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Northumbria Uni Campus Closed After Serious Cyber-Attack
Northumbria University is still reeling from a cyber-attack which forced it to reschedule exams and close its entire campus in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Deputy vice chancellor, Peter Francis, told students on Monday [...]
Sophisticated Phishing Scam Targeting Lloyds Bank Customers
Lloyds Bank customers are being targeted by a sophisticated email and SMS messaging phishing campaign, according to an investigation by law practice Griffin Law. An estimated 100 people have [...]
Cybersecurity Incidents Account for a Third of ICO Reports in 2020
Just under 1500 incidents have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the past nine months, with around a third classified as “cybersecurity incidents.” According to 2020-21 statistics released [...]
One-Third of Companies Put Sensitive Data at Risk Through Internet Exposure
A third (33%) of companies in the digital supply chain expose unsafe network services to the internet, putting sensitive data at risk, according to a new report published today [...]
TeamViewer Flaw Risks Password Exposure
A vulnerability in the TeamViewer app could allow malicious actors to steal passwords. The high-severity flaw was discovered in the desktop version of the app for Windows before 15.8.3. By exploiting [...]
Giveaway Scam Infects 65,000 Devices with Malware
A family of Android apps is using the lure of free items to distribute a novel ad fraud botnet. Victims of the scam are told that they will receive [...]
Eight Million Freepik Users Suffer Data Compromise
Popular stock photo site Freepik has disclosed a major data breach affecting over eight million customers. The incident also affected users of the sister site Flaticon, which claims to [...]
Nearly Half of UK IT Leaders Have Not Upgraded to Cloud Security
Nearly half (47%) of UK IT leaders have not updated their security strategies to account for their move to cloud environments, putting their organizations at higher risk of cyber-attack, [...]
Poor Cybersecurity Behaviors Prevalent Amongst UK Remote Workers
Nearly a quarter (23%) of UK office workers rely on unauthorized devices to work from home, a new study by CybSafe has found. The research revealed that poor personal cybersecurity practices [...]
Nearly 40% of Firms Fired Staff for Security Policy Breaches
Almost two-fifths (39%) of British business decision makers have sacked employees because they breached corporate security policy during the pandemic, according to new data from Centrify. The IAM specialist polled [...]
Data Firm Exposes 235 Million Social Media Profiles
A social media data broker has exposed the public-facing profiles of 235 million users via a misconfigured online database, according to researchers. Comparitech teamed up with Bob Diachenko to [...]