cyberattack

NCSC Confirms Russia Responsible For Viasat Hack

British and US intelligence officials say Russia was behind cyberattack on Viasat communication system – hours before Ukraine invasion

2 years ago

UK Army Recruitment Portal Closed After Data Breach

British army recruitment computer system has been offline since March, after hackers offered candidate data for sale on the dark…

2 years ago

NCSC Warns Of Russian Cyber Retaliation Against Critical Infrastructure

UK's NCSC, alongside 'five eye' partners, warns Russia could target critical infrastructure because of sanctions and military support for Ukraine

2 years ago

Funky Pigeon Halts Online Orders After Cyberattack

Online greetings card firm Funky Pigeon says cyberattack did not reveal customer passwords or payment data, but it suspends online…

2 years ago

Ransomware Attacks On The Decline, Corvus Insurance Finds

Declining ransomware attacks? New research from Corvus Insurance says reports of ransomware attacks are down, with payout totals also declining

2 years ago

Ukraine, ESET Foil Cyberattack On Energy Grid

Russian cyber offensive? Ukraine government and ESET confirm Russian GRU attempted to hack Ukraine's energy grid last week

2 years ago

FBI Warns Russian Hackers Scanning US Energy Systems

Russian hackers detected scanning energy company systems and other critical infrastructure, FBI officials tells US lawmakers

2 years ago

Ukraine’s Ukrtelecom Suffers Outage After Cyberattack

Major internet disruption in Ukraine this week, after 'nation-scale' cyberattack on national telecoms provider Ukrtelecom

2 years ago

Okta Admits ‘Mistake’ Waiting Two Months Before Breach Admission

Amid criticism of its response, Okta now admits it “made a mistake” and says it “would have made a different…

2 years ago

Organisations Outmatched By Nation-State Hackers, Survey Finds

Businesses are increasingly seeking government help in light of cyberattacks from nation-state attackers, survey from Trellix and CSIS

2 years ago

ExtraHop Adds AI To Bolster Threat Detection For AWS

ExtraHop's Reveal(x) 360 product now utilises AI for network telemetry analysis, to better defend and secure Amazon Web Services (AWS)

2 years ago

Okta Now Concedes Hundreds Of Customers Impacted By Breach

Authentication specialist Okta now admits that Lapsus$ may have in fact accessed customer data, after initially denying a breach

2 years ago

Microsoft Investigates After Lapsus$ Hack Claim

Lapsus$ strikes again? Redmond investigating claims that Brazilian-based hacking group Lapsus$ leaked 37GB of its source code

2 years ago

Nearly Half Of UK Organisations Suffer Multiple Breaches

Checkmarx report uncovers alarming cybersecurity trends, with 45 percent of UK respondents experiencing multiple breaches in past 12 months

2 years ago

Anonymous Hacks Russian State TV Stations

Hacktivist group Anonymous hacks streaming services and state TV news channels in Russia to broadcast Ukraine war footage

2 years ago

Samsung Admits Hackers Stole Source Code

Hackers have stole 190GB of internal company data at Samsung, and gained access to some source code of Galaxy branded…

2 years ago

Nvidia Admits Data Breach, Exposing Staff And Company Data – Report

Data stolen from GPU powerhouse Nvidia has been leaked online, amid media reports that it has suffered a ransomware attack

2 years ago

Toyota’s Manufacturing Shuts Down After Cyberattack

Toyota halts manufacturing at all 14 factories in Japan, after a suspected ransomware cyberattack at supplier Kojima Industries Corp

2 years ago

Poland Witnessing More Cyberattacks On Government Servers

Cyber security official for Polish government confirms more cyberattacks on Poland's government systems, amid Ukraine invasion

2 years ago

Russian Government Websites Downed After Ukraine Invasion

Ukraine strikes back? Russian government websites have been knocked offline in suspected cyberattack, amid Ukraine invasion

2 years ago

Ukraine Hit By Data Wiping Malware, Amid Russian Invasion

As Russian forces launch a military assault and bomb key targets in Ukraine, data wiper malware hits the beleaguered country

2 years ago

NCSC Issues Fresh Call To Bolster Online Defences

Russia's further violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity prompts a fresh warning from UK's cyber defence agency, NCSC

2 years ago

Ukraine Defence Ministry Suffers DDoS Attack

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence confirms it suffered a huge DDoS attack, while online services for two local banks were also…

2 years ago

Three quarters Of Ransomware Payments Go To Russian Hackers

Roughly 74 percent of all ransomware revenue in 2021 was sent to Russian-linked cyber-criminals, Chainalysis research has discovered

2 years ago

ECB Warns Banks To Prepare For Russian Cyberattacks

ECB warns banks to prepare for possible Russian-sponsored cyber attacks, as fears of possible military conflict in Ukraine mount

2 years ago

Vodafone Portugal Networks Still Down After ‘Malicious’ Cyberattack

Vodafone Portugal's 4G and 5G mobile networks knocked offline by cyberattack, that also impacted fixed-line, TV, SMS and other services

2 years ago

Foreign Office Suffered ‘Serious Cyber Security Incident’

Public tender document reveals the UK's Foreign Office was targeted by a "serious cyber security incident", but details have not…

2 years ago

European Oil And Port Facilities Suffer Cyberattacks

More cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, as IT systems are severely disrupted at several European oil and transport companies

2 years ago

Ransomware Attack On KP Snacks Prompts Shortage Warning

Cyberattack on KP Snacks has seen it issue a warning of shortages of crisps and peanuts in British shops over…

2 years ago