The Middle East region is facing a “cyber pandemic” with COVID-19 related attacks skyrocketing this year, according to the United Arab Emirates government’s top cyber security chief.

Google has set up a new site to track cross-site leaks, warning that these types of flaws are being used by some sites to steal information about the user or their data in other web applications.

Passports, banking and Medicare details were potentially exposed in photocopied and scanned paper documents stored inside email accounts of 47 Service NSW employees, which were targeted in the attack.

RMD Kwikform, based in Walsall, said it was investigating the security breach, which happened in November. The incident has been reported to the U.K. NCSC and Information Commissioner’s Office.

Researchers disclosed details of a previously unknown in-memory Windows backdoor developed by a hacker-for-hire operation that can execute remotely malicious code and steal sensitive information.

Network-attached storage maker QNAP today released security updates to address vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to take control of unpatched NAS devices following successful exploitation.

Cybercriminals have steadily stepped up attacks on critical institutions over the past two years, increasingly turning to ransomware to extort vulnerable groups for funds.

On whether DMARC was “fully implemented”, DPS said it wasn’t complete yet, but it had the required funds. “Implementation of DMARC is funded as part of DPS’ capital budget for 2020-21,” the DPS said.

On the first day of its “design jam” event, Flight Centre handed a data set containing production data from 2015 and 2016 to the 16 teams competing in the event, which consisted of 90 people in total.

Microsoft is warning of a Vietnam-linked Bismuth group that is deploying cryptocurrency miners while continuing its cyberespionage campaigns to target large corporations and government organizations.