08 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
As Willie Sutton is reported to have said, \"I rob banks because that\'s where the money is\", cyber...
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Expert Response On DarkHotel Hackers Use VPN Zero-day To Breach Chinese Government Agencies
April 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
In recent months, there have been a number of flaws reported in VPN providers. It was also revealed...
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Security Awareness On GoDaddy Employee Phishing Scheme Jeopardized Escrow.com, Among Others
April 02 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
The attackers behind this incident were quite blasé about their intentions and methods and wanted t...
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Experts Reaction On A Few Ransomware Operators Promise Not To Target Healthcare Organizations During Pandemic
March 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
These are strange times indeed we are living in. It is not the first time though that a ransomware o...
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Experts Insight On NutriBullet.com Magecart Attack
March 19 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Magecart attacks continue to inject themselves into payment portals on websites, and show no signs o...
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Expert Comments: Over 25% Of Security Alerts Are False Positives
March 18 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
As attacks increase, from both external and internal sources, it is inevitable that things will slip...
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Experts Insight On Financial Companies Leak 425GB In Company, Client Data Through Open Database
March 18 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Cloud databases have made it increasingly cost-effective and convenient to store, process, and share...
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Multiple Nation-state Groups Are Hacking Microsoft Exchange Servers - Awareness Expert Reaction
March 10 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
After social engineering, taking advantage of unpatched public-facing systems is one of the major ro...
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Experts Insight On News: Virgin Media Data Breach Affects 900,000 People
March 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Not a week seems to go by without a cloud database being left publicly accessible. While this one di...
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Cybersecurity Experts On Ryuk Ransomware Hits Fortune 500 Company EMCOR
March 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details around the actual impact of the ransomware and affected systems is scarce, but it is importa...
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Cybersecurity Experts On Ryuk Ransomware Hits Fortune 500 Company EMCOR
March 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details around the actual impact of the ransomware and affected systems is scarce, but it is importa...
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Experts Insight On Visser Data Breach (Supplier To Lockheed, Tesla, Boeing And SpaceX)
March 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware such as DoppelPaymer is becoming more favoured by criminals because not only does it encr...
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Expert Comments: Ransomware Victims Thought Their Backups Were Safe. They Were Wrong
February 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Offsite backups are important to prepare for any sort of incident, but are even more important in th...
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Experts Reaction On UK's Cybersecurity Agency Releases Updated Ransomware Policies
February 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Offsite backups are important to prepare for any sort of incident, but are even more important in th...
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Phishing Experts On Norton LifeLock Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Trojan
February 28 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Any scam which installs a RAT is quite worrying as it can stay on a victims computer for a long time...
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Expert Insight On Iranian Hackers Are Hacking VPN Servers To Plant Backdoors In Companies Across The World
February 19 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Several VPN products have had vulnerabilities disclosed in recent months and so it\'s not surprising...
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WHO Warns Of Coronavirus Phishing Attacks - Experts Comments
February 19 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Whenever there is a global incident or major news story, we see criminals jumping on the trend to tr...
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LokiBot Trojan Malware Campaign Impersonates Epic Games Launcher - Experts Response
February 18 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Phishing attacks are the most common and arguably the most effective way in which criminals compromi...
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Email-Based Extortion Scheme Targets Web Site Owners Using Google’s AdSense Program - Security Awareness Experts Insight
February 18 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is quite an interesting attack which seems to be an evolved form of DDoS (distributed denial of...
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Siemens, Moxa Devices Exposed To DoS Attacks By Profinet Vulnerability - Experts Reaction
February 17 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting vulnerability as it can be triggered accidentally by employee misconfiguratio...
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Expert Insight On New PayPal Phishing Campaign Tricks Users To Send Over Passport Details
February 11 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
We are seeing the criminals becoming more and more brazen in their attacks and methods. The key is t...
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Expert On Facebook Was Repeatedly Warned Of Security Flaw That Led To Biggest Data Breach In Its History
February 11 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
All organisations knowingly, or unknowingly make risk-based security decisions. There are inevitably...
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Experts Insight On Netanyahu’s Party Exposes Personal Data Of Over 6 Million Israelis On App
February 11 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Any time vast amounts of personal information is being collected, processed, and stored, all aspects...
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Experts On New Banking Trojan Tricks Users To Retype Passwords Only For Them To Be Stolen
February 07 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is a particularly sly method by which the trojan captures passwords when users enter them. Some...
