Cybercrime

Learning about online safety at home

The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/weekly-threat-report-10th-april-2020

When both Tesco and Boots recently had their loyalty cards hacked within days of each other by fraudsters looking to steal points it raised questions about the vulnerability of customers’ saved points and their personal data.

https://www.essentialretail.com/features/loyalty-schemes-hacking/#.XpBiD7WnrGE.twitter

The video software vendor has hired Facebook’s former CSO to consult as it looks to improve its security practices amid rapid growth caused by the pandemic.

Hackers are turning their attention to Zoom in hopes of selling bugs for thousands of dollars to government agents or other customers.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwpxp/zoom-hacks-zero-day-exploits?utm_campaign=sharebutton

Practical advice for individuals and organisations on how to deal with COVID-19 related malicious cyber activity.

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/covid-19-exploited-by-cyber-actors-advisory

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the U.S. and the U.K., a wave of new cyberattacks appears to be taking advantage of the situation in both countries, according to a Reuters report.

https://www.pymnts.com/fraud-attack/2020/state-backed-hackers-playing-on-covid-19-fears-united-states-uk-warn/

Microsoft warned "dozens" of hospitals with vulnerable gateway and VPN software that an infamous ransomware group known as REvil is scanning the internet for such flaws.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252481164/Microsoft-warns-hospitals-of-impending-ransomware-attacks

Videoconferencing application targeted to deliver cryptomining malware to unsuspecting victims

COVID-19 has forced a new way of working onto many of us, but in the rush to adapt the additional cybersecurity risks should not be ignored, says Paul Schwartfeger