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Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2023
Russia-linked hackers target Ukrainian military with Infamous Chisel Android malware

Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre and international partners reported that Russia-linked threat actors are using a new malware to target the Ukrainian military Government experts attribute the attack to the Russian military intelligence service the GRU. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2023
UK NCSC warns of spear-phishing attacks from Russia-linked and Iran-linked groups

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals. The UK agency reported ongoing spear-phishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2022
UK NCSC govt agency is scanning the Internet for flawed devices in the UK

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced that is scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities. The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the United Kingdom for vulnerabilities. The UK agency aims at secure these devices reporting the discovered vulnerabilities to their owners. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2022
NCSC warns UK entities of potential destructive cyberattacks from Russia

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urges organizations to improve cybersecurity due to the risk of imminent destructive cyberattacks from Russia-linked APT groups. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging organizations to improve their cybersecurity posture due to the imminent risk of destructive cyber-attacks from Russian state-sponsored threat actors after recent attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2022
UK NCSC is going to release Nmap scripts to find unpatched vulnerabilities

The UK NCSC cybersecurity agency is going to release a collection of NMAP scripts that can allow defenders to find unpatched vulnerabilities. The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced the release of NMAP Scripting Engine scripts that can help defenders to scan their infrastructure to find and fix unpatched vulnerabilities impacting them. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2022
UK NCSC shares guidance for organizations to secure their communications with customers

UK NCSC has published new guidance for organizations to secure their communications with customers via SMS or phone calls. UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has published new guidance for organizations for combatting telephone and SMS fraud. This guide aims at protecting their customers from fraudulent activities, while also ensuring that their SMS and telephone […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2021
NCSC is not aware of ransomware attacks compromising UK orgs through Microsoft Exchange bugs

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urges UK organizations to install the patches for the recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organizations to install security patches for their Microsoft Exchange installs. The UK agency revealed to have helped UK organisations to secure their installs, around […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 20, 2020
NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. The British security agency is urging the institutions in the industry to follow the recommendations […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2020
QSnatch malware infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices

US and UK cybersecurity agencies issued a joint advisory about the spread of QSnatch Data-Stealing Malware that already infected over 62,000 QNAP NAS devices. The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a joint advisory about a massive ongoing campaign spreading the QSnatch data-stealing malware. The malicious code […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2020
Nation-state actors are targeting UK universities to steal info on COVID-19 research

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of cyber attacks against UK universities and scientific institutes involved in COVID-19 research.  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned of targeted attacks against UK universities and scientific facilities that are involved in the COVID-19 research.  The NCSC reported that nation-state actors are carrying out cyber […]