Posts Tagged ‘Cyber Security’
Security Stop-Press : Public USB Charger âJuice Jackingâ Warning
The FBI has warned that cyber criminals are hijacking public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices. The FBI says that software installed through a corrupted USB port (known as âjuice jackingâ) can lock a device or export personal data and passwords directly to the perpetrator, which criminals can then use to…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Critical Security Flaw Discovered In Elementor WordPress Plugin
A vulnerability to an authenticated remote code execution flaw, which could allow attackers to run malicious code in a website has been discovered in the Elementor WordPress website builder plugin. Elementor has over five million active installations. A security patch to fix the issue has now been applied to the new 3.6.3 version of Elementor.
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Hackers Using CAPTCHA To Bypass Security Scanners For Phishing
It has been reported that hackers have been using CAPTCHAÂ verification tests to get around automated spam scanners and trick them into letting their phishing emails through, hiding hide malicious links in HTML files. This technique has been used before and the advice is to not open or click on links in any unsolicited and suspicious-looking…
Read MoreTech News : 3% of Users Responsible For 92% Of Breaches
A report by Security Company âElevateâ has revealed that 3 per cent of users are responsible for 92 per cent of malware events for businesses, indicating that a small number of users create the most risk. 2016 to 2021Â Â Â âThe Size and Shape of Workforce Riskâ report, conducted on data provided to the Cyentia Institute…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Sharkbot Banking Malware Spreading Via Fake Antivirus Apps
There has been a warning that a banking trojan (malware) named SharkBot, which can steal financial details and initiate money transfers from compromised devices is spreading via fake Antivirus Apps. The apps, reported to be available in the Google Play Store, have been identified as Antivirus Super Cleaner, Atom Clean-Booster Antivirus, Alpha Antivirus Cleaner, and Powerful…
Read MoreTech News : European Oil Facilities Targeted By Cyber Attacks
In a worrying trend, oil facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have all recently been targeted by cyber-attacks. Germany The attack on German oil, vehicle fuel and petroleum products company Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG happened just over a week ago. Some reports have suggested that the companyâs systems were hit by ransomware,…
Read MoreSecurity Stop-Press : Businesses Warned To Prepare For Threats From Russia
A leaked bulletin from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned that, in light of the situation on Ukraineâs border, destructive cyber-attacks from Russia-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actors look likely to be launched soon. The Russian state is thought to have been behind a massive cyber-attack that targeted 70 Ukrainian government websites,…
Read MoreTech Insight : What Is A ‘Watering Hole’ Attack?
In this tech insight, we look at what a watering hole attack is, some examples of such attacks, and how businesses can defend against this threat. Poisoning The Water A watering hole attack is a targeted, âsupply chain,â cyber-attack strategy, similar to spear phishing. With this strategy, the attacker identifies a website thatâs frequented by…
Read MoreTech News : Massive Rise In HTTPS Attacks
The latest âThreatLabz: The State of Encrypted Attacks,â 2021 report has shown a 300 per cent increase in online attackers using HTTPS to cloak their activities and blend in with other traffic. HTTPS HTTPS, the encrypted version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), enables secure communication over a computer network, using Transport Layer Security (formerly,…
Read MoreAI Keystroke Spy Tools A Possible Threat
With AI recently in the spotlight in Europe over the need to regulate over some âunacceptable useâ, some experts are warning of the threat of AI keystroke reading spy tools. Possibilities Companies like TypingDNA developing AI biometric verification (back in 2017) based on recognising the individual characteristics of how a person types, suggest that it…
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