Sophos report finds ransomware encryption attacks at their highest level for four years, with 66 percent of organisations being targetted
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Three quarters Of Ransomware Payments Go To Russian Hackers
Roughly 74 percent of all ransomware revenue in 2021 was sent to Russian-linked cyber-criminals, Chainalysis research has discovered
US Government Offers $10m Bounty For Colonial Pipeline Hackers
DarkSide criminals who hacked Colonial Pipeline are firmly in American crosshairs, after $10 million bounty is offered for their ID or location
US Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange Suex
Cryptocurrency exchange Suex hit with sanctions by US Treasury Department for alleged role in laundering ransomware payments
UK NCSC, US Agencies, Warn Of Russian Cyber Campaign
America's NSA, CISA, FBI, alongside the United Kingdom's NCSC have warned about an ongoing brute force campaign by Russia's GRU hackers
Insurance Firm CNA Pays $40m To Ransomware Criminals
When it will end? One of the largest insurance firms in the United States has reportedly paid hackers a staggering $40 million ransom
Ireland Tests Decrypt Tool After ‘Catastrophic’ Ransomware Attack
Tool being tested after 'stomach-churning' ransomware attack that crippled Ireland's health IT systems during Coroavirus pandemic
Colonial Pipeline CEO Confirms Ransom Payment
Despite paying the ransom to cyber criminals, some internal Colonial Pipeline systems are still reportedly not functioning
Office Cleaners Pose Cyber Risk, Police Warn
Criminal gangs are planting “sleepers” in cleaning firms so they can access corporate IT systems, British police have warned
Public Charging Stations Can Steal Data, Warn Officials
'Juice jacking' criminals are exploiting USB charging stations at airports, hotels and shopping centres to install malware
Texas Suffers ‘Co-ordinated’ Ransomware Attack
Local government departments across Texas have been attacked with ransomware from 'single threat actor'
Each Police Force Gets Dedicated Cybercrime Unit
Government cash injection means each police force in England and Wales has now got its own dedicated cybercrime unit
Cryptojacking, Ransomware Threats Continue To Grow, Warns NCSC
UK businesses face growing online danger and need to prioritise cyber security and work closely with law enforcement
Cyber Banking Mastermind Arrested By Police In Spain
Mastermind suspected of stealing £870m (€1bn) arrested for Carbanak, Cobalt banking malware campaigns
‘Hero’ Brit WannaCry Cyber Researcher Arrested In US For Kronos Trojan
FBI arrests Marcus Hutchins, who successfully stalled the WannaCry ransomware attack in May
Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace
AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities
Cisco Warns Of ‘Destruction Of Service’ Attack Threat
Cisco paints a bleak picture of the current cyber security landscape
SWIFT Intros New Tool To Help Banks ID Fraudulent Messages
Security upgrades continue at SWIFT as it seeks to assist the banking sector to identify suspicious payments
Necurs Botnet Targets Users With Old-School Stock Scam
Getting emails about a once-in-a-lifetime stock opportunity? It's probably too good to be true
Kaspersky Lab: 43 Percent Of DDoS Victims Believe Rival Firms Are To Blame
Industrial sabotage was voted more likely than attacks by cyber criminals, disgruntled employees and political conspiracy
Scammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service Attacks
This follows the discovery of a similar type of attack in November where an HTML5 API caused browsers to freeze
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos
ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection
Symantec Spots Student Scam Powered By Ascesso Trojan
Scammers are trying to trick students into paying for application to the US student loan forgiveness programme