{"id":4581,"date":"2024-02-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.argusgpi.com\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2024-05-09T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:26:06","slug":"cyberinsights-for-290224","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/cyberinsights-for-290224\/","title":{"rendered":"CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intel for Thursday, 29 February 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gibraltar: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 07:00 CET<\/p>\n

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …<\/strong>
\nWritten & Curated By\u00a0Iain Fraser \u2013 Cybersecurity Journalist,<\/a>
\nIainFRASER.net\/CYBERInsights<\/a>
\nDaily Cyber Insights<\/a>
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Good morning from CYBERInsights<\/strong> – Gibraltar. Today’s selection of the key news & intel directly affecting European based SMEs<\/strong> for Thursday, 29 February 2024 including:<\/p>\n

1. SME CYBER THREAT INTEL<\/strong>: Morphisec Threat Labs have recently discovered multiple indicators of attacks leading to threat actor UAC-0184. The discovery shines a light on the notorious IDAT loader delivering the Remcos Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to a Ukrainian entity based
\nin Finland. Learn More \/…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2.DATA BREACHES:<\/strong> Has your SME<\/strong> Data been compromised in an “unrelated” Data Breach? Introducing Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) – HIBP
\nis a free resource for anyone to quickly assess if they may have been put at risk due to an online account of theirs having been compromised or “pwned” in a data breach. Learn More \/…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

3.IDENTITY THEFT & FRAUD<\/a>:<\/strong> What is Identity Theft & Fraud? Business fraud is simply the intent or the act of misrepresentation \u2013 scammers lying about themselves or their actions and services \u2013 to cause a gain or loss. It\u2019s important to recognise that a fraud can come from anywhere, including: staff members, customers, suppliers and third parties Learn More \/\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ABOUT IAIN FRASER –<\/strong> Gibraltar based Professional Journalist,
\nAccredited Authority Writer & Commentator on all aspects of SME (Small, Medium Sized Business) Cybersecurity, Latest Threat Intelligence, Scam Alerts and Best Practice Compliance & Mitigation and currently contribute to 20+ News Sites, Authority Blogs and Digital Magazines.<\/p>\n

If you need high quality, well-researched content – Features, Articles, Web Content, Product\/Service Review or Guest Post on any aspect of Business (SME) Cybersecurity – On time, On budget, Every time then We Should Talk!\u00a0| Email: iain@iainfraser.net<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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INVESTIGATIONS 2024:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. THE SMALL BUSINESS LOAN SCAM\u00a0<\/strong>This model of the Small Business Loan Scam started during the Covid Pandemic with Scammers\u00a0 offering \u201cGuaranteed\u201d Small Business<\/strong>\u00a0Loans. Well, I have to report that the Business Loan\u00a0Scam<\/strong>\u00a0is rearing its ugly head.\u00a0Register Free to read the full Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. PHISHING: The Sextortion scam<\/strong>\u00a0as it is termed, has raised its ugly head again with a refined Scam for 2024. I first wrote about this nearly six years ago after I received a flurry of emails with the standard copy & paste text. Most\u00a0Small Businesses\/ SMEs<\/strong>\u00a0ignore these threats as not being relevant to business but they would be wrong!\u00a0Register Free to read the full Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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CYBERSECURITY EVENTS \u2013 EUROPE | LIVE & VIRTUAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

29\/02\/2024 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0THE FRAUD CONFERENCE<\/strong>\u00a0| London \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>
\n06\/03\/2024 \u2013 CLOUD&CYBER SEC EXPO<\/strong>\u00a0| London \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>20\/05\/2024 \u2013 CYBERWISECON EUROPE<\/strong>\u00a0| Online \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026<\/a><\/strong>
31\/05\/2024 \u2013 SANS\u00a0 RANSOMWARE SUMMIT |\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Online \u2013\u00a0Learn More \/\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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