UK’s critical national infrastructure including finance, schools, hospitals, transportation systems, and even central government are at risk from cyber attacks by criminal gangs endorsed by Russia, Iran, and North Korea, warns Martin Riley, security director at Bridewell Consulting. Meanwhile, UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy reports the UK is unprepared to handle a massive ransomware attack that could cause severe disruption and political instability. It suggests moving responsibility for tackling such threats to the Cabinet Office.
WordPress users targeted by devious new credit card skimmer malware
E-commerce websites running on WordPress are being targeted by cybercriminals who are inserting malicious JavaScript code to steal payment information, Sucuri cyber security researchers have