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UK’s National Cyber Force Outlines ‘Responsible’ Cyber Operations
Agency that carries out offensive cyber operations for the UK, reveals it is engaged against Russian, Chinese and other nation-state hackers
Acer Confirms Huge 160GB Data Breach
Taiwanese PC giant Acer confirms major data breach, with hacker stealing 160GB of sensitive data and hawking it for sale
Appointments Cancelled After Ransomware Attack On Barcelona Hospital
Cyberattack on major hospital in Spanish city of Barcelona has resulted in cancellation of thousands of appointments
Hackers Begin Publishing Data Of Oakland City Workers
After a ransomware attack last month on the city of Oakland in California, hackers have begun leaking stolen data online
WH Smith Admits Staff Data Accessed In ‘Cyber Incident’
Book and stationary retailer WH Smith investigates a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data
Poland Blames Russian Hackers For Tax Website Attack
Government official says Russia was behind a hacking attack on the Polish tax website, that blocked access to the online system
Dish Network Confirms Outage Was Due To Ransomware Attack
US satellite broadcast Dish Network confirms multi-day outage was a result of a ransomware attack and some data has been stolen
Ransomware Hackers Ask Victims For Cyber Insurance Details
Varonis warns that HardBit ransomware asks victims to share their cyber insurance details, to help achieve their extortion aims
Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack
Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month
T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data Of 37 Million Customers
Not again. American mobile operator T-Mobile confirms customer data for 37 million users compromised by hacker
Royal Mail Admits Disruption From ‘Cyber Incident’
UK's Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of 'cyber incident'
LastPass Admits Hackers Obtained Customer Password Vaults
Password manager's update on its August breach confirms customer password vault was stolen, as security experts slate the firm
Cyber-Attacks Set To Become ‘Uninsurable’, Warns Insurance Boss
Chief executive of Zurich Insurance warns that cyber-attacks, rather than natural disasters, will quickly become “uninsurable”
Guardian Newspaper Suffers Ransomware Attack
British newspaper, the Guardian, reveals that it has suffered a “serious IT incident” believed to be a ransomware attack
Telstra Apologises After Error Exposes Data Of 130,000 Customers
Not a malicious cyberattack. Telstra says sorry after database error results in names, addresses of unlisted customers being released
Antwerp City Services Down After Ransomware Attack
Online services at the city of Antwerp, Belgium knocked offline this week after ransomware attack on city's digital partner
Apple Ramps Up Security, Privacy Amid Ongoing Attacks
Apple confirms plans to tighten up cloud security, including locking down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service
FBI Joins Investigation Into Continental Cyberattack – Report
The US FBI has reportedly joined the investigation into a recent cyberattack on German car tyre giant Continental
North Korea’s Internet Knocked Offline
Consequence for ballistic missile test? Internet access in North Korea suffers its largest outage in months on Thursday
UK Defending Ukraine From Russian Cyberattacks
The United Kingdom is using its cyber expertise to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure from Russian cyberattacks
Former Uber Security Boss Found Guilty Of Breach Concealment
Jury finds former head of security at Uber guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report massive data breach in 2016
Australia Says Optus Must Pay For Replacement ID Documents
Singapore owner of hacked Australian telecoms operator must pay cost of replacing passports and drivers licences, Australian minister says
China Alleges NSA Hacked University And Stole Data
Chinese researchers allege NSA infiltrated local telecoms network and a government backed university, and exported “sensitive identity” data
Hack Results In ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications
Fast Company shuts down its website after it was hacked, which saw “obscene and racist” notifications sent via Apple News service
Optus Slammed By Aussie Cybersecurity Minister, After Hack
Australia’s cybersecurity minister lambasts Optus, while alleged hacker apologises in change of heart and drops ransom demand
Optus Warns Cyberattack Compromised Data Of 10 Million Customers
Mobile operator Optus blames "offshore entity" for what could be Australia's largest ever data breach, impacting up to 10 million customers
Chinese Media Allege NSA Tapped Into Telecom Network
State media outlets in China allege US NSA has infiltrated country’s telecommunications networks to 'control' local infrastructure
Uber Responding After ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
Ride hailing giant Uber confirms 'cybersecurity incident', amid report that 18 year old hacker accessed its network via social engineering
US DoJ Charges Three Iranians With Hack, Extortion Scheme
America charges three Iranian nationals for alleged scheme to hack and extort multiple US critical infrastructure providers