Browsing: Cybercrime
Three councils in London have experienced cyberattacks, leading to the activation of emergency plans to determine if any data was compromised. The Royal Boroughs of Kensington…
In 2016, a 19-year-old Daniel Kelly faced charges for computer hacking, extortion, and fraud linked to a significant data breach at a British telecom firm, resulting…
The rapid technological advancements can widen the gap between parents and teens. Gen Moreover, a rise in cyberattacks affecting major companies has been frequently reported. Interestingly,…
Tim Brown will always remember December 12, 2020. This was the day SolarWinds, a software company, learned it had been hacked by Russia. As the chief…
‘Extremely serious’ cyber-attacks have surged by 50% over the past year, with UK security agencies now addressing a new nationally significant attack every two days, according…
Last month, when hackers targeted UK nursery schools and leaked child data online, they faced accusations of reaching a new low. Nonetheless, the wider education sector…
Cybercriminals who compromised the personal information and photos of thousands of nursery children have since removed the data following a public outcry. The group responsible for…
A hacker threatens to release personal information and photographs of thousands of nursery children online unless a ransom is paid. Identified by the alias Shine, the…
Approximately 8,000 names, photos, and addresses of children were allegedly taken from the Kido Nursery chain by a group of cybercriminals. According to the BBC, these…
A 21-year-old student has been sentenced to seven years in jail for designing and distributing online kits responsible for £100 million worth of fraud. Ollie Holman…
Louis Vuitton has announced that data from some of its UK customers has been compromised, making it the latest retailer to fall victim to cyber hackers.…
Cybercrime investigators from Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a major malware operation run by Russian criminals, following extensive collaboration with law enforcement…
A new cyberattack has made headlines, compromising personal information from hundreds of thousands of legal assistance applicants in the UK and Wales. Following the recent cyber…
As reported by Google, members of the UK-based spider-hacking community are actively “promoting” cyberattacks amid the increasing disruption faced by UK retailers in the US market.…
The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. estimates that cyber attacks compromising account information for a “small subset” of users will incur costs ranging from $180…
A hacking group supportive of Russia has announced that they targeted various UK websites during a three-day campaign, which included local councils and the Police and…
One significant distinction between certain members of the dispersed spider hacking community and their ransomware counterparts is their accent. The scattered spiders are connected to the…
By 2035, the UK cybersecurity agency is urging organizations to protect their systems from quantum hackers, as the prospects for a strong computing breakthrough threaten digital…
Ransomware payments have dropped by over one-third compared to last year, totaling $813 million, as victims are now refusing to pay cybercriminals and law enforcement. The…
The Chinese government has responded to allegations linking Chinese government-supported attackers to the recent cyber breach at the U.S. Treasury Department, dismissing the accusations as “baseless.”The…
A cyber outage at a major retail software provider for auto dealerships entered its third day on Friday, causing delays in car sales across North America,…
Warning analysts have highlighted the increasing power and frequency of cyberattacks linked to Chinese intelligence as foreign governments test their response. This comes in the wake…
Ransomware gangs have targeted the UK state after reports emerged that the British Library successfully withstood a damaging cyberattack without succumbing to the demands of the…
The LockBit ransomware gang is re-emerging, following a recent international crackdown that severely disrupted its operations.Based in Russia, the group has created new dark web sites…
The recent data breach from a Chinese cybersecurity company has exposed national security agencies paying substantial amounts of money to collect information about a variety of…
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) seized control of international ransomware group LockBit’s “command and control” infrastructure on Tuesday in a major law enforcement operation. The NCA…
Rockbit, a notorious cybercrime organization that holds victims’ data for ransom, has been thwarted in an extraordinary international law enforcement operation by the UK’s National Crime…
Ransomware gangs experienced a resurgence last year, with victims paying $1.1 billion to hackers, a record high according to a study. Following a lull in 2022,…
Credit rating agency Moody's has warned that water companies face a “high” risk from cyber-attacks targeting drinking water as they await approval from industry regulators to…