Security

UK’s National Cyber Force Outlines ‘Responsible’ Cyber Operations

Agency that carries out offensive cyber operations for the UK, reveals it is engaged against Russian, Chinese and other nation-state…

1 year ago

Genesis Market Takedown Sees 120 Suspects Arrested

Largest online marketplace selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide has been taken down in international operation

1 year ago

Leaked Vulkan Files Reveal Kremlin’s Cyberwarfare Tactics

Explosive documents leaked by whistleblower in protest of Kremlin's war in Ukraine, shine a light on Russia's cyberwarfare operations

1 year ago

Twitter Says Source Code Posted Online

Twitter takes legal action to take down 'stolen' source code posted on GitHub and identify who uploaded it, amidst ongoing…

1 year ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro

Interpol confirms Do Kwon arrested after six months on the run, after spectacular demise of TerraUSD cryptocurrency

1 year ago

Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy

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

1 year ago

Crypto Investment ‘Scam’ Defrauds Thousands Of Users

Crypto trading app iEarn Bot appears to be massive scam drawing in thousands of investors in multiple countries, report finds

1 year ago

TikTok Banned From UK Government Phones

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden confirms TikTok is to be banned on government phones over links to China

1 year ago

UK Mulls TikTok Ban On Government Devices

China's TikTok is being reviewed by NCSC, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hinting UK could follow governmental bans by other…

1 year ago

Hackers Steal $199m From UK Crypto Start-Up Euler Labs

Hackers steal nearly $200m from UK crypto lender Euler Labs, amidst rampant hacking and business failures in crypto sector

1 year ago

NatWest Adds Crypto Limits As Scams Proliferate

NatWest caps transfers to crypto exchanges as consumers and businesses lose hundreds of millions to elaborate scams

1 year ago

WhatsApp Will Not Comply With UK Online Safety Bill

WhatApp becomes second major platform to indicate it will not comply with the UK's revised Online Safety Bill

1 year ago

Acer Confirms Huge 160GB Data Breach

Taiwanese PC giant Acer confirms major data breach, with hacker stealing 160GB of sensitive data and hawking it for sale

1 year 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

1 year ago

Germany To Ban Huawei, ZTE From 5G Networks – Report

Years of dithering by German officials may soon end, amid report the country is preparing to ban Huawei, ZTE from…

1 year 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

1 year ago

United States Launches New Cybersecurity Strategy

Biden administration launches new cybersecurity strategy, as the US seeks to improve its overall cyber defences, amid growing risks

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago

Canada Bans TikTok From Government Devices

Canada government bans TikTok from all government devices, saying it presents 'unacceptible risk to privacy and security'

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

European Commission Suspends TikTok On Corporate Devices

Expansion of campaign against China's TikTok, as European Commission confirms suspension of app on corporate devices

1 year 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

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

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

1 year 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

1 year ago

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”

1 year ago

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

1 year 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

1 year ago