threat updates
UK
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published
advice on how to protect devices from malware after
reports that smishing – a technique similar to phishing
but using an SMS message rather than an email – was
on the rise.
On its website, the NCSC said the SMS message,
which can be disguised to appear from an official
source, will have a link which can download malware
or redirect the victim to a malicious website to steal
credentials or other personal data.
EUROPE
Vision Direct, one of Europe’s
largest online contact lenses suppliers,
reported a data breach.
In a statement on its website, the
company said that between 12.11am
GMT on November 3 and 12.52pm
GMT on November 8, the personal and
financial details of some of its customers
ordering or updating their information on
visionDirect.co.uk was compromised.
The data was compromised when
entering data on the website and not
from the Vision Direct database, the
company said, with the breach having
been resolved and its website now
working normally.
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