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Philips Smart Lights Vulnerability Allows Hopping To Devices On The Network - Experts Advise
February 07 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
IoT and smart devices are notorious for having poor security by design, and for not offering intuiti...
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Experts Reaction On Researcher Finds Vulnerability In WhatsApp Desktop Platform
February 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Thankfully, for now, this is not a widespread issue, affecting only WhatsApp Desktop prior to v0.3.9...
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On Cybercriminals Leveraging Smart Building Access Systems to Launch DDoS Attacks
February 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Unpatched software is the second most common vector used to compromise systems after phishing. IoT d...
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Experts Analysis Of Logistics Giant Toll Group Shut Systems Down Due To Cyber Incident
February 04 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details are slim at the moment as to what the cause of the incident is. But judging from the fact th...
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Social Captain Instagram Account Exposed And Experts Reactions
February 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Social influence is almost as valuable as real currency these days, and there is no shortage of serv...
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Experts On Hackers Use Coronavirus To Spread Malware To Thousands Of Devices
February 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
After any major global event, disaster, or catastrophe, we see criminals piggy back onto the news cy...
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Experts On Data Breach At Indian Airline SpiceJet Affects 1.2 Million Passengers
January 31 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
There are several concerns with this incident. From the researchers perspective, brute forcing and g...
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Experts Reactions on CEOs Are deleting Their Social Media Accounts To Avoid Hacking
January 29 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Cyber attacks are a daily occurrence. So it is not surprising to see CEOs are growing increasingly w...
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Experts On UPS Reveals Phishing Attack Might Have Exposed Customer Information
January 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s good to see UPS informing their customers as soon as they discovered the breach and outlining...
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Experts On UPS Reveals Phishing Attack Might Have Exposed Customer Information
January 24 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s good to see UPS informing their customers as soon as they discovered the breach and outlining...
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Database Of Millions Of Children Leaked To Betting Companies - Experts Insights
January 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
This is perhaps the largest government data breach and will have far-reaching consequences for many...
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Return Of Emotet In New 2020 Campaign - Expert On Research
January 20 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Emotet is quite difficult to mitigate against with any one security control because of the various t...
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Thousands Of British Passports Left Exposed On Unsecured AWS Bucket
January 16 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Cloud adoption has enabled many companies to conveniently gather and store large amounts of data. Ho...
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Security Experts On Texas School District Loses $2.3m In Phishing Scam
January 14 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Many organisations place a lot of emphasis on cyber security by way of investing in technical contro...
Expert Commentary
Security Experts On Texas School District Loses $2.3m In Phishing Scam
January 13 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Many organisations place a lot of emphasis on cyber security by way of investing in technical contro...
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Comments On News: Barclays, Lloyds, RBS And HSBC All Hit By Travelex Cyber Attack
January 10 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
The Travelex issue is rapidly becoming the gift that keeps on giving. After being hit with ransomwar...
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Las Vegas Data Breach Announced Amid Warnings Of Iranian Cyber Threat
January 09 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
It\'s too early to know whether Iran was behind this attack - but even if we remove the Iran angle,...
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EXPERT COMMENTS: SNAKE Ransomware Targets Organizations' Entire Corporate Networks
January 09 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware has proven to be very lucrative for cybercriminals and it appears some of their ill-gotte...
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Experts On 50K Exposed In Minnesota Hospital Breach
January 09 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Apparently this breach was as a result of two employees emails being compromised. This was likely ei...
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Security Awareness Advocate On Austria's Foreign Ministry Targeted By 'Serious' Cyber Attack
January 06 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
There\'s little information available at the moment as to the type and nature of cyber attack agains...
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COMMENT: Travelex Forced To Take Down Site Following Cyber Attack
January 03 , 2020 by Javvad Malik
Details are very limited at this point as to what the cause of the attack was and to which extent Tr...
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2020 Cybersecurity Landscape: 100+ Experts' Predictions
December 21 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
We will see further Balkanization of the internet and its services. While countries like China have...
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Comments On Online Retailer Leaks Data On 1.6 Billion Shoppers
December 19 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Cloud storage and databases make it very easy and convenient for companies to upload and store large...
Expert Commentary
LifeLabs Reveals Data Breach, Pays Ransom To Secure Personal Info Of 15M People
December 18 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
There are few details available at the moment, so it\'s difficult to say how the breach occurred. Al...
