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Cyber Security News – November 2018

Monday 12th November 2018

Welcome to our 2nd Monthly Blog Post where we will be discussing recent Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security and Recent Security Updates for commonly used programs.

WannaCry Hackers Cash Out

Following the WannaCry Cyber Attack which infected thousands of networks across the globe in May 2017 the attackers behind this crime have cashed out all bitcoins.

Earlier in the month over £120,000 in Bitcoins were cashed out to alternative CryptoCurrency wallets.

Despite the recent cash out it is also worth mentioning that a member of the North Korean Hacking Group’ ‘Lazarus Group’ was charged for his part of this Cyber Crime.
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Cyber Security News – September 2018

Monday 24th September 2018

Welcome to our first Monthly Blog Post where we will be discussing recent Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security and Recent Security Updates for commonly used programs.

 

Google Chrome HTTPS Update

Google Chrome have recently rolled out an update across all there browsers & apps that will label any site without a valid SSL Certificate as ‘Unsecure’. The warning will apply to all internet facing websites as well as all private intranet websites.

Unsecure Websites are insecure for various reasons such as:

  • Customer information, like credit card numbers is NOT encrypted and can be intercepted.
  • Visitors can not verify the identity of the website

 

Moving forward CCN recommends all users to NOT access any websites that are prompted as ‘Unsecure’ to ensure your own safety

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