Cybercrime

IT services firm Atos is investigating a potential security breach in response to reports that employee credentials were found in malware used to target the Winter Olympics

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435131/Atos-investigates-breach-linked-to-Winter-Olympics-cyber-attack

The discovery of an exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in the Telegram messaging app demonstrates that not all “secure” apps are automatically safe

Incidents of malware being used to illegally mine cryptocurrency are being investigated by technical experts at the NCSC.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-statement-malware-being-used-illegally-mine-cryptocurrency

Lock down your Wi-Fi network and find devices that are stealing your bandwidth – and, potentially, your data

http://www.itpro.co.uk/network-security/30466/secure-your-wi-fi-against-hackers-in-10-steps

The Europe, Middle East and Africa region accounts for more than half the world’s distributed denial of service attacks, a report from F5 Labs reveals

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434746/Europe-in-the-firing-line-of-evolving-DDoS-attacks

Cyber risk management practices are not keeping up with rising cyber security concerns among senior executives around the world, a study shows

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435189/Few-organisations-managing-cyber-risk-survey-shows

Information security chiefs in the financial sector say cyber security awareness needs to be a top priority

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434929/Cyber-security-awareness-top-priority-in-financial-sector

More data was lost or stolen in the first half of last year than in the whole of 2016, with the number of businesses that have been hit by a breach reaching an all-time high.

http://www.cityam.com/280375/cyber-security-job-chief-executives-not-just-team

With an anticipated increase in cyber-related fraud, anti-fraud professionals are also planning on using technology to prevent and investigate those frauds.

https://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/2018/1/22/cyberattacks-and-cryptocurrency-predicted-to-be-among-largest-fraud-issues-in-2018

The Winter Olympics in South Korea was hit by a cyber-attack that affected internet and TV services, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252434847/PyeongChang-Winter-Games-hit-by-cyber-attack