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Daily Report - 07/11/2019 - Spanish companies targeted by ransomware attacks

7th November 2019 - 10:16

Dear MCERT Members, 

One of the largest IT consulting companies in Spain, Everis, recently suffered a targeted ransomware attack, forcing t... Read more

Daily Report - 06/11/2019 – James Fisher and Sons Fall Victim to a Significant Cyber Attack

6th November 2019 - 10:59

Dear MCERT Members,

There are confirmed reports that UK marine engineering firm James Fisher and Sons (JFS) have suffered from a Cyber Atta... Read more

Daily Report – 05.11.2019 – Google Zero Day Vulnerability Exploit

5th November 2019 - 09:13

Dear MCERT Members,

Last Thursday, Google announced a zero-day vulnerability for their Chrome product that may have been exploited to deliv... Read more

Daily Report – 04/11/2019 - Office 365 Phishing Campaign Lures Employees in with Proposed Pay Rises

4th November 2019 - 10:58

Dear MCERT Members,

A cyber research team from a US-based cyber security company claims to have uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign ori... Read more

Daily Report - 01/11/2019 - Nuclear Power Corp of India Detects Malware in its Systems

1st November 2019 - 13:14

Dear MCERT Members,

Reports have emerged of a virus being discovered on the systems of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India. The ma... Read more

Daily Report – 31/10/2019 – Xhelper Android Malware reinstalls itself even after Factory Reset

31st October 2019 - 09:36

Dear MCERT Members,

Over the past few months, a new piece of malware has been discovered which hides on infected devices and can reportedl... Read more

Daily Report – 30/10/2019 - Cyber Attack on Asian Ports Could Cost $110 Billion

30th October 2019 - 11:14

Dear MCERT Members,

A report originating from a London based insurance market has forecast that a Cyber attack against Asian ports could ca... Read more

Daily Report – 29/10/2019 - Newly Discovered MedusaLocker Ransomware

29th October 2019 - 10:05

Dear MCERT Members,

MedusaLocker is a new ransomware that gained the attention of the MalwareHunterTeam in late September, when it started... Read more

Daily Report - 28/10/2019 – New PHP Flaw Can Leave NGINX Servers Vulnerable

28th October 2019 - 13:55

Dear MCERT Members,

A vulnerability has been discovered that allows attackers to remotely hack sites operating on NGINX servers. The vulner... Read more

Daily Report – 25/10/2019 - Rise of Malicious Apps Evading Security Measures Puts the Emphasis on Organisations to Tackle the Problem

25th October 2019 - 13:46

Dear MCERT Members,

Malicious applications are ‘apps’ that attempt to appear legitimate, offering useful services to convince users to down... Read more