Sunday, 21 December 2025

A new industry report by Blueliv, an Outpost24 company, has deep dived into the evolving threat landscape that is surrounding the financial services sector. Using advanced threat intelligence gathered by Blueliv’s Threat Compass; the ‘Follow the Money’ report reveals the main cyber threats and the culprits behind these malicious attacks to forewarn these vital institutions. The report also provides guidance for organisations within the financial services sector on how to tackle these challenges.

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Nearly one in eight children in the UK say their online life harms their school work according to a survey by The Children’s Society. 

 

The survey is among the evidence considered in the national charity’s new report, Net Gains? Young People’s Digital Lives and Well-Being.  

It found 13% of young people aged 10-17 said their life online had a ‘mostly negative’ impact on their school work, including homework, while 37% said it had a ‘mixed impact’ with both positive and negatives. In contrast, 35% reported a ‘mostly positive’ impact, while 16% said there was ‘no impact’. 

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Analysis by: Lloyd Macrohon and Rodel Mendrez

Since the return of the Qakbot Trojan in early September 2021, especially through SquirrelWaffle malicious spam campaigns, we’ve received a few Qakbot samples to analyze from our Trustwave DFIR and Global Threats Operations teams.

Qakbot is a banking Trojan that has been around since 2007. It has been continually developed, with new capabilities introduced such as lateral movement, the ability to exfiltrate email and browser data, and to install additional malware. One new skill is to insert encrypted data into the registry. One of the requests we received from Trustwave’s DFIR and Global Threats Operations teams is for us to decrypt the registry data that Qakbot created.  We duly jumped into this task, and, as it was a bit of fun, decided to blog about it.

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  1. CSS Assure appoints information security specialist as part of growth plans
  2. MekongNet & IPification Launche Next Generation One-Click Mobile Authentication with Enhanced Security in Cambodia
  3. ThycoticCentrify Secret Server Further Enhances Industry-Recognized Usability with Automated and Simplified Secrets Management
  4. NHS Digital fail to ‘Track and Trace’ more than 300 Laptops
  5. DigiCert Acquires IoT Cybersecurity Provider Mocana
  6. Royal Navy assumes command of key NATO task force
  7. The Rise of a New Analytics Hero in 2022
  8. ReliaQuest Expands Global Footprint with New Office in Pune, India
  9. Veganuary: Sodexo reports a steady increase in uptake of vegan and vegetarian meals
  10. UK warship passes 1,000-day milestone keeping Middle East sea lanes open
  11. Experts Comment: Hackers Target Over 100 Real Estate Websites with Credit Card Skimmer Attack
  12. DarkPulse Inc. Announces Plan for an IPO of its Subsidiary, Optilan, on the New York Stock Exchange
  13. COMMON PEOPLES OF THE WORLD, GO GRAB YOUR COPY OF "BE A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE WORLD: A MESSAGE TO YOUNG BRITAIN" RIGHT NOW ON AMAZON!
  14. Navy’s Covid efforts recognised in New Year’s Honours
  15. Digital Security by Design reinforced through new Government National Cyber Strategy



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