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Chinese Hackers Breach US Wiretap Systems – Report
AT&T and Verizon among US broadband providers reportedly hacked to target American government wiretapping platform
Largest US Water Utility Suffers Cyberattack
Hack of critical infrastructure in the US, as American Water admits “unauthorised activity” on computer network and systems
US, Microsoft Disrupts Russian FSB Hackers
Internet domains used by “Russian intelligence agents and their proxies” for cyberattacks, seized by the United States and Microsoft
Chinese Hackers Failed To Defeat FBI Botnet Takedown
FBI disrupts Chinese 'state-sponsored' hackers 'Flax Typhoon', who tried to resist takedown of 260,000-device botnet
Police Arrest Youth Over London Transport Hack
National Crime Agency arrests 17-year-old in Walsall over hack of Transport for London that compromised customer data
BT Identifies 2,000 Potential Cyberattacks Signals Every Second
Level of cyberthreats revealed, after BT says it spots 2,000 signals of potential cyberattacks every second
Government To Classify UK Data Centres As Critical Infrastructure
Data centres in the UK are to designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), alongside energy and water systems
NCSC Calls Out Cyber-Attacks From Russia’s GRU
UK's NCSC and allies outline campaign of attacks from unit of Russia's military intelligence service targeting organisations worldwide
TfL Cuts Data Feeds Amidst Cyber-Attack Fallout
Transport for London cuts live data feeds to travel apps and restricts access to online services as it deals with ongoing cyber-attack
Transport For London Dealing With ‘Ongoing’ Cyber-Attack
Transport for London hit by 'ongoing' cyber-attack, but customer data and transport services 'not affected'
Iran Government-Backed Hackers ‘Making Cash From...
Iran government-backed hackers working with ransomware gangs to exploit hacked organisations for share of profits, FBI warns
RansomHub Gang Breaches More Than 200 Organisations
FBI warns RansomHub ransomware gang growing quickly, with affiliates breaching at least 210 organisations since February
Meta Says Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump WhatsApp Accounts
Iranian hacking group APT42 was behind possible hacking attempt of senior US administration officials of Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Halliburton, Law Enforcement Investigates Cyberattack Impact
Impact of the cyberattack against US critical industry firm Halliburton is being investigated by law enforcement and firm
US Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By Cyberattack
Oilfield services firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, despite previously warning against attacks on critical infrastructure
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks
Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts
FBI Investigates After Trump Campaign Hacked By Iranians
Hacking group linked to Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard steals documents from Donald Trump campaign ahead of elections
Ransomware Group BlackSuit Upgrades Capabilities
Ransomware group formerly known as Royal changes name to BlackSuit, adds capabilites to malware, say FBI and CISA
Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data
Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of company's security
UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach
NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people
Hacked Blood Testing Provider Expects Autumn Recovery Date
Hacked blood testing provider Synnovis says more services are back online but full restoration not expected until early autumn
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s...
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week
US Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Infrastructure Attacks
US Treasury sanctions two members of Russian hacking group over critical infrastructure attacks as hacktivists threaten Olympics
Experts Expect Ransomware Surge After Police Disruption
Security firm predicts rise in ransomware activity in second half of year as gangs recover from LockBit takedown, AlphV scam
Kaspersky To Shutter US Operation After National Security Ban
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is to close down all of its operations in the United States after national security ban
Hackers ‘Publish Walt Disney Internal Slack Data’
Hackers reportedly publish data from thousands of Disney internal Slack communications, including data on strategy and job candidates
AT&T ‘Paid Hacker $300,000’ To Delete Stolen Data
AT&T reportedly pays hacker $300,000 to delete cache of stolen data affecting 'nearly all' its customer base
AT&T Cloud Hack Part Of Ongoing Campaign, Experts Say
Hack of nearly all AT&T customers is part of campaign carried out by criminal gang targeting Snowflake cloud platform, say researchers
AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers
American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach