Cybercrime

Action Fraud is warning parents and online gamers of the risk of fraud involving Steam Cards and Fortnite.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fraudsters-targeting-online-gamers-jun18

It’s not just Macaulay Culkin who poses a risk Home Alone, according to a new cyber security survey amongst senior executives.

http://www.lpportal.eu/content/editorial/articles/web-and-mobile-fraud/home-alone-workers-pose-more-risk/

The government-funded London cyber innovation centre opens and welcomes the first cyber security businesses as a study reveals that a quarter of UK firms lack the right security technology

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252443659/London-cyber-innovation-centre-opens

A new survey of IT professionals finds that automating endpoint detection and response processes is a top priority.

https://betanews.com/2018/06/20/endpoint-security-automation/?sf192403051=1

Toolkit being produced by the NCSC to support boards and businesses with cyber incidents

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-work-boards-better-prepare-businesses-cyber-incidents

While Brexit is seen as the biggest risk to the stability of the UK financial system, cyber-attack is the most difficult risk to manage for over half of firms

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252443799/Brexit-a-greater-risk-to-UK-financial-system-than-cyber-attack

Computer security experts have discovered an unusual attack targeting users of Android devices

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/60000-android-devices-hit-by-battery-saving-app-attack/

The action was part of a week-long operation coordinated by the National Crime Agency and the West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit.

https://leics.police.uk/news-appeals/news/2018/06/28/leicester-man-arrested-under-national-cyber-operation

The hospitality industry, including hotels, airlines and cruise lines, is the biggest target for cybercriminal botnet attacks that abuse credentials and overwhelm online systems

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252443696/Hospitality-industry-under-siege-from-botnets

A new spam campaign is underway that pretends to be from a group called the "WannaCry-Hack-Team" that states the infamous WannaCry Ransomware has returned

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackmail-campaign-pretending-to-be-wannacry-is-really-just-wannaspam/