Dan Raywood

England

24 years in B2B journalism, 17 years covering cyber. Freelance writer, speaker, editor, moderator, media consultant. Former marketer and analyst. He/Him #COYS

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Articles

Oxford Council Investigates Cyber Incident, Breach of Legacy Data

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Attackers were able to access personal details of election staff between 2001 and 2022. Oxford City Council has said it was subject to a cybersecurity incident over a recent weekend. In a statement, it said it detected “an unauthorised presence” on the weekend of 7th and 8th June. ”Our automated security systems kicked in, removed the presence and minimised the access the attackers had to our systems and databases,” it said.
Research: Over Half of Spam Emails Created With AI

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Only 14 percent of all business email compromise attempts had AI-generated content in April. Artificial intelligence tools were leveraged to generate 51 percent of scam emails in April, with AI-based spam emails ramping up since the introduction of ChatGPT.
Massive Data Breach Involving 16 Billion Login Credentials Detailed

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

The most significant of the identified datasets included over 3.5 billion records. More than 16 billion new login records potentially obtained from various information-stealing malware have been exposed across 30 unsecured datasets. According to Cybernews, the most significant of the identified datasets included over 3.5 billion records likely gathered from a Portuguese-speaking population. The Cybernews research team noted that a leaked dataset had 550 million records on average.
APT29-Linked Hackers Behind US State Department Spoofing Intrusions

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

UNC6293 lured researcher to provide a screenshot of an app-specific password that could be used in the absence of multi-factor authentication support. Sophisticated account takeover intrusions impersonating the U.S. State Department and aimed at the British researcher Keir Giles have been perpetrated by suspected Russian state-backed threat operation.
Tech media challenges: 'World of churn for clicks is disappearing'

1 week ago | pressgazette.co.uk | Dan Raywood

The tech industry is booming but life is tough for specialist publishers covering the sector. In recent months both Techcrunch and ave made deep cuts to their technology industry reporting teams. Mashable and CNET owner Ziff Davis, in the US, made redundancies at the end of 2024 and again in March 2025. And Techcrunch made an earlier round of lay-offs in January (said to be less than ten people).
Mounting SEO Poisoning Attacks Tied to Hacklink Market

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Attackers could remotely control the rankings of the compromised sites and redirect targets to phishing pages Underground market platform Hacklink has been fueling the increase in SEO poisoning attacks in Google Search results, which have been particularly targeted at the gambling sector.
Viasat Reportedly Compromised in Salt Typhoon Campaign

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Investigation into the incident revealed no impact on customers U.S. satellite communications company Viasat was reported to have been compromised by Chinese state-sponsored threat group Salt Typhoon. In the impact was part of a cyberespionage campaign in the lead up to last year's presidential election, according to Reuters.
Rise in Cyber Incidents Predicted, Blame Put in AI

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Cybersquatting, ransomware, and domain-based attacks as the top cyber concerns. Nearly all CISOs expect cyber-attacks to intensify over the next three years, with artificial intelligence playing a growing role in both the sophistication and volume of threats. According to new global research by CSC, reports IT Brief Asia. The report, based on input from 300 senior IT leaders, identifies cybersquatting, ransomware, and domain-based attacks as the top cyber concerns.
Cracked.io Users in the Netherlands Face Legal Action

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

Six months on from being dismantled. Dutch authorities have identified 126 local users of the now-defunct hacking forum Cracked.io. At least 20 individuals summoned and eight facing criminal charges, reports Cybernews, after the forum was dismantled in January 2025. Dutch police disclosed that some users were minors, the youngest being 11, and many were merely browsing or contributing to discussions. "These platforms may seem 'under the radar,' but...
High-Severity Tenable Vulnerability Scanner Bugs Fixed

1 week ago | insight.scmagazineuk.com | Dan Raywood

The most severe of the flaws affecting Nessus Agent versions 10.8.4 and earlier. Updates have been issued by Tenable to address a trio of high-severity security issues impacting its Nessus vulnerability scanner for Windows.