Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Customers should think carefully about handing over personal data when ordering food and drink via their mobile phones, the UK’s body overseeing data privacy suggests. Venues should only ask for data that is “relevant and necessary”, the ICO said. “I think it’s too easy to upload an app and straight away put your name, email […]

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XLS.HTML phishing campaign used a variety of novel tactics to avoid detection Microsoft has released new details on a phishing campaign which employed evolving tactics including the use of Morse code to evade detection. Read via TechRadar

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We are thrilled to be able to provide you with a fresh new piece of Advent content. Starting this week, we’ll be bringing you a weekly roundup of what we’ve been up to, from events to blogs to podcasts, everything we do at Advent IM during the week will be captured here for you to […]

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Malicious container images were hidden in plain sight on Docker Hub Cybercriminals have begun using malicious container images as a means to install cryptominers on enterprise networks though they can also be used as part of a supply chain attack targeting cloud native environments. Read via TechRadar

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Cybercriminals have given away the details to promote their new cyber-crime venture in what they say is an act of “unprecedented generosity”. Hackers have released private details of around one million people in a major credit card data breach. Read via Digit

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Cyber crime has cost organisations more than £5 million in the past 13 months, with employees being tricked into downloading malware that looks like it comes from IT support, among other phishing scams. Read via SKY News. 

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Hackers have stolen some $600m (£433m) in what appears to be one the largest cryptocurrency heists ever. Blockchain site Poly Network said hackers had exploited a vulnerability in its system and taken thousands of digital tokens such as Ether. Read via BBC News.

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A British embassy worker has been arrested in Germany on spying charges. The British national, named as David S, was arrested in Potsdam after he allegedly worked “for a foreign secret service”, the German public prosecutor said in a statement. Read via Sky News. 

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Join Mike and Ellie this September at The Security Event, held at the NEC Birmingham. Over 2 days, Mike and Ellie will be speaking and taking part in a panel discussion. This free-to-attend event brings together a world-class education programme, market leaders and industry experts back at the home of UK security. The exhibition showcases […]

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TfL is facing numerous legal appeals from Uber drivers as a result of its decisions to revoke their private licences on the basis of mistaken information from Uber’s systems Read via Computer Weekly.