Cybercrime

Cyber criminals are moving away from mass, high-profile attacks to one’s stealthy and more subtle – as well as attacks targeting systems typically used in critical infrastructure

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447650/Cyber-attackers-switching-to-covert-tactics

Security researchers discover new campaign using two malicious links to double the chances of infection, which is believed to be linked to a notorious cybercrime group

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447829/Cobalt-cyber-heist-group-mounts-new-campaign

Cybercriminals have become increasingly adept at tricking telecoms into granting them access to customer's phones.

https://www.itproportal.com/features/mobile-operators-must-take-more-responsibility-over-our-phone-security/

With billions of vulnerable devices, no regulation, a huge attack surface and vast quantities of personal data, IoT checks every box on a cybercriminal's Christmas wish-list.

https://www.itproportal.com/features/evolution-of-fraud-in-the-iot-era/

Phishing continues to proliferate

http://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295002449

A growing majority of Britons prefer shopping online to visiting a high street store, despite a widespread belief that fraud is an inevitable risk, according to new research published by payment services provider Paysafe.

https://www.cashlady.com/news/britons-see-online-fraud-as-inevitable-are-we-too-relaxed/

Each year Safer Internet Day gets bigger and bigger with 45% of young people hearing about the day in 2018.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/safer-internet-day-2019-%E2%80%93-save-date-tuesday-5th-february

Superdrug has warned its online customers to change their passwords after criminals claimed to have obtained their personal details.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45265601

A lone hacker told the retailer that it had stolen user's personal information and demanded a ransom, but was it all a bluff?

https://www.computerworlduk.com/security/curious-case-of-superdrug-hack-3682719/

Retail and finance remain the top cyber-attack targets, but the second quarter also saw a spike in attacks against the manufacturing industry and an increase in remote desktop attacks

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252447206/Retail-and-finance-top-cyber-targets