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Focus On Cyber Defence Rather Than Cyber Attack – Former NCSC Head
'Don't weaponise the net'. Former head of UK's NCSC urges governments to focus on cyber defence than cyber offensive capabilities
Japanese Nuclear Regulator Suffers Cyber Attack – Report
Nuclear agency in Japan (the Nuclear Regulation Authority) reportedly suffers a cyber attack and switched off its email systems
NCSC Report Reveals Scale Of Coronavirus Cyber Threats
British online defender outlines what cyber threats it has encountered over past year, with Covid-19 featuring prominently
Trump Campaign Website Defaced Briefly By Hackers
Security breach for Donald Trump re-election website, but campaign officials deny there was any exposure of sensitive information
Finnish Therapy Patients Blackmailed After Data Breach
New low. Confidential records of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland compromised, with some patients now being blackmailed
Microsoft President Warns Of Cyberattack ‘Onslaught’
Brad Smith tells attendees at security event that democracies at risk from cyber onslaught from the likes of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea
US DoJ Charges Six Russian GRU Officers For Cyberattacks
Hackers also targeted this year's delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo says UK, as the US DoJ charges six Russian military intelligence officers
Hackney Council Systems Downed In ‘Serious’ Cyberattack
Ransomware attack? Hackney Council in London admits it has been the target of a 'serious' cyberattack and urges people not to contact it unless urgent
Paying Ransomware Demands May Violate Sanctions, US Treasury Warns
Never pay. Insurers and others are warned by US Treasury Dept that cyberattack payouts to hackers may violate US sanction rules
Flightradar24 Suffers Repeated Cyberattacks
Popular aviation website Flightradar24 admits three cyberattacks in a two day period, after services knocked offline for hours
Patient Dies In Germany After Hospital Ransomware Attack
Real world consequence of ransomware attacks. A female patient has died as a result of a cyberattack at a German hospital
Academic Sector Warned Of Cyber Threat By NCSC
Universities and schools are being warned by UK's cyber guardian of threats posed to their institutions after a spate of online attacks
New Zealand Stock Exchange Restored After Four Day DDoS Attack
NSX stock exchange in New Zealand restored after being offline for four days, due to a prolonged DDoS cyberattack from 'offshore'
New Zealand Stock Exchange Suffers DDoS Cyberattack
Dress rehearsal for attack on larger exchange? Two days outage for New Zealand's NZX, following 'offshore' DDoS cyberattack
Former Uber Security Chief Charged For Data Breach Cover-Up
Uber's former security boss, Joe Sullivan, charged by US DoJ for covering up 2016 data breach, that was exposed a year later in 2017
Taiwan Blames China For Cyberattacks, Bans Chinese Apps
Hacking groups linked to the Chinese government responsible for attacking at least 10 government agencies, Taiwan alleges
Canon Suffers Ransomware Attack, With 10TB Of Data Stolen – Report
Report suggests Canon has been crippled with a ransomware attack with allegedly 10TB of data, including private databases, stolen
NSA Issues Alert For Critical Infrastructure Operators
Operators of critical infrastructure are being warned to harden their networks against cyber threats to their operational technology (OT)
Australian PM Warns Of ‘Sophisticated’ Cyber Attack By ‘State-Based’ Actor
Prime Minister Scott Morrison reveals Australia is experiencing cyber attacks across 'a range of sectors', with China reportedly the likely culprit
Coronavirus: Government Grants GCHQ Access To NHS IT
Fresh twist in privacy debate surrounding Covid-19 tracing app, after government reportedly grants GCHQ access to security data of NHS IT tech
Boots Suspends Payments On Advantage Cards After Cyber-Attack
Second cyber-attack on a retailer's loyalty card scheme in the space of a week sees High Street chemist Boots suspend Advantage Card payments
Mexico’s Economy Ministry Suffers Cyber-attack At Weekend
Mexican government department detected a cyber-attack on some of its servers on Sunday, but insists sensitive data was not compromised
Russia’s GRU Blamed For Huge Cyberattack On Georgia
The United Kingdom and the United States have called out Russia's campaign of “unacceptable cyberattacks against Georgia”
US Warns Of Gas Pipeline Shutdown After Ransomware Attack
Real world dangers posed by malware after natural gas pipeline in the United States is shut down after a ransomware attack
US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack
The US Department of Justice has charged four Chinese military hackers with carrying out the 2017 breach of Equifax credit agency
United Nations Covered Up Hack – Report
Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the cybersecurity attack
Travelex Finally Restores Money Transfers
It only took a month to sort out. Currency trader back online and no longer relying on pen and paper for currency transactions
Travelex Facing Ransom Demand After Attack
Ransomware attack has crippled currency seller services, with cyber criminals reportedly demanding a £4.5 million ransom within two days
Travelex UK Website Still Down After Cyberattack
British website of foreign-currency seller Travelex is still offline after being taken down following a cyber-attack earlier in the week