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Nearly Half of Citizens Believe There is Online Censorship
Nearly half (45%) of citizens across seven countries – the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Russia, Norway and Sweden – do
Maritime Transport and Logistics Giant CMA CGM Hit with Ransomware
The French maritime transport and logistics giant CMA CGM S.A. revealed it was the victim of a malware attack that affecting
OCR Imposes $6.85M Penalty Over Data Breach
A health insurance company in Washington state has been slapped with the second-largest ever HIPAA violation penalty. The Department of
20% of Remote Staff Have Downloaded Company Data on Personal Devices
One in five (20%) UK employees have downloaded commercially sensitive or confidential company files on a personal device whilst working
A Fifth of Privileged Users Don’t Need Elevated Access
Over a third of government and enterprise users have been given privileged access despite not needing it, potentially exposing their
Police Scotland to Establish Center of Excellence to Tackle Cybercrime
Police Scotland is to establish a “center of excellence” for cybercrime with specialist staff deployed to help combat online offences
Fashion Retailer BrandBQ Exposes Seven Million Customer Records
A European fashion retailer has become the latest big-name brand to expose personal data on millions of its customers after
Unknown FinSpy Mac and Linux versions found in Egypt
Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy
Microsoft took Down 18 Azure AD Apps Used by Chinese Gadolinium APT
Microsoft removed 18 Azure Active Directory applications from its Azure portal that were created by a Chinese-linked APT group Gadolinium.
Texas Software Provider Reports Cyber-attack
A cyber-attack has struck a Texas company that provides software services to schools and state and local governments across the
US Federal Agency Compromised by Cyber-Actor
A warning has been issued by America’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after a malicious cyber-actor compromised a United
Fortinet VPN with Default Certificate Exposes 200,000 Businesses to Hack
According to SAM Seamless Network, over 200,000 businesses are using Fortigate VPN with default settings, exposing them to the risk
Elderly People in the UK Lost Over GBP4m to Cybercrime Last Year
Cyber-criminals stole more than GBP4m from elderly people in the UK in the financial year 2018-19, data received by the
Victims of ThunderX Ransomware can Recover their Files for Free
Good news for the victims of the ThunderX ransomware, cybersecurity firm Tesorion has released a decryptor to recover their files
Facebook Takes Down More Beijing-Backed Fake Accounts
Facebook has been forced to remove over 150 fake accounts tied to Beijing’s efforts to influence public opinion in south-east
#COVID19 Pushes More Fraud Online
Fraudsters are increasingly moving online to cash-in on the COVID-19 pandemic, although overall unauthorized fraud losses dropped in the first
