Neu Cyber Threats – 15th June 2023

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Neu Cyber Threats – 22nd June 2023

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Neu Cyber Threats – 29th June 2023

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What is a phishing attack?

A phishing attack is a type of cyber attack where a cyber criminal pretends to be someone trustworthy, such as a boss or a reputable company, to trick people into revealing sensitive information or performing harmful actions. Neuways offer phishing awareness training which helps employees to learn how to spot a phishing attack. The article […]

Neu Cyber Threats – 12th January 2023

The Guardian notified the UK’s data privacy watchdog about the security breach following a ransomware attack before Christmas. The publication realised the news of a serious IT breach a few days before Christmas saying the attack had affected parts of the company’s technology infrastructure.

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Neu Cyber Threats – 7th July 2022

Wiltshire Farm Foods is the UK’s largest provider of ready-meals, and there are speculations that a ransomware attack hit them, which caused significant disruption to Meals on Wheels.

Ransomware attacks are always devastating and can greatly damage a company in terms of reputation and finances.

This attack has created issues within supply lines that have had drastic consequences for Meals on Wheels, leaving the elderly potentially without food.

It is important to ensure your supply chain has robust security enforcement. You can perform checks by asking to see your supply chain’s incident response plan and what precautions they take regarding cyber security.

But what about protecting yourselves? Start training your staff to identify phishing attempts, employ a reputable ant-virus/malware, and adopt reasonable backup solutions and incident response.

Neu Cyber Threats – 14th July 2022

Microsoft has released its latest batch of security updates for windows machines; this patch addresses 84 new security flaws spanning a multitude of products.

Of the 84, 4 are rated as critical, and 80 are rated important in their severity level. This patch also resolves two bugs within the Chromium-based Edge browser, one of which rectifies a zero-day vulnerability that was being exploited in the wild.

Security patches are important to apply as they rectify many known vulnerabilities and offer better levels of security; this can be done manually or by allowing the tool to automatically update.

Neu Cyber Threats – 21st July 2022

Last week, Microsoft disclosed many phishing attacks on organisations since September 2021 through hijacked Office 365 accounts that are even protected by MFA (Multifactor Authentication).
An AitM (Adversary-in-the-middle) phishing site is set up, and the attacker will then deploy a proxy server making the intended target connect to a lookalike page designed to harvest the login credentials and MFA token.
Although AitM attacks look to circumvent MFA, it is vital not to underestimate the importance of MFA as it prevents several other attacks and is simple but effective for security. Educating your staff on how to spot phishing emails and what signs to look for is essential. Use tools like KnowBe4 training that provides staff awareness training and sends simulated phishing emails.

Neu Cyber Threats – 28th July 2022

A new piece of malware dubbed the “Swiss Army Knife” due to its modular architecture and capabilities has been recently discovered within the wild.

The malware is used to target Linux machines and employs a previously undetected threat called Lightning Framework. The core module for this framework acts on two tasks, maintaining persistency and establishing a connection to the command-and-control (C2) server, allowing for the ability to fetch commands.

This gives the attacker access to run remote code and traverse the network. It is the fifth malware strain discovered for Linux machines within three months. The other 4 are BDFDoor, Symbiote, Syslogk and OrBit.

To stay protected against this malware, ensure security measures are in place. Deploying network monitoring and using reputable anti-virus systems all assist with defending against attacks like this.