Hackers are exploiting the pandemic to launch cyber-attacks on some of the UK’s biggest companies. Firms distracted by the crisis are more vulnerable than ever. In May, easyJet revealed that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack, which had compromised the details of 9.8 million customers. It said 2,200 credit card details were accessed, … Read more
Civil servants have been warned they could be the victim of a cyber attack by climate change activists. Parliament’s online security body has warned that Extinction Rebellion could attempt to target officials working for parliamentary committees to access social media accounts. In an email entitled ”cyber security threat this weekend’ Parliamentary Digital Service’s cyber security … Read more
Young Army officers have been told they will be expected to be ‘more unconventional’ in warfare and master the ‘new domains of cyber and space’. The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sandhurst graduates that the highly anticipated Integrated Defence and Security review, spearheaded by Dominic Cummings, would soon be published and would bring with it … Read more
The FBI were able to track down three hackers who pulled off the largest Twitter breach in history because they were ‘extremely sloppy’ with how they moved their Bitcoin transactions around. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, of Tampa, Florida; Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, Florida; and Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, U.K. have all be charged … Read more
British businesses were forced to pay out more than £200 million in ransoms to cybercriminal gangs last year, it has been revealed. High profile companies including smartwatch maker Garmin, foreign exchange giant Travelex and the National Trust have been targeted with malicious software by hackers, many from Russia or Eastern European countries. They have then … Read more
No going back: Roger Jewitt is now banking online For years, Roger Jewitt had absolutely no interest in banking online. The 70-year-old had heard horror stories of people losing thousands of pounds after their personal details were stolen by fraudsters and feared the same could happen to him. But he is now among a growing … Read more
British spies were able to detect a Russian cyber attack on a university involved in testing for a coronavirus vaccine after installing a security shield around the facility, it emerged last night. Intelligence services feared a possible hacking attempt in March as the pandemic spread throughout the country, as reported by The Times. A cyber-shield … Read more
Cyber criminals with ties to North Korea are stealing US shoppers’ information by hacking into the checkout carts of dozens of large retailers including Claire’s Security experts have uncovered a skimming attack on large US retailers The team is pointing to the group Hidden Cobra, which has ties to North Korea The hackers have been … Read more
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges UK to stay alert after his country was ‘hit by huge China cyber hack’ on businesses, schools and hospitals The cyber attack, believed to be by China, targeted everything from government to schools Scott Morrison, Australian PM, did not name the superpower responsible Morrison flagged his concerns over the … Read more
Amazon says it spent three days fighting off the largest denial of service cyber attack ever recorded AWS Shield says it safeguarded against the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded The attack funneled 2.3 terabits of data per second at its target A previous record was set in 2018 with a max of 1.7 terabits per … Read more