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Google has revealed that a number of cyber-security researchers who are focused on vulnerability research have been targetted by a North Korean government hacking group. Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), who is a security team specialised in discovering advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, first noticed the attacks. Google's TAG published a report outlining the attack, explaining that North Korean hackers contacted security researchers using fake personas on multiple profiles across a range of various social...

Surveillance Camer The former ADT Security technician pleaded guilty to computer fraud. He admitted to secretly tapping into customers' home security systems over 9,600 times since 2015. A prosecutor explained how Aviles added his personal email address to his customers' ADT Pulse accounts, giving him real-time access to their surveillance systems. “This defendant, entrusted with safeguarding customers’ homes, instead intruded on their most intimate moments,” said U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. “We are glad to hold...

President Joe Biden has announced that he will be appointing a number of national security experts in order to help the US government recover from one of the most vicious hacks its agencies have ever suffered. While cybersecurity was demoted as a policy focus with the Trump administration, it will be of increased importance for the Biden administration. In December a major hack targeted eight federal agencies, as well as a number of companies, including...

This weekend IObit, a Windows utility developer, was hacked resulting in strange DeroHE ransomware being distributed to a number of its forum users. IObit is a software developer that is known for anti-malware programs, such as Advanced SystemCare, and Windows system optimization. Over the weekend IObit forum members started to receive emails that were supposedly from IObit. The emails stated that forum members are entitled to a 1-year license to their software for free.

On Thursday the New South Wales government's COVID-19 QR check-in app, Service NSW, was down for two hours after an outage. This left NSW residents unable to check in to local businesses using the app. The app is mandatory for businesses offering hospitality services. If they do not use the Service NSW app then they can run the risk of facing an AU$5,000 fine and closure of their business for a week. If the venue...

Microsoft has revealed that a well-organized threat campaign is distributing malware across web browsers, including Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. The attacks can result in users having malicious extensions added to their browser, malicious ads injected into search results, and users having their credentials stolen in the worst cases of the attack. In order to avoid any of these issues that can be caused as a result of these attacks, Microsoft recommends that users should re-install...

New research has found that over a quarter (28%) of furloughed employees in the UK admitted to feeling less loyal to their employer upon returning to work. According to a recent survey of 1,000 people, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of KnowBe4, 70 percent stated they either did not feel supported by their employer, received little to no information or guidance prior to returning to work and/or did not receive regular communications from them. This...

Yvonne Eskenzi, founder and director of Eskenzi PR & Marketing celebrates 25 years in business with a series of discussions with experts and trailblazers of the cybersecurity industry. Episode 6: In this instalment, Yvonne speaks with Amichai Shulman, Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Imperva. Amichai is known as the cyber rockstar of Tel Aviv with decades of cybersecurity experience he is a household name in Israel. This episode covers the current state of cybersecurity today,...

Gender diversity in the security industry is improving. According to the latest ISC(2) figures, the percentage of women in cybersecurity is around 24 percent, with an increasing number being appointed in leadership positions. It is widely agreed that one of the most important factors in encouraging more women to enter the industry in the first place — or, indeed to make a career switch over to cybersecurity — is the existence of role models. The...