Coronavirus compels companies to embrace remote working   As the working week got underway in the UK, executives were typically answering calls from home as they and their teams shifted to remote working. Several of the world’s largest companies have already told office workers around the globe to stay at home, including Ford, General Motors…

The Coronavirus is Already Taking Effect on Cyber Security   Cynet has revealed new data, showing that the Coronavirus now has a significant impact on information security and that the crisis is actively exploited by threat actors. The Coronavirus is hitting hard on the world’s economy, creating a high volume of uncertainty within organizations. Cynet…

Coronavirus: How hackers are preying on fears of Covid-19   Security experts say a spike in email scams linked to coronavirus is the worst they have seen in years. Cyber-criminals are targeting individuals as well as industries, including aerospace, transport, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare and insurance. Phishing emails written in English, French, Italian, Japanese, and Turkish…

Millions of websites put at risk after encryption fault Let's Encrypt has revoked over three million TLS certificates. The Let's Encrypt project has announced that it will revoke more than three million TLS certificates after a bug was discovered in its Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) code. The bug impacts the server software used by Let's Encrypt, called…

Virgin Media data breach exposes nearly one million customer details Database misconfiguration compromised phone numbers and email addresses. Virgin Media has reported a data breach affecting 900,000 customers, caused by a failure to secure a marketing database. The company says the incident was not due to a cyberattack, but rather a misconfigured database which left personal details…

Over $140 million handed over to ransomware attackers Ryuk was the most profitable ransomware family over the past six years By analyzing bitcoin wallets and ransom notes, the FBI has determined that cybercrime victims paid over $140m to ransomware operators over the past six years. At this year's RSA security conference, FBI Special Agent Joel DeCapua presented…