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Hackers Nearly Stole £1 Million From Premiership Football Club
NCSC report reveals how defences of UK sport sector are being tested by cyber attackers, as one football club nearly loses £1 million
Twitter Admits Hackers Viewed Direct Messages Of 36 Accounts
Hackers have read the private DMs (direct messages) of 36 Twitter accounts, including an elected official in the Netherlands
DoJ Charges Two Chinese Hackers Of IP And Coronavirus Vaccine Theft
As the US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Texas, the DoJ indites two Chinese hackers for IP theft and targeting Coronavirus vaccine researchers, and says they worked for Chinese government
UK Top Cyber Target For Russian Hackers
Russia has been conducting a long-running cyber and interference campaign against the UK, and Government is still playing catch up, report warns
Linux Foundation Planning Kubernetes Security Certification
Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation set to offer certification for Kubernetes security specialists as demand for cloud hardening soars
Cloud Services Firm Stops Ransomware Attack, But Pays Anyway
Nonprofit technology supplier Blackbaud stops ransomware attack from encrypting files, but pays to ensure attackers delete stolen customer information
Twitter Admits 130 High Profile Accounts Targeted, As FBI Investigates
Hackers targeted 130 Twitter accounts, as the FBI investigates how the unprecedented hack compromised the firm's internal systems
BYOD Becomes WFHD
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a part of the tech landscape for over a decade. Thanks to COVID-19, this has changed to Work From Home Device (WFHD) with all the issues this has presented to businesses. Discover how your business ...
Coronavirus: Russian Hackers Attack Vaccine Researchers
British and Western intelligence services are warning Russia's APT29 hacking group is targetting Covid-19 vaccine researchers
Hackers Compromise Twitter Accounts Of Major Public Figures
Bitcoin scam sees Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, as well as Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West hacked
Microsoft Project Freta Looks To Eradicate Undetected Malware
Demonstration technology carries out offline sweeps of Linux virtual machine snapshots at large scale to help organisations root out in-memory malware
‘BlueLeaks’ Hacked US Police Data Removed In German Takedown
Zwickau public prosecutor confiscates server used to distribute hundreds of gigabytes of data hacked from police forces across the US
Facebook Code Changes Crashes Dozens Of iOS Apps – Again
Popular iPhone and iPad apps such as Spotify, Tinder, TikTok and Waze offline for hours after Facebook makes changes to widely used login code
Hacker Forums Contain Over 15 Billion Stolen Credentials
Sheer scale of stolen user data available online on hacker foums revealed in a report from data loss detection firm Digital Shadows
Apple Reconfigures Macs To Block Adware
Apple will no longer allow user profiles to be installed on Macs without user interaction, in move targeting 'plague of adware'
F5 Networks Warns Of Critical Security Flaw In Networking Devices
F5 says BIG-IP application delivery controllers used on many corporate and government networks are vulnerable to takeover by remote attackers
Iran Says Nuclear Facility Fire May Have Been Cyber-Sabotage
A fire at Natanz uranium-enrichment facility may have been a cyber-attack Iranian officials say, recalling Stuxnet virus attack on same plant in 2010
Thanos Ransomware Adds New Features
Rapid evolution of Thanos ransomware-as-a-service, along with high-end attacks, indicate evolving threat as criminals seek to monetise organisations' data
Police ‘Crack’ EncroChat Encryption, Resulting In Hundreds Of Arrests
Organised crime around Europe has been dealt a huge blow after authorities cracked the encryption of a messaging system used by criminals
The Shape Of IT In A Post COVID-19 World
Global IT spend is projected to contract 8% in 2020, according to Gartner. Gartner expects IT priorities to move away from projects aimed at growth or transformation, in favour of mission-critical technology that supports operations. W ...
The State of LawTech
What is the current state of LawTech? LawtechUK, will this year, pilot a government-backed LawTech R&D programme - the Lawtech Sandbox - to help accelerate the digital transformation of the UK's legal sector. What could this mean for b ...
Huawei, China Telecom Backed By Chinese Military, US Claims
Twenty leading Chinese firms, including Huawei and China Telecommunications, are either owned by or backed by the Chinese military, US DoD alleges
Silicon UK In Focus EXTRA: Does More Data Equal Better Health?
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US City In Oregon Pays Ransomware Criminals – Report
Worrying development. The city of Keizer in Oregon has reportedly paid hackers a $48,000 ransom after a crippling ransomware attack
US Police Forces Hit By Huge Data Breach
Activist hackers release 24 years' worth of data from hundreds of police forces in move timed to coincide with protests against police brutality and racism
Amazon Records Record 2.3Tbps Denial-Of-Service Attack
Amazon says its AWS Shield mitigated a DDoS attack peaking at 2.3Tbps, far larger than previous assaults, amidst increasing cloud security threats
NCSC Warns Mobile Operators To Stock Up On Huawei Parts
Security officials warn operators that Huawei may be unable to continue to provide gear following 'escalating US action' against the company
Covid-19 Phishing Campaigns Becoming ‘More Effective’
Peak of pandemic-related phishing traffic has passed by volume, but attackers are using increasingly focused and effective lures to steal data, study finds
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