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Abandoned WordPress plugin used by hackers to create backdoors to compromised websites
Description: Researchers at Sucuri have published a blog detailing their recent observations of attackers using an outdated and insecure WordPress plugin to create a backdoor into compromised…
National Cyber Security Centre warns of Russian hackers exploiting unpatched Cisco routers
Description: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), alongside the US National Security Agency, has released a joint advisory detailing the tactics and techniques used by a Russian…
Android Malware ‘Chameleon’ Disguises as Legitimate Banking and Government Apps
Description Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has posted an article raising awareness of a new Android Trojan, ‘Chameleon’, which has been active since the beginning of…
WhatsApp introduces enhanced security features
WhatsApp is a widely used cross-platform messaging application with over 2 billion active users across 180 countries. The app’s popularity can be attributed to its…
Google Chrome Update Released to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day
Affected Systems: Google Chrome/Chromium Web Browser (Windows, Mac and Linux) Description: On the 4th of April, a Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) member discovered a Zero-Day…
Cyber and Fraud Centre launches new service aimed at Scottish SMEs
Scotland’s leading cyber and fraud resilience experts have launched a new service for SMEs looking for a cost-effective way to enhance their cyber security posture….
Cloud Security
Cloud spotting in the past involved us going to a field on a warm sunny day, looking up at the almost clear sky and discussing…
Free handbook offered to SMEs to fight rising levels of cybercrime
A comprehensive new guide has been produced to help SMEs combat the ever-growing threat of cybercrime, by the country’s leading experts in the field –…