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Following the participation of the UK in the recent air strikes on the chemical weapons facilities in Syria, a great deal of political and media speculation has been focusing on the possibility of Russian retaliation in the form of cyber attacks. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced that the UK must take “every possible precaution” to […]

Cryptocurrency has been one of the biggest themes of 2018, and with it has come a string of malware targeted at users, traders, exchanges, and everything in between. Over the course of March, there were several different cryptomining campaigns detected, all with different modus operandi. A large-scale cryptomining operation, which has infected more than 30,000

With just 78 days remaining until the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, we are anticipating a notable surge in activity across the gambling sector. The World Cup is by some margin the most significant sports gambling event in the world; spectators across the globe will be following the games intently, and

As has been noted in numerous places, the significant price rise in both Bitcoin and Altcoins (like Monero and Ethereum) that took place over the course of 2016 and 2017 has driven many in the cybercriminal fraternity to completely ditch ransomware and other malware to focus exclusively on cryptominers. By the end of 2017, 2.7

In the run-up to the FIFA World Cup, which takes place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, we will be publishing a series of articles focusing on the challenges which British organisations and individuals might face when operating in or travelling to the country this year. While we will concentrate primarily on

With the billions of passwords floating around and password re-use attacks forever on the rise, it is time for everyone to consider multi-factor authentication. Recently, a Google engineer revealed that 90% of active Gmail accounts do not make use of two-factor authentication (2FA) even though they offer a free service. Yet, if we look at

The attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury on 4 March has been widely attributed to Russia – not least by the UK government. Confirming that the nerve agent used was Novichok, which was developed by the Soviet Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced to Parliament on 12

The visit to London last week by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman drew well publicised protests, with hundreds of people gathering outside Downing Street to demonstrate against UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Riyadh’s military actions in Yemen, where thousands of civilians have been killed. Meanwhile, hacktivists claimed cyber attacks on the Bank

Hacking is often portrayed in the media as an elite technical activity, undertaken by highly-skilled individuals. While this is certainly the case at the most advanced levels, the availability of easy-to-use tools and scripts is increasingly lowering the barrier to entry for novice hackers. Admittedly, this is not a new phenomenon. Popular pen testing suite