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BT Clocks 530 Cyberattacks Every Second

Alarming. New data from UK telecoms giant BT has revealed the scale of cyberattacks being launched on a daily basis

1 year ago

Sony Confirms Data Breach After MOVEit Tool Compromise

Sony finally confirms it was impacted by the Clop compromise of the MOVEit tool and begins notifying thousands of victims

1 year ago

Ransomware Attack Blamed As Logistics Firm Collapses

Devastating ransomware attack blamed, as veteran firm KNP Logistics enters administration with 730 jobs lost

1 year ago

Sony Systems Alleged Breached By Hackers

Ransomed.vc hackers claim to have breached 'all Sony systems' and are allegedly threatening to sell stolen data

1 year ago

Manchester Police Officer Data Compromised In Supplier Attack

Ransomware attack on third-party supplier has compromised data of staff employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)

1 year ago

UK Ministry Of Defence Documents Leaked After Supplier Hack

MoD documents allegedly leaked online after cyberattack on fencing supplier by Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang

1 year ago

FBI Leads Takedown Of Qakbot Malware Infecting 700,000 Computers

International takedown. US, UK and European law enforcement takes down infrastructure of the Qakbot malware

1 year ago

Estee Lauder Hacked And Data Stolen

Cyberattack and data theft against New York-based cosmetic giant Estee Lauder disrupts some business operations

1 year ago

Clop’s MOVEit Hack Hits US Government, As Other Victims Are Named

Russian Clop criminals begin extorting MOVEit data-theft victims, with US government agencies also attacked

1 year ago

Ofcom Hit By MOVEit Extortion Hack

Ofcom, accountancy firm EY and Transport for London confirm data stolen by Clop gang after mass hack on MOVEit transfer…

1 year ago

Russian Clop Criminals Issue Ultimatum After Mass Hack

Cybercriminal gang Clop warn hack victims to get in touch before 14 June, or their stolen data will be published

1 year ago

US Offers $10 Million Reward For Russian Hacker

US DoJ charges Russian national with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure in the US and elsewhere

2 years ago

Nearly Half Of Ransomware Victims Pay Up, Sophos Finds

Sophos report finds ransomware encryption attacks at their highest level for four years, with 66 percent of organisations being targetted

2 years ago

Ransomware Hackers Steal Sensitive Charity Data

Londonderry-based IT firm Evide says personal data from charity clients stolen following ransomware attack as organisations warn of fraud risk

2 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: How to Combat Cloud Fraud

While telco fraud is currently a prominent news story, there’s a little less chatter on the emerging threat of cloud…

2 years ago

Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy

NHS commitment. Government launches seven year cyber security strategy for the health and adult social care sectors

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month

2 years ago

UK Sanctions Seven Russian Ransomware Cyber Criminals

Seven Russian nationals sanctioned by the UK and United States, in the first wave of co-ordinated action against ransomware attacks

2 years ago

LockBit Claims Responsibility For Royal Mail Attack

Russia-linked LockBit gang claims responsibility for Royal Mail attack last month, says it will publish data if ransom not paid

2 years ago

US Seizes Servers Of Prolific Ransomware Gang Hive

FBI has hacked the hackers, after it “covertly infiltrated Hive Network, thwarting over $130m in ransom demands”

2 years ago

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'

2 years ago

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”

2 years ago

Guardian Newspaper Suffers Ransomware Attack

British newspaper, the Guardian, reveals that it has suffered a “serious IT incident” believed to be a ransomware attack

2 years ago

Tech Trends in 2023

As the new year fast approaches, what tech trends should your business pay close attention to? How will the tech…

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago