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Naked Security is Sophos’ award-winning threat newsroom that provides news, opinion, and advice on computer security issues and security threats. The site breaks important original stories, offers expert commentary on high-priority news aggregated from other sources, and engages with readers to make sense of the security landscape and how it impacts people’s lives.

This monthly roundup brings you key cybersecurity stories from the past month. In September 2023, hackers reportedly leaked Australian federal police officer data online following an attack on a law firm that services government agencies. Meanwhile, the BBC and British Airways were among several big UK firms hit by cyberattacks on outsourcing suppliers who provide staff management software. And a criminal hacking gang was behind the hack of Zellis, which is used by hundreds of companies including some of the world’s largest multinationals.

A cyberespionage campaign is targeting companies that operate critical US infrastructure, Microsoft has warned. The attacks, which use previously unseen malware, are likely being conducted by a group known as Volt Typhoon. The attack methods include Living off the Land attacks that take advantage of software functions and flaws found in operating systems – such as Windows – to evade detection by security tools.

The increasing focus on the impact of cybersecurity for our daily lives is a welcome development. However, we still need to see more mainstream news outlets develop their coverage of these important stories in ways that deepen the public’s understanding of the technology underpinning our everyday lives and the policy questions and core democratic values at stake.