Security
Threat groups are looking to steal Covid-19 research, NCSC and CISA warn
The organisations being targeted include healthcare bodies, medical research institutions, pharmaceutical firms and others
InfinityBlack hacking group busted by European law enforcement agencies
'Well organised' cyber criminals were focused on loyalty card schemes
GoDaddy discloses data breach impacting customers' hosting accounts
Main customer accounts were not impacted, according to the company
Xiaomi is tracking users through browser and other apps, security researchers claim
The Chinese firm is currently among the world's top four smartphone manufacturers by market share
Redcar and Cleveland Council back up and running after ransomware attack
Cyber attack in February rendered Council's website and many payment systems completely inoperable
Fairphone partners with /e/OS for a privacy-enhanced version of its FP3 smartphone
/e/OS is a 'de-Googled' fork of Android with trackers removed
Warning over EventBot banking Trojan draining financial details from Android phones
The malware can intercept the two-factor authentication security codes sent to the device
Covid-19 contact tracing app based on Apple-Google API could be vulnerable to data harvesting, EEF warns
Accurately estimating the distance between two devices is also a significant challenge
CISA urges action on common Office 365 security vulnerabilities
US Cyber agency offers best practice for configuring Microsoft Office 365 to secure employees working from home
Privacy experts express serious concern at NHSX COVID-19 contact tracing app
A letter signed by over a hundred privacy experts and academics following a meeting of the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee as they debate the app, has been published with almost 200 signatories
Cyber espionage campaign exploiting Google Play Store to distribute malware uncovered
The campaign has been linked to Vietnam-state-backed threat group APT32
Facebook accuses Israeli firm NSO Group of spying on WhatsApp users via US servers
NSO Group had used a server run a Los Angeles-based hosting provider, according to Facebook
NSA, ASD publish advisory for detecting and mitigating web shell malware
Malicious web shells can evade detection from most security tools, so they are difficult to detect
Zoom announces version 5.0 with improved security and control features
New version with 256-bit AES encryption (for real this time) to be rolled out next week
Threat group APT32 targets Chinese state agencies in efforts to steal Covid-19-related information
Spear-phishing attacks started just after the WHO issued its first warning about novel coronavirus
Hackers target Robert Dyas to steal customers' payment card details
The firm says it became aware of the breach on 30th March 2020
Health Traffic Lights contact tracing app wins Hack From Home challenge
Priviacy centric app uses a simple green-amber-red signal to show risk of coronavirus infection
Moving towards an 'intelligent' security approach
AI-enhanced security is bringing intelligence to the protection of valuable assets in more ways than one
Hitachi Capital rolls out identity-as-a-service to handle huge rise in loan applications post-lockdown
Lender is extending its use of Nomidio IDV to speed application processing for the UK government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
Emotet malware returns with better evasion capabilities
After months of inactivity, all botnets are showing signs of life, researchers warn
IT services provider Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack
The company says it has informed appropriate law enforcement authorities
Zoom zero-day exploits being sold online for $500,000, report
The reported vulnerabilities impact Zoom clients for MacOS and Windows, Zoom refutes the claim
Nemty ransomware operators close public ransomware-as-a-service operation and switch to private mode
Victims have one week to purchase decryption keys from operators
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