Cybercrime

Two related ad fraud malware programs, recently discovered in 34 trojanised Android applications, have already been downloaded roughly 102 million times from the Google Play store, researchers reported.

https://www.scmagazineuk.com/trojanised-apps-containing-ad-fraud-malware-downloaded-102m-times/article/1593835

Cryptomining malware designed to evade detection is capable of invading every device in targeted companies, researchers warn

The level of cooperation between high-profile cyber threat groups has shifted up a gear, enabling a higher level of automation and making attribution more difficult, research shows

How to improve cyber security within your organisation - quickly, easily and at low cost.

A new Telefónica security service for business shows that phishing is the most-blocked threat and smaller businesses are a popular attack target in the first two months of deployment

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252468231/Phishing-top-security-threat-to-business

New data released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shown that small businesses in the UK are facing 10,000 cyberattacks per day and costing them as much as £4.5 billion per year.

https://xqcyber.com/cyberscore/show/cyberattacks-costing-uk-smes-ps4-5-billion-a-year-and-more-financial-sector-faux-pas-discovered-after-capital-one-breach

A recent report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has revealed that the vast majority of the UK’s universities, including Oxford, have failed to take recommended precautionary steps to protect students from crime online, and this particularly threatens new students around results day.

https://cherwell.org/2019/08/11/cybersecurity-risk-posed-to-incoming-students/

Criminals are exploiting firms’ use of online feedback methods to distribute spam and phishing emails, security researchers warn

Vectra 2019 Spotlight report shows recent ransomware attacks cast a wider net to ensnare cloud, datacentre and enterprise infrastructures

London, 6.08.2019 – The Barclays Consumer Spending index out today highlights a contraction in consumer spending, with growth hindered by declines in petrol and supermarket expenditure. This comes after what was a record quarter for the online retailing sector, signposting changing consumer habits and the rise of ecommerce, with customers valuing the convenience of transacting on digital devices at the click of a button.

https://www.internationalsupermarketnews.com/rising-consumer-spending-a-catalyst-for-increased-ecommerce-fraud/