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New Phishing Campaign Targeting Gov’t Departments Around The World - Commentary From Email Security Expert
December 15 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Phishing is a favoured technique of organised criminals and state-sponsored actors due to its high r...
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Experts On Fake Elder Scrolls Developers Run PlayStation Phishing Scam
December 10 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This particular scam is a typical phishing email designed to bypass rational thinking and get people...
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CEO Comments On 44 Million Microsoft Users Reused Passwords In Q1 2019
December 08 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
When we look at the sheer number of different services and apps that people use and require signing...
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Awareness Advocate On Ransomware Targeting NAS Systems
December 03 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Ideally NAS and other backup systems should be offline and especially not accessible through the int...
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DHS New "Top 25 Software Vulns" List - Experts Insight
November 28 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
From a software perspective, this list looks right. However, much like other similar lists, such as...
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Experts Comments On Dexphot Polymorphic Malware Detection
November 28 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
\"Comprehensive detection controls need to be in place throughout the organisation. This should be e...
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Experts Insight On Almost 40 Million Healthcare Records Stolen Or Leaked In 2019
November 27 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Healthcare information is some of the most sensitive of personal information. While it is important...
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Experts Insight On Almost 40 Million Healthcare Records Stolen Or Leaked In 2019
November 26 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Healthcare information is some of the most sensitive of personal information. While it is important...
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Experts Reaction On 1.2 Billion Records Were Found Online On An Exposed, Unsecure Single Server
November 24 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This incident is less of a data leak and more of a full-on data tsunami. The biggest challenge when...
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Comment: Notorious Iranian Hacking Crew Is Targeting Industrial Control Systems
November 23 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Aside from something with criminals attacking companies for financial gain, there are state-sponsore...
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Experts On ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Impacted By Android Camera Security Threat
November 20 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Mobile phones are a part of most people\'s lives, so they therefore make attractive targets for crim...
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Expert Comments On Personal Info Of 500+ Virginia Police Employees Potentially Breached
November 19 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
According to the few details that are available, it appears as if the data was on a USB memory stick...
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Office 365 Phishing Campaign Targets Admin Credentials
November 18 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
We continue to see phishing emails against cloud emails continue to grow with more innovative ways a...
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Expert Comments On The Use Of Public USB Charging Stations
November 15 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
The risks associated with public USB charging ports has been known for some time. Although, there is...
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Checkpoint's Zone Alarm Suffers Breach Of 4,500 Subscribers' Data
November 14 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This breach is not of Zone Alarm but rather of its forum which should serve as a reminder that no su...
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Awareness Advocate On University Of Hertordshire Shares Personal Details Of 2,000 Students
November 11 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This incident reflects how easy it is to make a simple error, such as putting email addresses in the...
Expert Commentary
Security And Privacy Experts On Controversial Court Ruling Allows Police To Plunder DNA Database For Investigations
November 11 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This case can prove to be a double-edged sword. On one hand, having access to DNA data can be very b...
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The World’s First Internet Domain Name Provider Confirms Data Breach - Expert Reactions
October 31 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Without more details on the incident, it is difficult to establish the objectives of the attackers....
Expert Commentary
Swedish Police Cleared To Deploy Spyware Against Crime Suspects
October 25 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Lawful intercept has been a long debated issue and shows no signs of being resolved any time soon. I...
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Experts Reaction On UK Job App Exposes Thousands Of CVs Online
October 17 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Cloud services such as Amazon\'s AWS S3 buckets make it very easy and cost-effective for companies t...
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Experts Reaction On Malware That Spits Cash Out Of ATMs Has Spread Across The World
October 16 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
ATM Jackpotting attacks are not new. The late Barnaby Jack demonstrated a version of this attack bac...
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Phishing Email Spoofing Telstra Uses ‘$500 Gift Card Reward’ To Trick Users
October 16 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Phishing emails come in many colours and guises. While this one appears to originate from telstra, t...
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Expert Recommendation On New Phishing Scam Asks For Bank PIN By Phone
October 14 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
These vishing (voice phishing) scams are becoming more and more sophisticated as this story illustra...
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Dutch Website Hack Reveals Data Of 250000 Sex Workers' Clients
October 13 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
The vBulletin vulnerability is a reminder that timely patching for public-facing and publicly-exploi...
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Experts On Credit Information Exposed In TransUnion Credit Stuffing Attack
October 09 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Credential stuffing attacks are popular and often successful because of how many people reuse the sa...
