Russia was the likely culprit of the damaging SolarWinds supply chain compromise, multiple US intelligence agencies declare
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Julian Assange Denied Bail, Despite Extradition Halt
Wikileaks founder denied bail and will remain at Belmarsh prison, as Assange still has “incentive” to abscond from unresolved proceedings
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Viewed Its Source Code
Microsoft says SolarWinds hacking group penetrated its internal systems and viewed source code, but downplays security threat
Ticketmaster Pays $10m DoJ Fine For Accessing Rival’s Computer
Criminal computer intrusion fine imposed on Ticketmaster by the US DoJ, after it repeatedly accessed computer system of a rival
SolarWinds Compromise May Have Started Earlier Than First Thought
US Senator on Intelligence Committee warns that Russian hack of US government departments may have begun earlier than first thought
SolarWinds Issues Fix After Massive Hacking Campaign
SolarWinds says two security updates protect against 'Sunburst' attacks as well as more recently discovered 'Supernova' malware
Ransomware Group Threatens To Release Hospital Patient Photos
Hacking group REvil threatens to release 900GB of before-and-after photos of cosmetic surgery patients unless ransom is paid
Signal Founder Dismisses Cellebrite Encryption Crack Claim
Security firm Cellebrite alleges it has cracked encryption of the most secure messaging app on the market, but Signal founder rubbishes claims
Facebook To Allow Physical Security Keys Next Year
Users will be able to register third party hardware keys with Facebook mobile app in an effort to tighten account security
SolarWinds: Dozens Of US Treasury Email Accounts Hacked
Scale of SolarWinds compromise continues to be revealed, as US Senator confirms dozens of email accounts at US Treasury were compromised
NSO Group Spyware Used To ‘Hack’ Al Jazeera Journalists
Apple iPhones belonging to 36 Al Jazeera journalists were hacked by NSO spyware, claim Canadian security researchers at Citizen Lab
Tech Trends and Predictions 2021
At this time of year, every business in the tech sector looks forward to trying and predict the trends that could impact their enterprises. As the hub around which tech businesses orbit, Silicon UK asked some of the leaders in the tech ...
NCSC Probes UK Fallout Of Massive Hacking Campaign
UK authorities investigate impact on British public and private-sector organisations from allegedly Russian cyber-espionage attack that went on for months
Human Assets are Key to Protecting Your Virtual and Physical Assets
Rockwell Automation Sub-Saharan Africa MD, Canninah Mapena discusses the importance of considering human behaviour in your company’s cybersecurity strategy.
Microsoft Finds Malicious Code In Its Systems After SolarWinds Compromise
Fallout from the significant SolarWinds attack by suspected Russian hackers continues, with Microsoft admitting it has been impacted
People’s Energy Data Breach Impacts 270,000 Customers
Entire customer database of People's Energy stolen, compromising names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and energy meter IDs
US Treasury, Commerce Departments Hacked
Russian hackers allegedly spied on US government departments, as US issues emergency order to halt use of compromised system
Subway UK Customers Targeted By Trickbot Hackers
Trickbot malware campaign uses names harvested from Subway loyalty card programme as sandwich chain acknowledges email systems 'disruption'
Adobe Delivers Final Update For Flash Player
Flash Player is taking its final steps to its overdue retirement, after Adobe issued its last ever update for the media plugin
Hackers Steal Covid-19 Vaccine Documents From EU Agency
European Union's medicine regulator has been hacked, and documents concerning the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine have been stolen
Children At Risk From End-to-End Encryption, Says Report
Plans by social media firms to widen the use of end-to-end encryption will put children a risk, Children Commissioner warns
Elon Musk Leaves California, Moves To Texas
After threatening to pull Tesla out of California altogether, Elon Musk reveals he has personally left the US state and relocated to Texas
US Security Firm FireEye Hacked By ‘Nation-State’ Attacker
Security firm admits company tools used to test customers' security have been stolen by a "highly sophisticated threat actor"
Hackers Target Covid-19 Cold Chain, Warns IBM
Firms involved with the specialist “cold chain” infrastructure required for several Coronavirus vaccines, have been targetted by hackers
Canon Finally Confirms August Attack Exposed Staff Data
Three months after the media reported Canon had 10TB of data stolen, the firm finally confirms staff data has been compromised
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Disruption Continues Two Weeks After Manchester United Cyber-Attack
Manchester United has confirmed it was struck by a 'sophisticated' cyber-attack but declined to comment on reported ransom demands
North Korean Hackers Target AstraZeneca For Covid Vaccine
North Korean hackers pose as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp, to send job offer documents laden with malware to AstraZeneca staff
Bristol City Council Data Breach Revealed Names Of Disabled Children
Mass email from the council contained the names and email addresses of children with special educational needs and disabilities
Twitter To Relaunch Verification Scheme In 2021
New Twitter policy on how prominent people and organisations can earn the blue tick verification mark, is to be launched next year