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Telegram CEO: DDoS Attack Timed To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests
Telegram's CEO says cyber attack against Telegram came mostly from Chinese IP addresses
UK ‘Particularly Vulnerable’ To Cyber Attack, MPs Warn
Public Accounts Committee report warns that the UK is extremely vulnerable due to its advanced digital economy
Most US, UK Firms Admit Major Security Breach In Past Two Years
Unprepared businesses...alarming scale of security breaches at US and UK firms revealed in new report from 1E
Iran Conducted Cyber Attacks On UK Infrastructure – Report
Cyber attacks that targetted UK infrastructure in December were conducted by Iran, says media report
Industrial Control Systems Suffer Rising Cyberattacks – Kaspersky Lab
Almost one in two industrial computers worldwide subjected to malicious cyber activity, Kaspersky Lab warns
Asus Servers Hijacked To Push Malware To Customers
Taiwanese PC maker pushes malware out to customers via automatic software update tool
US Newspapers Hit By Cyber-Attack
Printing and distribution of major US newspapers disrupted at the weekend after cyber-attack
Iran: New Cyber-Attacks Target Telecoms, Nuclear Infrastructure
Meanwhile, former US intelligence officials claim Iran and China killed dozens of spies following a 'catastrophic' cyber-communications lapse
National Cyber Security Centre Reveals Scale Of Cyber Attacks
Two year since its launch, NCSC helped the UK against almost 1,200 cyber attacks, most carried out by hostile nation states
Tesco Bank Fined £16.4m By Regulator Over 2016 Cyber-Attack
That's gonna sting. Tesco's banking division has been slapped with a £16.4m fine for customer account breach
Bristol Airport Admits Cyber Attack Impacted Flight Display Screens
Ransomware attack took down flight display screens for two days, Bristol Airport admits
University Cyber Attacks Down To Students, Staff
Inside job? Cyber criminals not responsible for hacks of universities and colleges, study suggests
Ransomware Attack Cripples Cosco Shipping Network – Report
US network of shipping giant taken down after suffering an apparent ransomware attack
FBI Seizes Domain To Thwart VPNFilter Attack On Ukraine
DDoS denial. Feds seize control of domain that communicates with home routers infected with malware
Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure
New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff fines
Germany Blames Russia For Foreign Ministry Cyber Attack
Russia has to change its behaviour after unacceptable actions, including cyber attack on German foreign ministry
Britain Launches Cyber Attack Against ISIL Terrorists
Cyber offensive...UK conducts major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group
Cyber-Attack Now Largest Threat For Swiss Banks
Swiss watchdog FINMA warn that cyber-attacks now pose the biggest risk facing banks in Switzerland
US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top General
Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander
Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab
Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual suspects, finds Kaspersky's probe
Russian Report Reveals £4.2m Stolen In Attack On SWIFT
Criminals made off with a tidy sum of money after a fraudulent wire-transfer request on SWIFT
UK Officially Blames Russia Military For NotPetya Ransomware
Defence Secretary says Russia is "ripping up the rule book" as he places blame for recent ransomware attack on Putin's country
Nissan Canada Admits Huge Data Breach
Over one million customers’ data has been exposed in Canada including addresses and financial information
UK’s Offensive Cyber Warfare Ability ‘More Than Doubles’
GCHQ has "over-achieved" in building up its offensive cyber-capabilities, official report finds
US Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack
United States now joins the UK in officially blaming North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attack
Airbus Security Boss Talks Tackling Today’s And Tomorrow’s Cyber Threats
INTERVIEW: Ian Goslin, head of UK cyber security at Airbus discusses how to protect critical infrastructure and being ready for cyber threats
Insider Threat ‘Contributes’ To Growing Number Of Critical Infrastructure Attacks
IBM X-Force researchers find hackers are increasingly exploiting insiders for attacks on industrial control systems
Dragonfly Hackers ‘Could Plunge Europe Into Darkness’
Power outages...Hacker group has infiltrated energy firms and could turn off the lights across continent, according to Symantec
Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’
Kaspersky Labs researchers say wide availability of exploit packages in-the-wild is a 'game changer' in 'unrelenting' cyber threat