Paul Collyer to Join HTB as New Chief Risk OfficerSpecialist lender Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Paul Collyer as its new chief risk officer (CRO). Subject to regulatory approval, Collyer will assume the role in December 2020, with HTB’s current CRO Clive Gavin set to retire.Collyer is currently the risk director for Virgin Money having previously held various risk-focused roles at GE Capital and served as senior manager at HSBC.Matthew Wyles, CEO of HTB, saidEmotet and TrickBot Top the Malware Charts Yet AgainTrickBot and Emotet topped the list of most prolific malware strains in October, helping in the process to drive a surge in ransomware infections, according to new analysis from Check Point Software.The Tel Aviv-headquartered security vendor compiled its Global Threat Index for October 2020 from data flowing through its ThreatCloud threat intelligence system, which is said to inspect over 2.5 billion websites and 500 million files daily.EmotetPrice Dropped on Hacked Educational RDP Details Hackers selling network access to 7500 educational establishments have reportedly dropped their asking price.Reports emerged last week that access was being sold by a threat actor on multiple Russian hacker forums and as well as educational organizations. The package also included access to corporate networks from other verticals, such as entertainment and the bar industry.In particular, access to the networks via remote desktop protocol was beingHousing Group Struck by Sodinokibi Data ThievesA housing association in East Anglia has suffered a ransomware attack, leading to the compromise of an unknown volume of employee and customer data.Norwich-headquartered Flagship Group put out a statement last week that it was forced to take most of its IT systems offline after the Sodinokibi strain entered the company via a phishing attack.Although these efforts were described as “successful,” the association admitted that “tHotel Booking F ..
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