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Experts Comments On Hackers Steal Card Details From Thousands Of Volusion Sites
October 09 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Compromising the supply chain is a common tactic used by many attackers. We\'ve seen many attacks ov...
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Experts On: American Hospitals Turning Patients Away Due To Ransowmare Attack
October 03 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware is by far the most popular tool of criminals looking to make money. We\'ve seen more targ...
Expert Commentary
Ex-Yahoo Engineer Hacked Accounts To Steal Pornography
October 02 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This is an unfortunate case of insider threat, where an employee of a company abuses their position...
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Comments: Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga Gamers' Data
September 30 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
While a breach is always unfortunate, it is encouraging to see that Zynga had sufficient monitoring...
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Experts Insight On Data Of 24.3 Million Patients Exposed Online
September 18 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Just because something can be connected to the internet, it doesn\'t necessarily mean it should be c...
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Experts Comments: Personal Records Of Most Of Ecuador's Population Leaked
September 16 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
The Ecuador breach is another in a very long list of cloud-based databases leaking information to an...
Expert Commentary
Uber Account Takeover Vulnerability Discovered
September 12 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Apps are a great way to conveniently interact with users, especially for companies like Uber which r...
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198 Million Car-Buyer Records Exposed - Experts Comments
September 12 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Not a week goes by without more companies exposing cloud-based data publicly. While on the surface t...
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Comment: UNICEF Data Leak Reveals Personal Info Of 8,000 Online Learners
September 11 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This is unfortunately yet another example of where user error has led to private databases being lef...
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FBI Business Email Compromise Is A $26bn Scam According To The FBI
September 11 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
From an attackers perspective looking to make money, BEC scams are the perfect blend of low cost and...
Expert Commentary
Microsoft Phishing Page Bypasses Automated Detection Using Captcha
September 10 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This attack shows that when it comes to phishing attacks, technical controls alone are usually not e...
Expert Commentary
Fraudsters Exploit New Online Security Checks With Phishing Attacks
September 04 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Cyber criminals are quick to jump on any event to launch phishing campaigns, whether this be off the...
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SharePoint Sites Hacked To Bypass Secure Email Gateways
September 04 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
The use of Sharepoint and other cloud services to host and evade security controls continues to rise...
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Cybercriminals Use AI To Impersonate Chief Exec's Voice
September 04 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Experts have been predicting that cybercriminals will be leveraging AI to assist in scams. The use o...
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Hundreds Of Dentist's Offices Hit With Ransomware Attacks, Due To Compromise Of Dental Data Security Service
August 30 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Ransomware operators, while for the most part are opportunistic, there has been a pattern emerging o...
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Phishing Attacks Increase By 21% In Q2 2019
August 30 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This research highlights the enormous problem that organisations are facing in the form of increased...
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Experts Dots On Breach Losses To Top $5 Trillion By 2024
August 29 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
With GDPR and its sister regulations in the US taking full effect, it seems that regulatory bodies a...
Expert Commentary
Apple's iOS 12.4 Update Leaves iPhones Open To Jailbreaking
August 21 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
No company is immune from making mistakes, even Appple especially when the software is so complex as...
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Texas Cyber Attack Has Taken 23 Government Agencies Offline
August 20 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Not only have ransomware attacks been growing, but the amounts they have been demanding has been get...
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More Problems For British Airways - Now An e-ticketing Vulnerability Has Been Discovered
August 15 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Sending unencrypted emails with authentication data in the URL is certainly far from good security p...
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HVACking: Remotely Exploiting Bugs In Building Control Systems
August 13 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
As we see a rise in smart buildings and smart cities with greater connected smart devices and embedd...
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Critical Flaw Within Canon DSLR Camera Can Lead To Ransomware Attack
August 12 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This is an interesting vulnerability. It does, however, require the victim to be connected to a rogu...
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Security Lapse Exposed Weak Points On Honda’s Internal Network
August 02 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
With storage costs being relatively cheap, it is often convenient to gather as many logs into one pl...
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'Five Eyes' Ministers Vote To Weaken Encryption
August 01 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
Calls to weaken encryption, or to place backdoors in are periodically made by ill-informed politicia...
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Capital One Suffers Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Customers
July 31 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
The Capital One breach is huge, and echoes the Equifax breach in that not only has it impacted over...
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National Australia Bank Suffers Data Breach Caused By Human Error
July 29 , 2019 by Javvad Malik
This breach illustrates that regardless of the number of technical controls in place, their effectiv...
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