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Fake Meeting Software Threat
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Fake Meeting Software Threat

A fake virtual meeting software called Vortax has been used for a large-scale malicious campaign targeting cryptocurrency users.

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Darcula Mobile Phishing Threat
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Darcula Mobile Phishing Threat

A new threat has emerged, targeting unsuspecting mobile users with a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) named ‘Darcula.’

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Ransomware Attacks Increase in 2023
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Ransomware Attacks Increase in 2023

In recent years ransomware has evolved into a serious cyber threat, with 76% of organisations having experienced a ransomware attack at least once in the past 12 months.

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Sellafield Hack
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Sellafield Hack

An investigation by The Guardian has reported that the Sellafield nuclear site in the UK has been hacked by groups linked to Russia and China.

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Seiko Data Breach
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Seiko Data Breach

Japanese watchmaker Seiko announced this week that a ransomware attack has resulted in the breach of about 60,000 records.

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MGM Cyber Attack
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MGM Cyber Attack

Thousands of hotel guests at MGM Resorts in Las Vegas have been locked out of their hotel rooms after the company was the target of a cyber-attack.

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UK Universities Data Breach
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UK Universities Data Breach

2.2 million credentials linked to the UK’s top 100 universities have been found on the dark web by security researchers.

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BA, BBC and Boots Data Breach
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BA, BBC and Boots Data Breach

The BBC, British Airways and Boots have been affected by a cyber security incident that has exposed employee personal data.

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GitHub Security Update
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GitHub Security Update

GitHub announced that it has replaced its existing SSH host key with a new one after it discovered that the key was exposed in a public repository.

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WHSmith Cyber Attack
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WHSmith Cyber Attack

High-street retailer WHSmith has been the target of a cyber-attack with hackers accessing employee’s data.

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GoDaddy Malware Attack
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GoDaddy Malware Attack

The web hosting company GoDaddy has revealed that its infrastructure has been under attack in a series of linked incidents dating back to 2020.

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Microsoft Outage
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Microsoft Outage

Many of us woke up to the news this morning that Microsoft have suffered a global outage.

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T-Mobile Data Breach
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T-Mobile Data Breach

T-Mobile has just revealed that it has suffered a massive data breach where 37 million customer records were stolen by a ‘bad actor.’

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