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Greatest Cyber Risks Are Extortion, Geopolitical Tension, SMB Attacks
Mimecast in its latest Threat Intelligence report reveals the greatest current cybersecurity threats to business defences
Microsoft, OpenAI Catch China, Russia Using AI Tools For Hacking
Nation-state hackers from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have been identified by Microsoft and OpenAI, using AI tools for cyberattacks
Hacking Victims Paid $1.1bn In Ransoms Last Year
Chainalysis report finds ransomware victims paid cybercriminals a record $1.1 billion in cryptocurrency in 2023
Ransomware Attacks Rose 128 Percent In 2023, Report Finds
Cybernews researchers finds ransomware attacks rose to record numbers in 2023, with a 128.2 percent rise in victims
Most Businesses Lack Confidence In Ability To Overcome Cyberattacks
Majority of businesses still not confident in ability to overcome cyber attacks, research from Palo Alto Networks finds
Xerox Axes 15 Percent Of Workforce, Admits ‘Cyber Incident’
Happy new year. Tech veteran Xerox is to hand out P45s to approximately 3,000 employees in the first quarter of 2024
Hackers Steals Customer Data From Car Parking Giant
Owner of parking apps RingGo and ParkMobile has been hacked, and customer data including credit card info has been stolen
UK At High Risk Of ‘Catastrophic Ransomware Attack’, Warns Committee
Damning report from parliamentary committee warns of high risk to UK from 'catastrophic ransomware attacks'
Russia’s FSB Hacking UK Politicians, Warns NCSC
NCSC warns Russian intelligence services conducting “sustained, unsuccessful attempts to interfere in UK politics”
Japan Space Agency Hacked, But No Rocket Data Accessed
Admission of 'unauthorised access' of a network server at Japan's space agency (JAXA), but sensitive data not compromised
Board Support Critical For Robust Cybersecurity Defence – Trellix
Security managers receive more board level support following a cyberattack, but cyber incidents are still occurring for majority
Foreign Cyberattack Blamed For Kansas Court System Disruption – Report
Five week disruption to court system in US state of Kansas is being blamed on 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack'
Samsung Confirms Hackers Compromised Customer Data – Report
Customers of the Samsung UK Store are being notified of a data breach that exposed their personal information
UK NCSC Warns Of Significant Threat To Critical Infrastructure
Annual review from National Cyber Security Centre warns of threat posed by state-aligned actors from Russia, China and Iran
OpenAI Says ChatGPT Outage Caused By DDoS Attack
Outage of OpenAI's ChatGPT service is being blamed on a DDoS attack by pro-Russian hacking group Anonymous Sudan
ICO Drops Investigation Into 2020 EasyJet Hack
BA not happy? UK data protection watchdog confirms it is halting EasyJet hack probe due to lack of resources
Boeing ‘Cyber Incident’ Comes After Ransomware Gang Threat
Lockbit cybercrime gang claims it stole huge amounts of data from US company. Boeing says it is investigating 'cyber incident'
SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack
US regulators sue SolarWinds and its chief information security officer after the high profile cyberattack by Russian hackers
BT Clocks 530 Cyberattacks Every Second
Alarming. New data from UK telecoms giant BT has revealed the scale of cyberattacks being launched on a daily basis
Okta’s Latest Cyber Breach Knocks Billions Off Company Value
Not again. Another security breach admission from Okta wipes more than $2 billion off its market valuation
ICC Confirms Recent Cyberattack Was Espionage
Not a random cyberattack. International Criminal Court confirms September cyberattack was case of “sophisticated espionage”
Five Eyes Intelligence Heads Warn Of Chinese Cyber Espionage
Heads of Five Eyes intelligence agencies come together to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using AI for hacking
Equifax Fined By UK Watchdog Over 2017 Data Breach
UK's financial watchdog fines Equifax £11.2m for failure to protect UK consumer data in one of the largest ever cyber security breaches
UK Security Budgets Under Strain As Cyber Incidents Soar
Report from iomart and Oxford Economics finds UK businesses struggling to balance security budgets, amid soaring cyber incidents
Ransomware Attack Blamed As Logistics Firm Collapses
Devastating ransomware attack blamed, as veteran firm KNP Logistics enters administration with 730 jobs lost
ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
International tribunal responsible for prosecuting those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has been hacked
Manchester Police Officer Data Compromised In Supplier Attack
Ransomware attack on third-party supplier has compromised data of staff employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
UK Ministry Of Defence Documents Leaked After Supplier Hack
MoD documents allegedly leaked online after cyberattack on fencing supplier by Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang
Electoral Commission Failed Basic Security Test Before Cyberattack
UK Electoral Commission admitted it failed a cybersecurity test in the same year that hackers attacked the organisation