Cybercrime

As more projects rely on open source components, IT departments need to keep on top of critical vulnerabilities to ensure they are secure

Email compromise fraud is an increasingly common cyber risk that can result in significant losses and liabilities to targeted organizations and their customers and business partners. Three Canadian courts have considered claims resulting from email compromise fraud. The decisions illustrate the risks associated with email compromise fraud, and provide guidance for managing those risks.

https://www.blg.com/fr/insights/2020/03/managing-the-risks-of-email-compromise-fraud#.XmwBsxxTeHc.twitter

Any company can be a nation-state cyberattack victim. Brush up on the latest and most common nation-state techniques and their implications on the threat landscape of tomorrow.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/How-nation-state-cyberattacks-affect-the-future-of-infosec

Cybereason’s Nocturnus threat research team has uncovered a cyber criminal campaign that weaponises popular hacking tools

Kaspersky discovers two new Android malware modifications that could give hackers control of their victims’ social media accounts

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252479964/Cookie-stealing-trojans-found-lurking-on-Android-phones

Boots has suspended payment through its Advantage Card scheme following a cyber attack.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/18288437.boots-advantage-card-150-000-accounts-targeted-hackers/?ref=twtrec

Fraudsters are working in hyperconnected, global networks.

Cyber extortionists hacked into of the company's suppliers, Visser Precision, and stole the commercial information.

https://news.sky.com/story/spacex-and-tesla-documents-leaked-online-by-hackers-11947792

Singapore remained a hotspot for originating cyber attacks in 2019, with 11 million attacks launched from servers in the city-state

Local authority’s systems are still offline nearly three weeks after being attacked