Cybercrime

A memory leak vulnerability in IBM Db2 relational database could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive data or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in the database.

Cruise ship operator is likely to be the victim of a major data breach after customer information is apparently stolen in a ransomware attack

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252487779/Carnival-cruise-lines-hit-by-ransomware-customer-data-stolen

Think you have heard from HM Revenue & Customs with an email, call, or text message notifying you that you might be eligible for government payments/rebate due to the Covid-19 pandemic?

The Russian intelligence-linked Fancy Bear group is deploying a new malware called Drovorub against Linux environments as part of a cyber espionage operation, according to US warnings

It has recently been reported that tech firm Blackbaud was targeted by a ransomware attack in May with at least 12 universities and 50 charities affected in the UK and North America.

The double-whammy of getting hit with a ransomware attack last New Year’s Eve that sidelined its global operations for two-and-a-half weeks coupled with COVID-19’s toll on air travel, put currency exchange provider Travelex into administration, the U.K. equivalent of bankruptcy, late last week.

New findings from Ipsos MORI show around a fifth of the British public feel more at risk of certain types of cybercrime and fraud since the Prime Minister announced lockdown due to the Coronavirus on March 23rd.

New research looks under the bonnet of a Dharma ransomware attack, with the ransomware's ease of use being particularly dangerous for small to medium-sized enterprises

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252487523/How-Dharma-ransomware-became-an-effective-services-business

Phishing emails are increasingly luring in victims with subject lines relating to the development of a vaccine for Covid-19

One in five people living in the UK have felt more at risk of cybercrime and fraud since the coronavirus lockdown was announced in March, new polling has revealed.