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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
Canada Bans TikTok From Government Devices
Canada government bans TikTok from all government devices, saying it presents 'unacceptible risk to privacy and security'
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
European Commission Suspends TikTok On Corporate Devices
Expansion of campaign against China's TikTok, as European Commission confirms suspension of app on corporate devices
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
AT&T Looks To Offload Cybersecurity Division – Report
American mobile operator AT&T said to be exploring possible sale of its cybersecurity division, formerly known as Alienvault
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
Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack
Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month
ASML Data Theft By Ex China Staffer Violated Export Controls
ASML discovers its tech has been stolen by China employee, which resulted in violation of “certain export control regulations”
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Ordered Back To Court, After VPN Use
Federal judge unhappy that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried used virtual private network (VPN) whilst under house arrest
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
Scottish MP Admits Hack Of Personal Email, After NCSC Warning
SNP MP Stewart McDonald says he was hacked last month and his email system compromised, with suspicion pointed at Russia
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
UK NCC Group To Cut Workforce By 7 Percent – Report
More tech cuts but closer to home. Manchester-based cybersecurity firm NCC Group will cut workforce by 7 percent
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
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”
NCSC Warns State-Linked Hackers In Russia, Iran Are Targeting UK
Hacking groups linked to hostile states are conducting sophisticated campaigns against UK politicians and media, warns UK's cyber guardian
LastPass Owner GoTo Confirms Hackers Stole Customers’ Backups
It gets worse. Confirmation from LastPass owner GoTo that hackers stole encrypted backups and encryption key for portion of them
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
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
Safe Homes: Security Tech for Remote Workers
With remote mass working now the norm, and as the threat perimeter moves to wherever each employee chooses to work from, what digital security approaches must all enterprises have in place?
FTX Claims $415m Crypto Was Hacked
FTX has now identified roughly $5.5 billion worth of digital assets for recovery, but said $415m has been hacked
Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers
Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists
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'
Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies
Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups
Hacker Posts Twitter Emails Of 200 Million Users Online
Researcher claims hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted the data on hacking forum