A security consultant has warned that gangs operating with the approval of Vladimir Putin, and operatives supported by Iran and North Korea, pose risks to the UK’s critical national infrastructure. Martin Riley, director of managed security services at Bridewell, said ransomware attacks could have a devastating impact on public services. Research shows that UK organisations experienced a 62% increase in such attacks between 2022-2023.
Microsoft warns of new remote access trojan targeting crypto wallets
Microsoft has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) called StilachiRAT that targets 20 cryptocurrency wallet extensions in the Google Chrome browser. The malware can
