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The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) welcomes written evidence for its new inquiry into ransomware. The Integrated Review identified ransomware – a type of cyber extortion – as one of the most “pernicious forms of cybercrime”, and the 2021 National Cyber Strategy described it as “the most significant cyber threat facing the UK”.
https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/2958/
London’s Metropolitan Police, City of London Police, British Transport Police and the mayor’s office have jointly launched a new Cyber Resilience Centre for the capital city to combat rising levels of cyber crime.
https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/mayor-and-police-join-forces-against-sme-cybercrime/
An arrest was made by Police Scotland in London after the elderly man was defrauded in May.
https://news.stv.tv/north/man-arrested-and-charged-after-aberdeen-pensioner-89-falls-victim-to-cyber-fraud
GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has set out the cyber security protocols for construction joint ventures working on infrastructure projects.
https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/gchq-sets-out-cyber-security-protocols-for-construction-jvs/
The last few months have shown indications that the ransomware landscape may be shifting. The first is a change in tactics from threat actors, who are increasingly moving away from encrypting data to exfiltrating it. Concurrently, there are signs that victim organisations are becoming less likely to pay ransoms.
https://www.marsh.com/uk/services/cyber-risk/insights/ransomware-landscape-appears-to-be-shifting.html
More and more people around the world pay for goods and services online. The convenience of shopping by phone or other devices is obvious, but what about the potential downsides?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/fraud-cybercrime-financial-business/
A WARNING has been launched as social media accounts are being hacked and ‘flooded’ with indecent images of children.
https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/14651/action-fraud-urges-residents-to-remain-wary#.YumXO88RxHw.twitter
We all like to think we’re immune to scams. We scoff at emails from an unknown sender offering us £2 million, in exchange for our bank details. But the game has changed and con artists have developed new, chilling tactics. They are taking the personal approach and scouring the internet for all the details they can find about us.
https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/email-scams-getting-personal-even-7339959?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Some lawyers are wrongly advising clients to pay ransoms when they fall victim to cyber-attacks, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have warned.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/stop-advising-clients-to-pay-cyber-ransoms-lawyers-told
An ex-Amazon Web Services (AWS) employee has been found guilty of multiple crimes in relation to one of the largest ever US data breaches.
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/former-amazon-employee-convicted-of-capital-one-hack
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