Attack being investigated for potential data theft as experts warn criminals could use stolen details as leverage A ransomware attack on an NHS software supplier last week is being investigated for potential theft of patient data, as experts warned that criminals could use personal information as leverage in negotiations …
Cybersecurity expert Ron Deibert to testify to Canadian MPs about troubling spread of invasive surveillance tools The mercenary spyware industry represents “one of the greatest contemporary threats to civil society, human rights and democracy”, a leading cybersecurity expert warns, as countries grapple with the unregulated spread of powerful and …
The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022, according to one report Last week, the US government warned that hospitals across the US have been targeted by an aggressive ransomware campaign originating from North Korea since 2021. Ransomware hacks, in which attackers …
Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’ Apple is launching a “lockdown mode” for its devices to protect people – including journalists and human rights activists – targeted by hacking attacks like those launched by government clients of NSO Group using its …
Personal information allegedly taken from Shanghai police database would be one of biggest data breaches in history A hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal information of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, in what would amount to one of the biggest data breaches in …
OpenSea tells customers and subscribers not to open emails and files ‘sent by strangers’ after revealing breach The world’s biggest marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has warned its users to be on the alert for email phishing attacks following a massive data leak. OpenSea, where traders exchange the …
From epic data mining to shocking failures of content moderation, Meta’s COO passes on a vast clean-up job If you are reading this, odds are that you are one of the 2.87 billion daily users of the products offered by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram …
Cybersecurity officials said the evidence suggests Russia is behind the tools – configured to target North American energy concerns Multiple US government agencies issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of the discovery of malicious cyber tools created by unnamed advanced threat actors that they said were capable of gaining “full …
Private contractor running service sent email to applicants containing more than 170 email addresses The Home Office’s visa service has apologised for a data breach in which the email addresses of more than 170 people were mistakenly copied into an email circulated last week. More than 170 email …
Experts recommend password managers for convenience and enhanced online safety, yet few of us use them In a competitive field, passwords are one of the worst things about the internet. Long and complex passwords are more secure but difficult to remember, leaving many people using weak and easy-to-guess credentials …
From an army of volunteers to EU and Nato teams, the variety of online actors working for the cause is unprecedented As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, expert cyber-watchers have been speculating about the kind of cyber-attacks that Russia might conduct. Will the Kremlin turn off Ukraine’s power …
UK government and banks on alert for new form of electronic attack said to have infected hundreds of machines Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news Cyber experts have identified a new strain of computer-disabling malware unleashed on Ukrainian targets as part of Russia’s offensive, as the UK government and banks …
Police have been accused of spying on at least 26 individuals who are not criminal suspects An inquiry into allegations that Israel’s police force systematically hacked into the mobile phones of Israeli citizens has found that while the police did use NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus malware, there …
Britain, the US and Australia point to growth in ‘sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents’ There have been further increases in “sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents” coming from Russia and other former Soviet states during 2021, Britain, the US and Australia said in a joint review of cyber-extortion trends. Universities and schools …
With KP Snacks the latest cyber-attack victim, firms must learn to defend themselves against a mounting menace The January snow lay thick on the Moscow ground, as masked officers of the FSB – Russia’s fearsome security agency – prepared to smash down the doors at one of 25 addresses they …
Former senior officer says unsolved hack of MoD training school systems did not succeed but still had costs A cyber-attack on the UK’s Defence Academy caused “significant” damage, a retired high-ranking officer has revealed. Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who left the armed forces in August, told Sky News …
Opposition leader Donald Tusk calls for inquiry after watchdog says government’s rivals were targeted by Pegasus spyware Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk said on Tuesday reports that the government spied on its opponents represented the country’s biggest “crisis for democracy” since the end of communism. A cybersecurity …
Exclusive: Analysis of Kamel Jendoubi’s mobile phone reveals he was targeted in August 2019 The mobile phone of a UN-backed investigator who was examining possible war crimes in Yemen was targeted with spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, a new forensic analysis of the device has revealed …
A vulnerability has been exposed in Minecraft, the bestselling video game of all time – and the security implications outside the world of gaming are vast In one of those delicious coincidences that warm the cockles of every tech columnist’s heart, in the same week that the entire internet …
People are being told they are entitled to compensation as more companies move into the industry Claims companies and law firms looking for the next bonanza in payouts are targeting people who have been the victim of a data breach, with some telling those affected they could be entitled …
Revelation comes just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist The iPhones of at least nine US state department officials were recently hacked by a government using NSO Group spyware, according to a new report that raised serious questions about the use of Israeli surveillance …
Regulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted online The Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data watchdog after the postal addresses of the 2020 New Year honours recipients were disclosed online. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO …
I received a flood of renewal demands and unsubscribing doesn’t work I cancelled my McAfee anti-virus subscription earlier this year when I discovered it had been double charging me. It refunded only the current year and led me on a wild goose chase to recover the previous two …
Israeli spyware firm’s problems go from bad to worse as scathing Apple lawsuit follows US blacklisting Shalev Hulio, the co-founder of Israel’s NSO Group, was in Washington DC on a mission to try to resuscitate the surveillance company’s battered reputation on Capitol Hill shortly before the …
National Cyber Security Centre says cyberattacks at record high and urges businesses not to pay up The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it tackled a record number of cyber incidents in the UK over the last year, with ransomware attacks originating from Russia dominating its activities. The cybersecurity …