Category Archives: Privacy and Security

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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