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Threats and Risks

Ministry of Defence sees 18 per cent rise in data loss incidents
Ministry of Defence sees 18 per cent rise in data loss incidents

There were 546 incidents involving personal data in 2019-20

  • Threats and Risks
  • 18 January 2021
Software errors wipes 'thousands' of arrest records from police databases
Software errors wipes 'thousands' of arrest records from police databases

Home secretary Priti Patel is under fire after a bug led to the loss of 150,000 records from the Police National Computer

  • Threats and Risks
  • 15 January 2021
Microsoft patches 83 security vulnerabilities in first 2021 Patch Tuesday update
Microsoft patches 83 security vulnerabilities in first 2021 Patch Tuesday update

The vulnerabilities include a zero-day flaw that impacts the Microsoft Defender antivirus software

  • Threats and Risks
  • 13 January 2021
ElectroRAT malware used in extensive operation to extract funds from cryptocurrency wallets
ElectroRAT malware used in extensive operation to extract funds from cryptocurrency wallets

Cybercriminals employed three fake cryptocurrency-related apps to trick users into downloading the malware on their systems

  • Threats and Risks
  • 06 January 2021
Microsoft warns of Adrozek ad-injection campaign affecting all major browsers
Microsoft warns of Adrozek ad-injection campaign affecting all major browsers

Adrozek adds browser extensions which connect to the attacker's servers, modifies browser settings to inject ads, and disables security features

  • Threats and Risks
  • 11 December 2020
Half of all cyber intrusions in 2020 deployed ransomware, report
Half of all cyber intrusions in 2020 deployed ransomware, report

Financial gain is the motive behind two-thirds of attacks with 81 per cent of those using ransomware to achieve their goal says CrowdStrike report

  • Threats and Risks
  • 11 December 2020
VMware rolls out security updates to address zero-day bug
VMware rolls out security updates to address zero-day bug

The bug could enable an attacker to take control of a vulnerable machine running VMware Workspace One Access and other software

  • Threats and Risks
  • 07 December 2020
Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine distribution chain, IBM warns
Hackers are targeting Covid-19 vaccine distribution chain, IBM warns

Threat actors sending phishing emails in the name of a senior executive from a legitimate Chinese cold chain provider Haier Biomedical

  • Threats and Risks
  • 04 December 2020
Your personal details could be on sale for less than a dollar
Your personal details could be on sale for less than a dollar

New types of data have gone on sale in the past decade, including personal medical records, PayPal accounts and selfies with personal ID documents

  • Threats and Risks
  • 02 December 2020
State-backed threat group using crypto mining malware to evade detection and monetise compromised networks
State-backed threat group using crypto mining malware to evade detection and monetise compromised networks

There's a growing trend for state-backed APT groups to carry out financially-motivated crimes, alongside their usual espionage operations

  • Threats and Risks
  • 01 December 2020
NCSC advises online shoppers to be careful over Black Friday
NCSC advises online shoppers to be careful over Black Friday

The festive period is a potentially rewarding period for cyber criminals

  • Threats and Risks
  • 24 November 2020
Amazon patents a novel technique to identify content pirates on Prime
Amazon patents a novel technique to identify content pirates on Prime

New method will identify subscribers who make duplicates of Amazon's copyrighted content

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  • 23 November 2020
DDoS attacks increased 300 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q1
DDoS attacks increased 300 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 compared to Q1

Q3 DDoS attacks accounted for 56 per cent of all attacks seen so far this year

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  • 19 November 2020
Millions of Bumblers' personal information exposed in dating app security flaw
Millions of Bumblers' personal information exposed in dating app security flaw

Attackers could steal names, pictures and even information on the kind of partner a Bumble user was seeking

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  • 18 November 2020
UK firms are paying some of the highest ransoms globally
UK firms are paying some of the highest ransoms globally

British companies see Russia as a bigger threat than China

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  • 18 November 2020
Fraudsters are targeting Christmas shoppers
Fraudsters are targeting Christmas shoppers

More people are at risk of being cheated this year, according to UK Finance

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  • 16 November 2020
Forum on Information and Democracy releases damning report on social media platforms
Forum on Information and Democracy releases damning report on social media platforms

Adding "friction" to online sharing could help to prevent the fast spread of fake news

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  • 12 November 2020
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addresses Windows zero-day vulnerability and 111 others
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addresses Windows zero-day vulnerability and 111 others

Patches include one for a zero-day flaw disclosed by Google's researchers last month

  • Threats and Risks
  • 11 November 2020
Criminal gangs are using fake Microsoft Teams updates to infect networks with Cobalt Strike
Criminal gangs are using fake Microsoft Teams updates to infect networks with Cobalt Strike

Hackers are specifically targeting the education sector where use of collaboration tools is high, according to Microsoft

  • Threats and Risks
  • 11 November 2020
Credential-related attacks lead to the biggest financial losses, says report
Credential-related attacks lead to the biggest financial losses, says report

Extreme loss events could cost victims 100 times their annual revenue or more, says the Cyentia Institute

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  • 10 November 2020
GCHQ begins operation against Russian disinformation on COVID-19 vaccine
GCHQ begins operation against Russian disinformation on COVID-19 vaccine

GCHQ is using tools that were originally developed to tackle ISIS recruitment in its fight against disinformation

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  • 10 November 2020
Scammers are exploiting a legitimate Google Drive feature to spread malware
Scammers are exploiting a legitimate Google Drive feature to spread malware

The notifications themselves come from Google, lending some credibility to the attack

  • Threats and Risks
  • 04 November 2020
Google researchers disclose high-severity vulnerability affecting GitHub
Google researchers disclose high-severity vulnerability affecting GitHub

The bug makes GitHub Action's workflow commands vulnerable to injection attacks, according to researchers

  • Threats and Risks
  • 03 November 2020
A quarter of cyber security incidents are Covid-related, NCSC
A quarter of cyber security incidents are Covid-related, NCSC

Security agency reports a 20 per cent increase in the total number of incidents compared with the annual average

  • Threats and Risks
  • 03 November 2020
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