threat updates
UK
The UK’s Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000
for sending out thousands of
unsolicited text messages in the run
up to the 2016 EU referendum.
An ICO investigation found that
Vote Leave sent 196,154 text
messages promoting the aims of the
Leave campaign with the majority
containing a link to its website.
The investigation also found that
Vote Leave was unable to provide
evidence that the people who
received the messages had given
their consent; a key requirement of
electronic marketing law.
GLOBAL
Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company,
released its Cloud Application Attack Snapshot: Q1 2019
research, which examined more than 100,000 cloud application
attacks aimed at global organisations between September 2018
and February 2019.
Overall, targeting attempts increased by 65% during that time
period with 40% originating in Nigeria. China was the second
most prevalent country of origin, with 26% of attacks originating
from Chinese IP addresses.
Cloud application attacks use intelligence driven brute-force
techniques (to crack passwords) and sophisticated phishing
methods to lure victims into clicking and revealing their
authentication credentials to break into cloud applications
including Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite.
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