Natural language processing (NLP, a form of machine learning) is being used to write spearphishing emails at scale. Normally an unappealingly labour-intensive task, researchers have shown that using the algorithm outstrips the capabilities of any team of human cybercriminals, and proves that putting all the work in is worth the effort. In a limited test, […]
Low-level cyber criminals are trying to get in on the act, using ransomware as a service, where hackers do the work in exchange for a cut of the profits for ne’er-do-wells with little or no idea about how to commit the crime themselves.. One particular unsophisticated, clumsy and amateurish ransomware campaign attempts to fool employees into […]
According to Bloomberg, President Joe Biden is meeting the CEOs of some of the biggest tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and JP Morgan at the White House today to discuss cyber security and in particular the rising threat of ransomware attacks and data leaks. The high level confab is prompted by a slew […]
Cyvatar, based in Fareham, Hampshire and Orange County, California, is making ransomware protection accessible to all via a monthly subscription model. The company has received more than $12 million in funding in the eight months since it opened for business. In September 2020, it received $3 million from Bill Wood Ventures followed by a further […]
A new report by cyber security and data analytics firm CybSafe shows that ransomware attacks in the UK doubled in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, with almost a quarter of the incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) relating to ransomware attacks, up from just over 10% […]
This Unilad video on Facebook by a young Canadian VFX artist gives us a great behind-the-scenes look at how he created four simple but effective illusions using compositing software, some of it free and open source.