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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 tool
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Schools’ AI Weapon Detection Systems Accused Of Flaws
Artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection systems used in US schools are less effective than claimed, industry watchers say
Criminal Website Genesis ‘Still Online’ After Takedown
Hacking website Genesis Market continues to operate on dark web a month after international operation took down mainstream site
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Public sector IT teams urged to embrace new application security strategies amid growing attack surfaces.
Application security must catch up with the attack surface expansion, which is now a significant problem for many organizations. To guard against this, organizations in the public sector have ramped up their digital transformation prog ...
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
Nearly Half Cybersecurity Leaders Set To Change Jobs, Warns Gartner
Analyst house Gartner offering a chilling prediction for company management, warning nearly half cybersecurity bosses will change jobs
Spain Court Agrees To Extradite British Man Over Twitter Hack
Spain's National Court agrees to extradite 23-year-old British man to US over 2020 hack of celebrity Twitter accounts
Mark Zuckerberg Gains Extra $4m To Protect Him, Family
Security cost to protect Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and his family has been increased by millions of dollars, after 'specific threats'
JD Sports Cyber-Attack Affects Data Of 10 Million Customers
JD Sports says hackers may have accessed the personal data of 10 million customers following a breach of its systems
Crypto Exchange Bizlato ‘Laundered 1bn Euros’ In Crime Funds
Europol says little-known crypto exchange Bizlato laundered some 1 billion euros in crime-linked funds, after arrests of executive team
Hackers Access Thousands Of PayPal Accounts
PayPal says hackers accessed nearly 35,000 accounts in early December using valid passwords obtained from breaches of other websites
Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies
Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups
Twitter Faces Probe After Data On 400m Users Offered For Sale
Ireland data commission to investigate after hacker offers information from 400 million Twitter accounts for sale
More US States Ban TikTok As Federal Vote Looms
Louisiana, West Virginia latest to ban TikTok on government devices as US Congress prepares federal-level vote this week
Australia Forms Cyber Task Force Amidst String Of Hacks
Australian government forms permanent cyber task force as hackers release data stolen from country's biggest medical insurer
Thousands Of Apps ‘Contain Russian Code’
Thousands of smartphone apps contain code made by Russian developer that collects location and other data, report finds
US Seeks Forfeiture Of $1bn In Bitcoin Stolen From Silk Road
US law enforcement seeks forfeiture of more than $1bn in Bitcoin stolen from illegal marketplace Silk Road in 2012 hack
Australian Defence Contractor Hit By Ransomware
Ransomware attack on defence communications platform ForceNet is latest high-profile cyber incident to hit Australian organisations
Binance Hit By $570m Crypto Theft
Hackers steal $570 million of Binance BNB crypto tokens amidst soaring thefts from cross-blockchain bridges
Hackers Compromise Corporate Chat Software
China-based hackers plant malware in installer of popular customer service chat software to breach corporate networks in North America and Europe
Scammers Target Microsoft Edge Users Via News Feed
Scammers are targeting users of Microsoft's Edge browser via malicious ads inserted into the news feed, warn security experts
Hackers Steal Documents From Defence Companies
Dozens of military-connected companies and public bodies compromised in series of attacks by China-based hackers, researchers say
NHS Works To Restore 111 System After Cyber-Attack Causes Delays
NHS digital supplier says impact of cyber-attack on 111 hotline may only be resolved this week as 'security issue' causes delays to some services
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How to keep your computer and personal information safe and information about VPNs
What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a type of malware that infects a computer system, mobile device, or other electronic device and can replicate itself to other systems. The most common types of viruses are boot sector vi ...
Stealthy CosmicStrand Rootkit Infects PC Firmware
CosmicStrand rootkit found in UEFI firmware of computer systems of private individuals has evaded detection since end of 2016, say Kaspersky researchers
Hacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens
Hacker offers data on 1 billion Chinese citizens for sale in online forum, claims to have stolen data from Shanghai police
TikTok Reassures US Senate Over Data Plans
TikTok tells lawmakers it plans to store all American data on Oracle servers, amidst ongoing national security probe over user data
British Army Twitter, YouTube Accounts Hacked
British Army Twitter, Youtube accounts hacked and rebranded with imagery and posts related to NFTs in latest high-profile social media attack