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Over 1000 words will be added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and among them will be Ransomware. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

The parliament's cyber security experts have issued a warning regarding the significant increase in hacking activity that is targeting public figures including MPs via social media services like Twitter and Facebook. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Daily Telegraph

Fitness and running app Strava has published a "Heatmap" of user activity. This has then led to someone seeking out "how many Strava users are from the military or national security groups" with many uncovered with where they work, where they live, when they were stationed at the outpost and where to potentially ambush them! View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE:  The Register

The US Secret Service has issued warnings to ATM operators regarding the "jackpotting", a hack that makes ATM's spit out money. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes UK

The UK government has issued a warning to critical infrastructures to boost the cyber security defences or face fines up to £17 million if they fail to have adequate defences in place. New regulators will be able to assess critical industries to make sure plans are as robust as possible. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Gov.uk

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has reiterated calls for a special magic version of encryption to be developed by technologists so law enforcement can access everyone's communications on demand – and somehow engineer it so that no one else can abuse this backdoor. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

Several universities and more than 20 companies have been hit with malware whose creators are using several layers of subterfuge to camouflage their phishing attack by taking advantage of a few trusted brand names. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: SC Magazine

The US is concerned that the rise of bitcoin is being used for "illicit activity", according to the US government. Donald Trump's most senior financial policymaker has urged for international regulation to stop the use of cryptocurrencies for crime and other problem behaviour. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Independent

When it comes to malware, 2017 saw a significant shift in attack methodology, a distinct evolution in the predominant attack tools and a distinct divergence in the types of attacks against businesses from attacks against consumers, according to research from Malwarebytes. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine

When it comes to malware, 2017 saw a significant shift in attack methodology, a distinct evolution in the predominant attack tools and a distinct divergence in the types of attacks against businesses from attacks against consumers, according to research from Malwarebytes. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine