An estimated 14,000 employees of the Liverpool NHS Hospital Trust were reportedly informed that their data had been compromised via email due to human error. Files containing sensitive salary information were sent to hundreds of NHS managers and 24 external…
Hey 👋, Cyber Friends! welcome to Cybersecurity Newsletter of the Weekaims to inform and empower in the ever-changing world of cyber threats. In today’s issue, we cover some interesting developments in the cybersecurity landscape, each sharing insightful analysis that can…
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued another hefty fine to a nuisance phone company for what it described as a “persistent and exploitative campaign”. The company in question, It’s OK Ltd, made approximately 1.8 million calls in the…
The recent rise in supply chain attacks has made supply chain security a key issue for decision makers in all industries. The UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) on February 16 will guide midsize and large businesses to ‘map’ their…
February 17, 2023Rabbi LakshmananIoT Security / Cyberattack A new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet has been discovered using several security vulnerabilities to spread across Linux and IoT devices. New version observed late 2022 dubbed V3G4 Palo Alto Networks Unit…
February 17, 2023Rabbi LakshmananSystem Admin / Endpoint Security Cisco has deployed security updates to address a critical flaw reported in the ClamAV open source antivirus engine that could lead to remote code execution on susceptible devices. This issue, tracked as…
February 16, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat A telecommunications service provider in the Middle East has been targeted by a previously undocumented threat actor. This is part of a suspicious intelligence gathering mission. Cybersecurity firms SentinelOne and QGroup track…
Attackers are leveraging online payment system PayPal to send malicious invoices directly to users through the platform. This campaign was recently discovered by Avanan security researchers. Checkpoint It said it was different from previous campaigns the company had seen. “This…
February 16, 2023Rabbi LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threats prolific side winder The group is blamed for the state actors behind attempted attacks against 61 organizations in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka between June and November 2021. Targets include governments, the…
The city of Oakland, California, declared a state of emergency on Tuesday following a ransomware attack last week. “The City of Oakland recently learned of a ransomware attack. The City and its Information Technology Department (ITD) followed industry best practices…
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