Hackers are believed to have compromised the accounts of approximately 26,500 National Lottery players. Camelot, a company which operates the Lottery, launched an investigation after it detected suspicious activity on a small fraction of its 9.5 million registered online players. So far, the firm has determined that the hackers did…
Scammers are using YouTube videos to advertise phishing templates secretly equipped with backdoors that send stolen information to the authors. Researchers at security firm Proofpoint found numerous YouTube videos with links to phishing kits and templates. A simple search for “PayPal scama” alone yielded more than 100,000 results. Each of…
Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places are convenient, but more often than not, these connections aren’t secure. When using a hotspot, it’s best to send information only to websites that are fully encrypted. You can be confident a hotspot is secure only if…
We all know that passwords are the first line of defence in protecting our accounts. Furthermore, we all know we should have a different password for each of our logins. However, people fear creating various different passwords and not being able to remember them all. If a user forgets their…
Attackers placed fraudulent orders on the food app Deliveroo by reusing customers’ passwords stolen in other breaches to gain access to their accounts. Created in 2013, Deliveroo allows members to search for all nearby locations that offer certain kinds of food. Customers can then place an order at any of…
In case you’re not aware what Black Friday is, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and this is when both online and in-store retailers cut prices, provide special offers and discounts on many of their products and services. In recent years the UK market has also jumped on board to offer…
Attackers stole the information from than 130,000 customers in a data breach that affected Three UK, a telecommunications and Internet service provider. On 17 November, the media company confirmed the data breach after its security teams detected suspicious activity in a system responsible for managing customers’ mobile device upgrades. Three…
You, as a user, are the most crucial form of defence when it comes to protecting your organisation and its customers against fraudsters. A company will face countless attacks from criminals who are attempting to steal sought after cardholder data and use it for fraudulent purposes. Ensuring that you remain…
This final installment of the two-part blog on Brexit and GDPR will look at compliance and accountability, what Brexit means for businesses in the UK and where we are now with GDPR. Read the first installment here. GDPR – Delivering Compliance & Accountability Compliance with GDPR requires definitive identification of…
This is the first part of a two-part blog piece on GDPR and Brexit. This first piece focuses on what exactly GDPR is, how it will affect Brexit and what we can expect as part of the new regulation. Read the second installment here. GDPR – What is it? In some…
The United Kingdom’s home secretary Amber Rudd has signed an order for the extradition of hacker Lauri Love to the United States. Rudd signed the order on 14 November after Love lost the challenge to avoid extradition to the United States. The Home Office says Rudd arrived at her decision…
Malware developers have designed a new sample of ransomware that customizes its ransom note with various details about its victims. Bijay Limbu Senihang of the IT security firm Rigo Technology recalls his first impressions when he came upon the malware: “At first, we thought this is just another variant of…
We at Metacompliance kicked off European Cyber Security Month (ECSM) 2016 by discussing how users can improve their security in banking and other aspects of their digital lives. Our recommendations included looking out for suspicious emails, exercising restraint on social media, and never logging into a bank account while connected to public Wi-Fi. It’s…
Cyber security is becoming the latest trend. We’ve all read about the TalkTalk, Dropbox and Yahoo breaches, and this means that they will only be on the rise in the near future. As human beings, we are wired to make mistakes, therefore it is only necessary that you educate your…
GDPR, or officially, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 will come into force on the 25th of May 2018. To rephrase – this means that you now have less than nineteen months to get ready for what is the biggest shakeup in Data Protection in the last decade. Therefore companies, their employees and…