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Major incident declared as Merseyside hospitals hit by cyber attack
News The incident, which has led to cancelled appointments, is just the latest in a series of attacks on healthcare organizations
Security agencies issue fresh warning over encryption-less ransomware
News Experts say encryption-less attacks use less time and reduce the risk of being detected on the victims networks
Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery, retail, and hospitality firms
News An attack on the supply chain management specialist has caused disruption at Starbucks, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons
‘Adversary in the middle attacks’ are becoming hackers’ go-to method to bypass MFA
News Microsoft has warned businesses to be wary of an industry-wide shift in phishing tactics to get around MFA
Finastra breach puts file transfer security in the spotlight, says expert
News The attack follows news of a similar vulnerability at MOVEit which attackers sought to exploit
Firms warned to beware of fake IT workers
News SentinelLabs has uncovered a network of front companies supplying North Korean remote workers under false identities
US authorities arrest five alleged members of Scattered Spider collective
News The five alleged Scattered Spider operatives are accused of attacking major organizations with sophisticated phishing scams and stealing $11 million in cryptocurrency
How to create a secure password policy
In-depth Passwords don’t need to be changed every year – and three random words are better than lots of characters, according to the latest NIST guidance
