After recent kidnapping and torture of Italian tourist for his bitcoin key, comes warning of rise in so called “wrench attacks”
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Saudi Aramco Confirms Data Breach After $50m Ransom Demand
World's largest oil producer Saudi Aramco confirms compromise of some of its data, after hacker demands $50 million ransom
Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence
Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms
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
Coronavirus: 5G Mast In Liverpool Suffers Arson Attack
Not again. A 5G phone mast in Liverpool has been set on fire, amid foolish conspiracy theories that wrongly link 5G and coronavirus
Coronavirus: Twitter Clamps Down On Incitement To Attack 5G Towers
Twitter says it is banning 'unverified claims' that could lead to attacks on critical infrastructure, such as the spate of attacks on 5G towers
Cloud Atlas Threat Group Adds Shape-Changing Attack Tools
Prolific cyber-espionage group uses polymorphic malware in targeted phishing emails, making threats more difficult to defend against
Destructive Cyber-Attacks Double In First Half Of 2019
Attacks seeking to wreak havoc on targets' systems have risen sharply, with the manufacturing sector accounting for half of all incidents, finds IBM X-Force
Facebook Campus Given All-Clear After ‘False Positive’...
Four postal warehouses were evacuated on Monday after parcel erroneously tested positive for sarin nerve agent
Researchers: Malware Surge ‘Could Indicate Imminent...
Another NotPetya? The rapid spread of VPNFilter malware could mean plans for a fresh attack on the Ukraine - where previous worldwide attacks also began
YouTube Blogger Kills Herself and Shoots Three Others
Shooter rampage, as blogger shoots three people at YouTube headquarters before killing herself
‘Sophisticated’ DNS Attack Used IoT Gadgets To Target Dyn
The DDoS attack was unusual in its scale and was backed up by a large Mirai IoT botnet, Dyn says
Apple Users Stung By First Ever Mac Ransomware
Palo Alto Networks uncovers nasty ransomware buried in Transmission file sharing software for Macs - infected users will have their data encrypted today!
Greater Manchester Police Website Suffers DoS Attack
Police website knocked offline for several hours following denial-of-service attack
Experts Condemn eBay After XSS Attack Puts Users At Risk
Security experts have condemned the online security at eBay after another attack exposes user data
Brain Dead Security Unleashes Zombie Attack Hoax
US radio and TVs issued zombie attack warnings because of poor security. Wayne Rash wants more brains