Under proposed UK government plans, ransomware payments will be banned for schools, the NHS, and local councils. This forms part of a crackdown on cyber attacks, with proposals to make payment reports to the government mandatory for private companies and the potential for such payments to be blocked if made to sanctioned groups or foreign states. The proposals also include an incident reporting regime and a “targeted” ban on public sector payments.
Qualys uncovers large-scale Murdoc Botnet campaign
The Murdoc Botnet, a new element of the Mirai campaign, is targeting IoT devices worldwide. Uncovered by Qualys, the botnet targets vulnerabilities in AVTECH cameras
