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Vulnerabilities in NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Huawei Bootloaders

Six exploits in chipsets used by Huawei, Qualcomm, MediaTek and NVIDIA found in popular Android handsets, according to University of California computer scientists.
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4M Time Warner Cable Records on Misconfigured AWS S3

The S3 buckets, owned by BroadSoft, contained SQL database dumps, code, access logs, customer billing addresses, and phone numbers, belonging to clients Time Warner Cable (TWC).
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Military Contractor Vendor Leaks CVs with AWS S3

Applicants were seeking employment with a private military contractor, TigerSwan, blaming a 3rd party recruitor, TalentPen LLC, for the leak.
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Living with password re-use

We are often told that re-using passwords is dangerous. The idea is simple; if criminals steal your password from one website, they will try and use it on your other online accounts. This could be a really important account, like your email. We…
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US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware

US .gov site was hosting a .zip archive containing JavaScript that with obfuscated PowerShell, downloading a gif file which is a Cerber executable.
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New Locky Variant Strikes Again

Locky is notorious for its effectiveness and profitability. In the last two years, Locky has extorted almost $7.8 million from victims, according to a recent study by Google.
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Revamped Nukebot Malware Changes Targets, Adds Functions

The revamped Nukebot banking trojan has shifted from stealing bankcard data to quietly downloading malicious payloads for web-injects, cryptocurrency mining, and taking screenshots of systems.
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Defray Ransomware Seen Targeting Education, Healthcare Industry

One purported to be from a UK hospital Director of Information Management and Technology, the other appeared to come from the SEA LIFE aquarium, in Birmingham.
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Android Spyware Linked to Chinese SDK Forces Google to Boot 500 Apps

The SDK, called Igexin, was developed by a Chinese company and may have been used to install malware that could, among other things, exfiltrate logs from devices.
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Registration now open for UK Public Sector DNS service

Follow these simple steps so your organisation can use the new UK Public...
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Protective DNS service for the public sector is now live

Back in November, the Chancellor launched the National Cyber Security Strategy. In it, we...
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Maersk Shipping Reports $300M Loss Stemming from NotPetya Attack

Maersk expects losses up to $300m In Q2. They said the loss was due to “significant business interruption” as Maersk had to shutter critical systems infected with malware.
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The long and the short of it

We know that some people are understandably wary about clicking on links when...
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Google Removes Chrome Extension Used in Banking Fraud

Attackers did their homework on their targets, learning via social networks, whom inside an organisation was closely involved in making financial transactions.
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Domains Imitating Popular Banks Spreading Trickbot Banking Trojan

Santander Bank customers should be aware of a spam campaign, spreading the Trickbot banking Trojan. It's coming from domains similar to those used by Santander.
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Juniper Issues Security Alert Tied to Routers and Switches

Affected versions of the Junos OS were 12.1X46, 12.3X48, 15.1X49, 14.2, 15.1, 15.1X53, 16.1 & 16.2. Hardware running the OS include T and MX series routers.
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Penetration testing – what is it and who is it for?

Protecting computer networks is not a ‘set it and forget it’ business. To...
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Penetration Testing

Introduction Penetration testing is a core tool for analysing the security of IT...
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Engineering Firm Leaks Sensitive Data on Dell, SBC and Oracle

A cyber risk analyst at security firm UpGuard, found the data on July 6. Files included schematics that highlighted “potential weak points and trouble in customer electrical systems,” according to a report published Monday by UpGuard.
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Origin stories

As part of Cyber UK, members of the Sociotechnical Security Group were looking to collect...
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Tech Support Scammers Cast a Wider Net

Microsoft Protection Centre is tracking an active phishing campaign. Convincing sites displaying messages with fake warnings and customer service hotlines.
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WannaCry Hero Arrested, One of Two Charged with Distribution of Kronos Malware

Marcus Hutchins, the researcher hailed for his work in blunting the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May, was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas and charged with creating and distributing the Kronos banking malware.
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Pharmaceutical Giant Still Feeling NotPetya’s Sting

Merck, among the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, said in its quarterly earnings report last week that it has still not fully recovered from the June 27 attack.
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End User Devices: VPNs

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a mechanism for securely connecting devices or...
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The dragons are actually not that ferocious…

At CyberUK earlier this year, along with colleagues in DCMS, we ran a Dragons' Den...
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Google Study Quantifies Ransomware Profits

A ransomware study released Google revealed the malware earned criminals $25 million over the past two years.
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Building the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge

Cyber security encompasses a wide range of disciplines, but its relative youth means...
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I'm gonna stop you, little phishie…

Some organisations put a lot of effort into training their staff to detect...
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Diversity in technology: a challenge from the NCSC

Quotes from me noting some of the difficulties that women working in technology...
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Customer success stories at the NCSC

The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted some new additions to the NCSC...