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Bandai Namco finally confirms massive cyber attack
News AlphV/BlackCat claims "data is coming soon" to its deep web blog in a suspected double-extortion ransomware attack
Microsoft unveils wide-scale phishing campaign that circumvents MFA
News More than 10,000 organisations have been targeted using the convincing adversary-in-the-middle attack method
Actively exploited zero-day and four 'critical' vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday
News The month's list of 84 bug fixes has been branded "boring" by some experts but should be welcome news to security personnel
Microsoft makes Windows Autopatch generally available to enterprise users
News First announced in April, the feature has been met with confusion from the industry
Microsoft confirms VBA macro backtrack is only "temporary"
News More details on the project's timeline will be revealed but there is still no details on the feedback that prompted Microsoft to reverse the change in the first place
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Experts bemoan Microsoft’s 'terrible' backtrack on blocking VBA macros
News Experts express bewilderment over the decision to reverse the long-overdue macro block, as fears mount that cyber criminals can take advantage
Why are ransomware gangs pivoting to Rust?
In-depth The developer-favourite language is fast becoming a delight for ransomware criminals
Apple launching Lockdown Mode with iOS 16
News Apple breaks its bug bounty record with $2 million top prize, alongside $10 million grant funding, as it launches industry-first protections for highly targeted individuals
Amazon's use of third-party seller data to be investigated by CMA
News The investigation follows an almost identical one currently being carried out by the European Commission after the company was previously charged over similar practices by the European authority in 2020
Russia-linked state-sponsored hackers launch fresh attacks by abusing latest red team tool
News Researchers said the new tool has evaded the detection of many leading security products and is quickly growing in popularity
NCSC concerned for UK cyber experts burning out over Russia-Ukraine cyber war
News The nation's cyber authority has provided organisations with advice on how to deal with an extended period of heightened threat
Government and Deloitte-backed cyber security startup accelerator returns for second intake
News The Cyber Runway accelerator is accepting its second cohort with its support programme placing special focus on sustainability and diversity
Latest LockBit ransomware strain 'strikingly similar' to BlackMatter
News Experts have got their hands on the latest ransomware program from LockBit with "large portions of the code" ripped straight from the scariest strains of yesteryear
Security experts 'concerned' over compromise of British Army's social media accounts
News For a number of hours on Sunday evening, the British Army's Twitter and YouTube accounts were peddling NFTs
GDPR and the cloud
In-depth We take a look at the core areas you need to consider to be GDPR compliant whilst using the cloud
Raspberry Pi launches next-gen Pico W microcontroller with networking support
News It comes with Wi-Fi connectivity for the first time, opening up a variety of projects for developers
Actively exploited server backdoor remains undetected in most organisations' networks
News Kaspersky researchers identified a growing trend of implanting highly stealthy backdoors in the servers belonging to the most powerful organisations
Macmillan Publishers hit by apparent cyber attack as systems are forced offline
News Experts believe the cause of the days-long outage to be the result of ransomware, though the company has not yet confirmed the nature of the attack
Businesses urged to abandon Microsoft Exchange legacy authentication earlier than planned
News Basic Auth will be turned off by Microsoft in October, but CISA wants all organisations to migrate from the vulnerable method as soon as possible
The top programming languages you need to learn for 2023
In-depth With hundreds of coding languages out there, which ones will earn you the most?
