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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on January 13, 2023

Royal Mail’s ‘Cyber Incident’ Turns Out to Be Ransomware

Posted By Shannon.Smith

The British postal service currently can’t handle any international mail due to the attack. British postal service the Royal Mail has been hit by ransomware, rendering it unable to send any mail internationally and causing a huge backlog of undelivered packages.

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on January 9, 2023

People are already trying to get ChatGPT to write malware

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Analysis of chatter on dark web forums shows that efforts are already under way to use OpenAI’s chatbot to help script malware. The ChatGPT AI chatbot has created plenty of excitement in the short time it has been available and

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on December 14, 2022

Hardware drivers approved by Microsoft used in ransomware attacks

Posted By Matthew.England

Thought you could trust Microsoft-approved drivers? Think again Researchers at Sophos have identified that vulnerabilities in Microsoft-approved hardware drivers have been exploited in ransomware attacks by a group known as Cuba. A pair of files were found on compromised machines that Sophos says “work

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on December 12, 2022

EU’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Includes False Claims About People

Posted By Shannon.Smith

The EU Court of Justice rules that Google and similar providers must remove search results on request when they’re ‘manifestly inaccurate.’ The “right to be forgotten” in the European Union now extends to false claims made about a person after

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on November 10, 2022

Google One Premium Subscribers Now Get VPN Protection on Windows, Mac

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Google unlocks access to its own VPN for desktop users. Starting today, Google is allowing subscribers to the Premium Google One plan to use its VPN service on Windows and Mac devices for the first time. A VPN was introduced as a free perk for Google

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on November 7, 2022

Hundreds of US news sites hacked to send out malware

Posted By Shannon.Smith

American news outlets hijacked to deliver SocGholish malware Hundreds of news websites across the US have been compromised to deliver malware to their readers, researchers are saying.  Experts from Proofpoint discovered a malware (opens in new tab) distribution campaign that targeted an

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on October 14, 2022

Samsung’s Knox Matrix Explained: Smart Home Security via Private Blockchain

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Samsung’s new way to protect your devices from malware is to link them up to a private blockchain. Wednesday at the Samsung Developer Conference keynote, the company unveiled its new smart home security strategy: link all of your devices to a

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on October 10, 2022

Phishing attacks are getting more and more sophisticated

Posted By Kerry.Hershey

Hackers are using callbacks to distribute remote access software Phishing attacks are constantly evolving and the latest versions are the most dangerous yet, a new report suggests. Cybersecurity researchers from Trellix recently spotted an advanced version of the callback style

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on September 16, 2022

The scary future of the internet: How the tech of tomorrow will pose even bigger cybersecurity threats

Posted By Deborah.Moore

While the internet has undoubtedly brought new benefits, it’s also brought new problems as cybercriminals look to exploit our seemingly ever-growing reliance on connectivity. Phishing emails, malware, and ransomware attacks, or getting your bank details, passwords, and other personal information stolen – the internet has provided

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PostedinPrivacy and Security Posted on September 12, 2022

The ransomware problem won’t get better until we change one thing

Posted By Deborah.Moore

Ransomware is one of the most significant cybersecurity issues facing us today, as cyber criminals hack into businesses, schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure and more in order to encrypt files and demand a ransom payment for the decryption key.  Despite warnings

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