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Phil Muncaster

London

Technology Writer and Editor at Freelance

UK and EMEA News Reporter at Infosecurity Magazine

Contributor at Assured Intelligence

Freelance technology writer and editor. Director, PM Media. News/features for Infosecurity Magazine.

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  • Fraud Losses Hit $11m Per Company as Customers Abuse Soars

    1 day ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | Phil Muncaster

    Online merchants lost an average of nearly $11m each to fraud last year, with the risk from first-party fraud growing significantly, according to Ravelin. The London-headquartered fraud prevention firm surveyed 1466 global fraud and payments professionals in the retail, travel & hospitality, digital goods, and marketplaces sectors to produce its Global Fraud Trends 2025 report.

  • European Police Bust €3m Investment Fraud Ring

    2 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | Phil Muncaster

    Law enforcement agencies in five regions have joined forces to take down an organized crime group responsible for defrauding scores of victims, according to Europol. The European police group claimed that at least 100 victims have been defrauded to the tune of over €3m ($3.4m), by a criminal network offering them high returns on fake investment opportunities.

  • Microsoft Fixes Seven Zero-Days in May Patch Tuesday

    2 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | Phil Muncaster

    Microsoft has released security updates to fix seven zero-day vulnerabilities, five of which are under active exploitation.

  • European Vulnerability Database Launches Amid US CVE Chaos

    3 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | Phil Muncaster

    Europe’s cybersecurity agency today announced the official launch of a new vulnerability database initiative, which could be useful for network defenders in light of recent turmoil on the other side of the Atlantic. Previously revealed by Infosecurity, the European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) has been operating up until now in beta. Developed by ENISA as a requirement of the new NIS2 directive, it will function ostensibly in a similar way to the US National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

  • UK Considers New Enterprise IoT Security Law

    3 days ago | infosecurity-magazine.com | Phil Muncaster

    The UK government has issued a Call for Views on proposed “policy interventions” designed to improve the security of enterprise IoT products, after new research revealed glaring vulnerabilities in many devices. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) commissioned NCC Group to test a range of components: a “high-end” and “low-end” camera, VoIP device, meeting room panel and NAS device. It found a total of 50 issues, including one rated critical and nine high severity.

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Phil Muncaster
Phil Muncaster @philmuncaster
2 Apr 25

The @ICOnews is failing badly in answering data protection complaints on time. Just 12% in the past quarter. Too many complaints, not enough staff. Are people more informed about privacy rights or are companies doing worse on data protection? https://t.co/BhERjpAzLK

Phil Muncaster
Phil Muncaster @philmuncaster
27 Mar 25

What will happen when the US abandons Ukraine? CISOs should take note. My latest for @Assured_Intel: https://t.co/xphkDwmb2Z

Phil Muncaster
Phil Muncaster @philmuncaster
14 Mar 25

VC funding for cyber startups surges 35% YoY in Q4 2024, according to @PitchBook. In the UK, deal value for 2024 was down 24% from the previous year. Time to get worried? https://t.co/PaSCdJnXmZ