Multiple pension funds in Australia have been hit in co-ordinated hacking attacks, and unfortunately customers have reportedly lost money
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Pentagon Confirms Investigation Of Signal Use By Pete Hegseth
Inspector General at the Pentagon confirms investigation into the use of Signal app by US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegset
NHS Software Provider Fined £3m Over Breach
NHS software services provider Advanced Computer Software Group fined £3m over ransomware breach that compromised data, shut down services
EU To Invest €1.3bn in AI, Cybersecurity, Digital Skills
As UK and Europe develop closer military ties, European Commission says it will invest €1.3 billion in AI and cybersecurity
Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages
Nation-state cyberattack? Elon Musk blames outages on Monday at X (formerly Twitter) on “massive cyberattack”
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
Apple Appeals UK Order For ‘Backdoor’ iCloud Access...
Legal challenge launched by Apple against UK's order for backdoor access to Apple’s end-to-end iCloud encryption product
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
Ransomware Attacks Reach Record-Breaking Levels In 2024 –...
Scale of ransomware threat confirmed in new report from BlackFog, as attacks reached record-levels in 2024
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
Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn...
Bybit says it has replenished its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and large deposits, after huge crypto heist
UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data –...
Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data
DeepSeek Sends Data To Blacklisted China Mobile – Report
Researchers at Feroot Security undercover DeepSeek code that transfers data to servers under control of the Chinese government
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
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
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
Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal, Location Data
People's personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad - a software firm that develops tech for Volkswagen
Beijing Denies Involvement In US Treasury Cyberattack
China's foreign ministry slams “groundless” accusations that a China state-sponsored actor hacked US Treasury systems
Mozilla Drops ‘Do Not Track’ For Upcoming Firefox Browser
The forthcoming Firefox 13.5 will not include a 'do not track' option, as the opt-out request is ignored by most websites
Telegram Joins Child Safety Scheme
Internet Watch Foundation confirms Telegram messaging app has joined child abuse imagery crackdown, after years of refusal
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
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover
Google To Make MFA Mandatory Next Year
Improving security. Mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) is coming to the Google Cloud by the end of 2025
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
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 cash
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
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
CrowdStrike Apologises For Global IT Outage In House Hearing
Congressional testimony sees CrowdStrike executive publicly apologise for faulty update that caused chaos around the world