Cybercrime

Anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative says it has prevented more than £86m in ransom payments as it marks its third anniversary, which coincides with a resurgence in ransomware in many parts of the world

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467409/86-million-reasons-to-support-No-More-Ransom

A 25-year old man from Bradford has been arrested on suspicion of committing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and fraud offences, following the recent cyber incident affecting Lancaster University.

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/updated-statement-on-lancaster-university-cyber-incident

For most people, emails are an easy and harmless way to communicate in the workplace, but they could also be a security disaster waiting to happen

https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/How-IT-pros-are-building-resilience-against-email-security-threats

Mobile banking malware surged in the first half of the year, email scams geared up and attacks on cloud increased, while illicit cryptocurrency miners declined, report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467340/Mobile-banking-malware-surges-in-2019

UK university cyber security is once again under the spotlight after Lancaster University reveals that it has been targeted by a phishing attack used to send fake invoices

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467214/Phishing-attack-highlights-cyber-security-need-at-universities

Cyber crime cost the global economy £2.3m every minute in 2018, reveals a report aimed at defining the scale of cyber attacks taking place over the internet

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467285/Internet-crime-costs-global-economy-23m-a-minute

Despite a global decrease in the volume of malware in the past year, ransomware is surging once again, and the UK is one of the worst-hit countries, a report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467257/Global-malware-down-but-ransomware-up-with-UK-hard-hit

Big technology firms have pledged their support for UK investment in an initiative to “design out” of new tech the most damaging cyber security threats

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252467120/Big-tech-firms-back-UK-cyber-security-initiative

Lateral phishing is a growing type of account takeover that has enabled attackers to target more than 100,000 people by hijacking just 154 email accounts

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252466945/Lateral-phishing-used-to-attack-organisations-on-global-scale

UK firms investing in the latest cyber security products and services risk this being undermined by poor security practices, a survey reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252466953/UK-poor-cyber-security-practice-undermining-controls