Agency that carries out offensive cyber operations for the UK, reveals it is engaged against Russian, Chinese and other nation-state hackers
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United States Launches New Cybersecurity Strategy
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WH Smith Admits Staff Data Accessed In ‘Cyber Incident’
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Poland Blames Russian Hackers For Tax Website Attack
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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
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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
Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack
Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month
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
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
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
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T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data Of 37 Million Customers
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Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists
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UK's Royal Mail warns it is “temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations”, after confirmation of 'cyber incident'
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