Victoria’s Secret pulls down website amid security incident

Clothing and lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret suspended most of the functionality of its website and some in-store services to “address a security incident,” according to a statement posted to the company’s website on Wednesday. “We identified and are taking steps Read More …

Statement of solidarity by the North Atlantic Council concerning the malicious cyber activities against the Czech Republic

“We stand in solidarity with the Czech Republic following the malicious cyber campaign against its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We recognise that the Government of the Czech Republic has attributed the responsibility to the People’s Republic of China, specifically APT31, Read More …

Retail Under Siege: What Recent Cyber Attacks Tell Us About Today’s Threat Landscape

When several major UK organizations, including well-known retail brands, found themselves caught in a cyber attack earlier this year, it made headlines. But this incident wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last. It reflects a growing trend where Read More …

Pakistan among least affected by web threats

At its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team presented cybersecurity trends, including ransomware, advanced persistent threats (APTs), supply chain attacks, mobile threats, artificial intelligence and IoT Read More …

Adidas warns of consumer data breach

German sportswear maker Adidas said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider albeit not passwords or credit card data. “We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a Read More …

Silent Ransom Group Targeting Law Firms

The cyber threat actor Silent Ransom Group (SRG), also known as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, is targeting law firms using information technology (IT) themed social engineering calls, and callback phishing emails, to gain remote access to systems or Read More …

Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government

More than a decade ago, researchers at antivirus company Kaspersky identified suspicious internet traffic of what they thought was a known government-backed group, based on similar targeting and its phishing techniques. Soon, the researchers realized they had found a much Read More …

Major supermarket distributor to Tesco and Sainsbury’s ‘held to ransom’

A major distributor to Britain’s biggest supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, is being held to ransom by cyber hackers following a string of assaults on UK retail in the last month. Peter Green Chilled said clients were “receiving regular Read More …