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Two weeks and no sign of a proper solution, Avast and McAfee affected, too. Updated Unlucky Sophos antivirus users face a dilemma: either uninstall the software, or install April's Windows security fixes. That's because having both in place at the same time will bork their machines. Source: The Register

According to the latest cybercrime tactics and techniques report,  published by Malwarebytes this morning, threat actors are refocusing their attack efforts on businesses rather than the consumer. Source: SC Magazine UK

Government ministers are calling for a "full and proper" investigation after high-level discussions about the UK using Huawei technology were leaked. The government has approved the supply of equipment by the Chinese telecoms firm for the UK's new 5G data network - despite warnings of a security risk. It is believed the decision was taken at a meeting of the government's National Security Council on Tuesday. Source: BBC news

By Marcus Harvey, Sales Director EMEA at Targus We’ve all heard of travelling light but what about travelling secure? Business not doing so well? Sales down? Margins are tight? No company would want their competitors or members of the public to know any of this information, but many of us would talk about it or write confidential emails about it in public, without giving it a second thought. The fact is that ‘shoulder-surfing' or ‘visual...

The hacking group behind the DNSpionage campaign have become more choosy in their targets and have released a new form of malware to further their goals. DNSpionage, first discovered in late 2018 by Cisco Talos, utilizes fake websites and specializes in DNS tampering to redirect traffic from legitimate domains to malicious ones. The threat actors also make use of free Let's Encrypt security certificates for redirected domains. Source: ZDNet

UK employees have a worryingly casual attitude to workplace communications, underling the need for employers to take steps to counter related cyber-attack vulnerabilities. One-third of nearly 800 UK employees polled admit sending customer information using collaboration tools, a survey investigating the growth of collaboration tools in the workplace has revealed. Source: Computer Weekly

Aebi Schmidt, a European manufacturing giant with operations in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack, TechCrunch has learned. The Switzerland-based maker of airport maintenance and road cleaning vehicles had operations disrupted Tuesday following the malware infection, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. Source: TechCrunch

The government has given Chinese telecoms giant Huawei the go-ahead to supply equipment for the UK 5G data network despite senior ministers warning it poses a security risk. The Daily Telegraph reports the company will help build some "non-core" parts. The plan was said to have worried the home, defence and foreign secretaries. The US also wants its allies in the "Five Eyes" intelligence grouping - the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - to exclude Huawei....

Government, security firms and technology companies should be doing the heavy lifting when it comes to protecting against hacking and cyberattacks, says the UK's intelligence service. The UK could one day create a national cyber-defence system built on sharing real-time cybersecurity information between intelligence agencies and business, the head of GCHQ has said.  Source: ZDNet

Company blames February 2019 security breach on phishing email received in July 2018. Bodybuilding.com, the internet's biggest online store and online forum for fitness and bodybuilding enthusiasts, has disclosed last week a security breach that impacted its IT systems.Source: ZDNet