UKFast Blog: malware

2017 takes the trophy for the largest number of data breaches ever. While 2016 held the record with 82,000 breaches, 2017 far surpassed it with 160,000 – that’s a rise of 78,000! However this number is likely to be much bigger, with a suspected 350,000 breaches going unreported. Today is the start of National Fix a Leak Week: while we can’t really help you when it comes to your plumbing, we can definitely sort out your computer leaks! Five million files go missing every single day. We might think we know everything about internet security, but these breaches could have…

Several major websites, including BBC.com and the New York Times, have been foxed by fake ads, which have the potential to lead billions of users to websites containing ransomware and other badness. The attackers have been demanding payment from users…