Coronavirus, remote working, and ransomware: The key cybersecurity challenges your organization is facing Watch Now Ransomware as a service is proving effective for cyber criminals who want a piece of the cyber-extortion action but without necessarily having the skills to develop their own malware, with two out of three attacks using this model. Ransomware attacks are still proving extremely lucrative, with the most well-organised gangs earning millions per victim , so many cyber criminals want to cash in – but don't have the ability to code and distribute their own campaigns. More on privacy Microsoft to apply California's privacy law for all US users Mind-reading technology: The security and privacy threats ahead How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government That's where ransomware as a service (RaaS) comes in, with developers … [Read more...] about Ransomware as a service is the new big problem for business
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Microsoft: We’re cracking down on Excel macro malware
Macro malware has been a popular choice for hackers since the 1990s and even in recent years the technique has continued to be a simple way of delivering malware to the unwary. Just last month, Ukraine accused Russian government spies of uploading documents with malicious macros to a Ukrainian government document-sharing site. And amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft warned of emails containing Excel files with malicious macros . Microsoft Ignite Microsoft shows off its Mesh mixed-reality collaboration platform Expanding reach for Azure ML & Purview, Power BI Premium Microsoft unveils Azure Percept kit for bringing Azure AI services to edge devices Microsoft to add new shared channels, encryption for calls, webinar features to Teams Microsoft Ignite Data and Analytics roundup: Platform extensions are the key theme Microsoft has been using an integration between its Antimalware Scan Interface ( AMSI ) and Office 365 to knock … [Read more...] about Microsoft: We’re cracking down on Excel macro malware
Accellion zero-day claims a new victim in cybersecurity company Qualys
Qualys has revealed that a "limited" number of customers may have been impacted by a data breach connected to an Accellion zero-day vulnerability. Security Google: Bad bots are on the attack, and your defence plan is probably wrong Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government The best antivirus software and apps The best VPNs for business and home use The best security keys for two-factor authentication How a hacker attempted to poison a city's water supply (ZDNet YouTube) The cloud security and compliance firm said on Wednesday that the security incident did not have any "operational impact," but "unauthorized access" had been obtained to an Accellion FTA server used by the company. Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) is enterprise-grade software used for file transfers. In December 2020, FireEye's Mandiant discovered that the Clop ransomware group was exploiting previously-unknown vulnerabilities in … [Read more...] about Accellion zero-day claims a new victim in cybersecurity company Qualys
Microsoft: We’ve found three more pieces of malware used by the SolarWinds attackers
Microsoft has disclosed more malware that was used by the suspected Russian-government-backed hackers who planted malware in software from US software vendor SolarWinds. ZDNet Recommends Best VPN services Best security keys Best antivirus software The fastest VPNs Microsoft has named the threat actors as Nobelium, continuing its tradition of naming notable nation-state hacking groups after chemical elements, such as Russia's Strontium , China's Barium , Iran's Phosphorus , and North Korea's Thallium . Until now, Microsoft and security vendor FireEye had identified Sunburst (which Microsoft called Solorigate) and Teardrop malware . In January, security firm CrowdStrike found Sunspot , a piece of software dedicated to monitoring the build server for build commands that assembled Orion. Orion is the SolarWinds network monitoring software that Nobelium attackers used to broadly distribute the Sunburst backdoor to 18,000 organizations … [Read more...] about Microsoft: We’ve found three more pieces of malware used by the SolarWinds attackers
Cyberattack shuts down online learning at 15 UK schools
15 schools in the United Kingdom have been unable to provide online learning due to a cyberattack. Security Google: Bad bots are on the attack, and your defence plan is probably wrong Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government The best antivirus software and apps The best VPNs for business and home use The best security keys for two-factor authentication How a hacker attempted to poison a city's water supply (ZDNet YouTube) The schools, based in Nottinghamshire, belong to the Nova Education Trust co-operative. On Wednesday, as reported by local publication NottinghamshireLive , several of the schools reported issues across social media and the need to close down the IT systems due to the cyberattack. According to Nova Education Trust, a threat actor was able to access the trust's central network infrastructure and while an investigation took place, all existing phone, email, and website communication had … [Read more...] about Cyberattack shuts down online learning at 15 UK schools