The UK Government has imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence units and 18 individuals following the exposure of a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting Microsoft cloud services. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that the Russian Advanced Persistent Threat group APT 28 deployed previously unknown malware called AUTHENTIC ANTICS to steal login credentials and maintain persistent access […]
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name given to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering that can act as a conduit for next-stage payloads, including Cobalt Strike beacons and ransomware. First advertised in February 2021 on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums […]
From addressing tech obsolescence to improving digital resilience Imagine a hospital paralyzed by ransomware, critical medical devices rendered inoperative, and sensitive patient data stolen. Unfortunately, it’s a reality that many healthcare organizations across Europe, and the world, have faced. As healthcare systems undergo digital transformation, policymakers and healthcare leaders must confront an uncomfortable truth: cybersecurity […]
LinkedIn’s Skills on the Rise report says, AI literacy will continue to be the skill that “professionals are prioritizing and companies are increasingly hiring for.” AI isn’t a new technology, but it’s hitting the Cybersecurity job market fast and hard. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be 3.5 million unfilled jobs in the cybersecurity industry through 2025, […]
Cybercrime is accelerating at an alarming rate, with Cybersecurity Ventures expecting around $10.5 trillion USD to be lost to the global economy in 2025 thanks to hackers, data thieves, phishers and other “bad actors”. The biggest, headline-grabbing heists involve eye-watering figures that are hard to comprehend—records and dollars are looted in their millions. But they still […]
All it can take is a phone call. That’s what Qantas learned this week when the personal information of up to 6 million customers was stolen by cybercriminals after attackers targeted an offshore IT call centre, enabling them to access a third-party system. It is the latest in a series of cyber-attacks on large companies […]
Qantas is warning a “significant” amount of customer data has likely been stolen from its records during a cyber attack. The airline has released a statement saying that, on Monday, it detected unusual activity on a third-party platform used by a Qantas airline contact centre. The airline said 6 million customers had service records in […]
Cyber attacks against M&S and Co-op earlier this year cost anywhere between £270 million to £440m, according to analysis by the Cyber Monitoring Centre. In April, British retailers were targeted with a series of ransomware attacks, with M&S taking down online sales and later admitting customer data was stolen. Co-op shut down aspects of its own IT system to limit disruption […]
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the FBI have issued a warning over hacker attacks conducted by Chinese state-sponsored threat actors against telecommunication companies in Canada. The warning focuses on attacks conducted by Salt Typhoon, the threat group known for targeting several major telecom firms in the United States and elsewhere as part of espionage operations. In […]
Hackers linked to a recent string of attacks on U.K. and U.S. retailers are now targeting the insurance industry, according to Google researchers. The attackers, suspected to be part of the collective known as Scattered Spider, have been targeting the retail industry since April and pivoted toward the insurance industry earlier this month, according to Google. […]