- 13
- December
- 2021
Critical Security Vulnerability (Log4Shell)
Over the weekend, we became aware of a very serious security vulnerability. We have been working hard to identify the potential software risks to our Clients and you will have been contacted if you are potentially affected. Here’s a summary of the problem from the ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-11/log4shell-techs-race-to-fix-software-flaw/100692876 The good news for our Clients on a […]
read morePhishing Attacks
We are starting to see a sharp increase in successful phishing attacks and are therefore recommending that our customers start increasing their levels of online security. A phishing attack is defined as: the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as […]
read moreAssessing the Onliner Spambot Dump
It has been reported that a massive, 711 million email address “database” has been dumped on the Web: http://www.couriermail.com.au/technology/change-your-email-password-now-if-youre-on-this-list-of-711-million-accounts/news-story/3fecd838cbde75f59b6cad8d7d298f8b http://www.zdnet.com/article/onliner-spambot-largest-ever-malware-campaign-millions/ On further analysis it is a bit of a beat up. Whilst it’s true that there are millions of real email addresses in there, there’s no way of determining if an address has been dumped […]
read moreRansomware Attack “WannaCry”
Over the weekend a massive ransomware cyberattack was launched by malware called “WannaCry” and this is in fact still a current and growing threat. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-14/ransomware-cyberattack-threat-lingers-as-people-return-to-work/8525554 Whilst we were confident our Maintenance systems and anti-malware protection had ensured our customers on Support Agreements were safe from this attack, the scale of the attack prompted us to […]
read moreCryptolocker
Today we have been helping a client recover from a Cryptlocker attack. It is a very nasty piece of malware, also known as Ransomware, that encrypts your files then asks you to pay to have them decrypted. It is nasty enough to also attack network shares so beware in larger networks! The good news is […]
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