CyberCrime

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple OutagesElon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages

Nation-state cyberattack? Elon Musk blames outages on Monday at X (formerly Twitter) on “massive cyberattack”

2 weeks ago
US DoJ Charges Chinese Contract Hackers, Plus Police OfficersUS DoJ Charges Chinese Contract Hackers, Plus Police Officers

US DoJ Charges Chinese Contract Hackers, Plus Police Officers

Chinese contract hackers, as well as Chinese law enforcement and intelligence officers, have been charged by US DoJ

3 weeks ago
Trump Suspends Offensive Cyber Operations Against RussiaTrump Suspends Offensive Cyber Operations Against Russia

Trump Suspends Offensive Cyber Operations Against Russia

So Russia poses no cyberthreat? US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders 'pause' of offensive cyber operations against Russia

3 weeks ago
Ransomware Attacks Reach Record-Breaking Levels In 2024 – BlackFogRansomware Attacks Reach Record-Breaking Levels In 2024 – BlackFog

Ransomware Attacks Reach Record-Breaking Levels In 2024 – BlackFog

Scale of ransomware threat confirmed in new report from BlackFog, as attacks reached record-levels in 2024

4 weeks ago
IT Public Sector Bosses Warn Of Critical Cyber Defence GapsIT Public Sector Bosses Warn Of Critical Cyber Defence Gaps

IT Public Sector Bosses Warn Of Critical Cyber Defence Gaps

Trend Micro research exposes confusion about best practices for public sector cyber defences, and warnings of defensive gaps

4 weeks ago
Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto HackBybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto Hack

Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto Hack

Bybit says it has replenished its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and large deposits, after huge crypto heist

4 weeks ago
North Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange BybitNorth Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange Bybit

North Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange Bybit

North Korea's Lazarus Group identified as attackers behind theft of $1.46bn in Ethereum tokens from Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

1 month ago
Majority Of Businesses Expect A Cyber Breach In 2025Majority Of Businesses Expect A Cyber Breach In 2025

Majority Of Businesses Expect A Cyber Breach In 2025

Depressing stat. Research from Zscaler reveals that 60 percent of global businesses expect to suffer a cyber breach this year

1 month ago

DeepSeek Warns Of Scam Websites, Social Media Accounts

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek warns fake social media accounts, websites being used to scam users, sell fraudulent cryptocurrencies

2 months ago
Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross UlbrichtDonald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Not just insurrectionists. Founder of criminal marketplace Silk Road also receives pardon from Donald Trump

2 months ago
Russian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns MicrosoftRussian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns Microsoft

Russian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns Microsoft

Microsoft warns the WhatsApp accounts of US government officials are being targetted by Russian hacking group

2 months ago
Biden Signs Executive Order To Bolster US Cyber DefencesBiden Signs Executive Order To Bolster US Cyber Defences

Biden Signs Executive Order To Bolster US Cyber Defences

In its final few days, Biden Administration delivers another executive order focused on bolstering cybersecurity measures in US

2 months ago
US Executive Order Aims To Shore Up Cyber-DefencesUS Executive Order Aims To Shore Up Cyber-Defences

US Executive Order Aims To Shore Up Cyber-Defences

Order from outgoing Joe Biden administration aims to respond to multiple hacks by China targeting government, infrastructure

2 months ago
Japan Links 200 Cyberattacks To Chinese Hackers MirrorFaceJapan Links 200 Cyberattacks To Chinese Hackers MirrorFace

Japan Links 200 Cyberattacks To Chinese Hackers MirrorFace

Chinese hacking group MirrorFace has been linked by Japanese officials to more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years

3 months ago
Hacker Sentenced After Stealing Unreleased Coldplay TracksHacker Sentenced After Stealing Unreleased Coldplay Tracks

Hacker Sentenced After Stealing Unreleased Coldplay Tracks

London hacker received suspended sentence after making £42,000 from sale of unreleased tracks from Coldplay, Upsahl tracks stolen from cloud

3 months ago

US Solider Arrested After Allegedly Posting Trump, Harris Call Logs

20-year old US Army solider arrested for selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon

3 months ago

Beijing Denies Involvement In US Treasury Cyberattack

China's foreign ministry slams “groundless” accusations that a China state-sponsored actor hacked US Treasury systems

3 months ago

US Treasury Workstations Hacked By China In ‘Major Incident’

US Treasury says workstations accessed by China-backed attackers and files accessed after compromise of third-party security provider

3 months ago

Ninth Telecoms Firm Hacked By China

Probe finds ninth US telecommunications firm hacked by China-backed 'Salt Typhoon' hacking group, as companies close security loopholes

3 months ago

North Koreans Stole $1.34bn In Crypto This Year

North Korea-liked hackers have stolen a record $1.34bn in cryptocurrency so far this year, as Bitcoin hits record prices

3 months ago

Telegram Joins Child Safety Scheme

Internet Watch Foundation confirms Telegram messaging app has joined child abuse imagery crackdown, after years of refusal

4 months ago

UK Underestimates Threat Of Cyber-Attacks, Says NCSC Head

The cyber risk facing UK “widely underestimated”, warns head of GCHQ’s NCSC Richard Horne in first major speech

4 months ago

German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court

4 months ago

Serco Tracking Devices On Prison Vans Disabled After Cyberattack

Worrying development. Cyberattack on third party supplier disables tracking systems and panic alarms in Serco prisoner vans

5 months ago

Russia Carrying Out Targeted Attacks In UK, Microsoft Warns

Russian-backed hacking group impersonating Microsoft, AWS in 'highly targeted' social engineering attacks with UK in crosshairs

5 months ago

QR Codes Enable New Enterprise Phishing Threat

Enterprises increasingly targeted by scam QR codes embedded in PDF documents attached to emails, in latest twist to damaging attack…

5 months ago

Sophos Expands Cybersecurity With $860m Secureworks Purchase

Second time Secureworks is acquired, after UK's Sophos says it will buy the US cybersecurity firm for $859m (£662m) in…

5 months ago

US Lawmakers Seek Answers From Telcos Over China Hack

US Congressional Representatives ask for answers from AT&T, Verizon, Lumen Technologies after wiretap networks reportedly hacked by China

5 months ago

Marriott Agrees To Pay $52 Million To Settle Data Breaches

To settle US federal and state claims over multiple data breaches, Marriott International agrees $52 million settlement payment

6 months ago

Chinese Hackers Breach US Wiretap Systems – Report

AT&T and Verizon among US broadband providers reportedly hacked to target American government wiretapping platform

6 months ago