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PyPI to send 4,000 security keys to ‘critical projects’

11 July 2022PyPI to send 4,000 security keys to ‘critical projects’Google is providing Titan Security Keys to maintainers of projects in top 1% of downloads

Pegasus spyware used to snoop on Catalan politicians

19 April 2022Pegasus spyware used to snoop on Catalan politicians#CatalanGate

Infosec skills gap widens in all regions bar Asia-Pacific

26 October 2021Infosec skills gap widens in all regions bar Asia-PacificOverall worldwide shortfall shrinks 400k to 2.7m unfilled positions

Fake WhatsApp backup message delivers malware to Spanish speakers’ devices

23 September 2021Fake WhatsApp backup message delivers malware to Spanish speakers’ devicesThe trojan horse in Spain is nothing but a pain

Eight arrests made as Eurojust dismantles €2m phishing fraud

12 July 2021Eight arrests made as Eurojust dismantles €2m phishing fraud

EU security strategy

Coronavirus and supply chain attacks have highlighted a ‘lack of coordination’ among member states24 March 2021EU security strategyCoronavirus and supply chain attacks have highlighted a ‘lack of coordination’ among member states

Detection, deflection, suppression

The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s Peter Cassidy on shared threat intelligence and finding the antidote to cybercrime28 October 2020Detection, deflection, suppressionThe Anti-Phishing Working Group’s Peter Cassidy on shared threat intelligence and finding the antidote to cybercrime

Babycare retailer Windeln.de flags data exposure incident

16 September 2020Babycare retailer Windeln.de flags data exposure incidentE-commerce firm admits customer records were left on public-facing ElasticSearch server

Adversary emulation

ATTPwn helps you to identify security holes before attackers do05 August 2020Adversary emulationATTPwn helps you to identify security holes before attackers do

Spanish state railway company Adif hit by REvil ransomware attack

24 July 2020Spanish state railway company Adif hit by REvil ransomware attackAttackers threaten to release personal data

RDP attacks skyrocket amid Covid-19 lockdown

11 May 2020RDP attacks skyrocket amid Covid-19 lockdownRemote network access technology thrown even further towards the frontline

Europol issues warning over rise in SIM-swap attacks

Police efforts ‘gearing up’ against SIM hijackers13 March 2020Europol issues warning over rise in SIM-swap attacksPolice efforts ‘gearing up’ against SIM hijackers

WordPress Terror

Researchers discover a massive 5,000 security flaws in buggy plugins11 March 2020WordPress TerrorResearchers discover a massive 5,000 security flaws in buggy plugins

Global telcos ramp up threat detection capabilities with intel-sharing initiative

20 February 2020Global telcos ramp up threat detection capabilities with intel-sharing initiativeFirst-of-its-kind collaboration will see global telcos share malware samples and IOCs

Double Dutch

Netherlands tops GDPR breach report index for second year running20 January 2020Double DutchNetherlands tops GDPR breach report index for second year running

Spanish security firm Prosegur hit by Ryuk ransomware

29 November 2019Spanish security firm Prosegur hit by Ryuk ransomwareProsegur reports information security incident now contained

Spanish radio broadcaster and IT services firm laid low by ransomware

05 November 2019Spanish radio broadcaster and IT services firm laid low by ransomwareGovernment issues general warning amid speculation about targeted attack

Spanish police arrest three in $11.9m BEC fraud probe

24 October 2019Spanish police arrest three in $11.9m BEC fraud probeSuspects alleged to have hijacked email accounts and requested fraudulent transfers

‘Biggest cyber-swindler in the history of Spain’ suspect arrested

10 July 2019‘Biggest cyber-swindler in the history of Spain’ suspect arrestedAlleged cybercriminal made $336k per month through fake stores and ATM fraud

Spain on the front line of election security ahead of EU-wide polls

25 April 2019Spain on the front line of election security ahead of EU-wide pollsCombating disinformation and election meddling, one bot at a time