Denmark energy cyber attack highlights infrastructure security gaps

November 2023 saw an unprecedented cyber attack on Denmark’s energy infrastructure. In a co-ordinated breach of 22 companies, criminal gangs gained access to industrial control systems. Investigators believe at least one of the attackers was acting on behalf of a Read More …

Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack

Orange, a French telecommunications giant and one of the largest phone providers in the world, announced on Monday that it was the victim of an unspecified cyberattack. In the announcement, the company said that it detected a cyberattack “on one Read More …

Russia: Aeroflot cancels dozens of flights after hacker attack paralyzes IT systems

Russia’s Aeroflot airline has cancelled 49 round-trip flights to and from Moscow due to an IT system failure, the air carrier reported. The press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia said that the airline’s information systems were brought Read More …

Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company

One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work. KNP – a Northamptonshire transport company – is just one of tens of thousands Read More …

M&S shares rise as online orders resume after £300m cyberattack

M&S shares climbed on Tuesday (10 June) after the retailer reopened its website more than six weeks following a cyberattack that forced a near two-month halt to online sales. The group has resumed home delivery of a selection of its Read More …

Major US grocery distributor warns of disruption after cyberattack

United Natural Foods (UNFI), a major distributor of groceries to Whole Foods and other retailers, said on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack, warning of disruptions to its ability to fulfill and distribute customer orders. UNFI said in Read More …

Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. Some non-governmental organizations Read More …

Cyber crime a big threat to Nigeria’s oil, gas sector

Nigeria’s strategic oil and gas industry has been urged to beef up its cyber security and avoid massive potential cost to the economy if current measures fail. According to Check Point’s African Perspectives on Cyber Security Report 2024, Nigeria continues Read More …

UK supermarket Morrisons’ sales growth slows after cyber attack

British supermarket group Morrisons’ sales growth slowed in its first quarter, reflecting a previously flagged cyber attack at its technology provider which disrupted its operations. The UK’s fifth largest grocer, which has been owned by U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Read More …

KLIA operations not affected after Malaysian airport hit by cyber attack

Operations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were not affected by a cyber attack by hackers who demanded US$10 million (S$13.4 million). In a joint statement on March 25, the National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Read More …