A few weeks ago, customers of one the UK’s top fast-food brands, Subway, took to social media to complain about suspicious emails they have been receiving from them. Users have stated they have received an email from the fast-food chain which claims to be an order confirmation email. Links within these emails have been reported[…]
California based cyber security company FireEye was set up in 2004 and specialises in investigating cyber-attacks against companies all over the world. In the past few days, however, the CEO Kevin Madia has announced the company has fallen victim to an alleged ‘State Sponsored’ cyber-attack. FireEye says that the attack was done by a “highly[…]
Apple’s new macOS Big Sur has a new feature that allows many of its own apps to bypass firewalls and VPNs. This is a big concern as it could potentially open opportunities for malware to exploit access to personal/sensitive data stored on a user’s system and transmit to remote servers. This issue was spotted a[…]
A cyber security research company discovered approximately 75,000 deleted data files after buying only 100 USB drives on an internet auction site. Some of the USB drives contained deleted data files including passwords and images with embedded location data. Other deleted data that was found included contracts and bank statements. These files could be exploited[…]
A vast array of support schemes have been introduced to help individuals and businesses struggling financially during these uncertain times. Unfortunately, individuals have been abusing the schemes causing an increase in fraudulent activity such as cybersecurity scams where fraudsters and hackers take advantage of the pandemic. This has resulted in a new Covid Fraud Hotline[…]
So called hacking group “Darkside hackers” have claimed that they have extorted millions of dollars from large profitable companies. Their reason for this; however, may not be what you expect. They say that they want to “make the world a better place.” This mysterious group of now dubbed ‘Robin Hood’ hackers are donating stolen money[…]
Security experts are warning shoppers that there may be a high spike of phishing activity to capitalize on the Amazon Prime Day promotions. Amazon Prime Day is the biggest promotional event of the year for the e-commerce giant. It is larger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined in terms of money spent. This, however[…]