Industry Reactions to Norsk Hydro Breach: Feedback Friday

Article by Eduard Kovacs – Security Week 22 March 2019 Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro has been hit by a serious ransomware attack that caused disruptions at some of its plants and forced the company to turn to manual processes to fulfill customer orders. The attack appears to have involved file-encrypting ransomware known as LockerGoga. However, Norsk […]

Online financial fraud climbed 27% in 2018 as cybercriminals made off with £393m

Article by Luke Christou – Verdict 21 March 2019 While physical credit card fraud continues to decline, last year saw a sharp increase in the amount of money stolen through online financial fraud incidents. According to a new report titled Fraud: The Facts 2019 published by financial services trade association UK Finance, consumers in the United Kingdom […]