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The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, according to the Financial Times. The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for anyone visiting China, Russia, Read More …
GOFFEE is a threat actor that first came to our attention in early 2022. Since then, Kaspersky researchers have observed malicious activities targeting exclusively entities located in the Russian Federation, leveraging spear phishing emails with a malicious attachment. Starting in Read More …
Following the massive botnet takedown codenamed Operation Endgame in May 2024, which shut down the biggest malware droppers, including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader and Bumblebee, law enforcement agencies across North America and Europe dealt another blow to the malware ecosystem Read More …
Web-based credit card skimming remains a widespread and persistent threat, known for its ability to adapt and evolve over time. FortiGuard Labs recently observed a sophisticated campaign dubbed “RolandSkimmer,” named after the unique string “Rol@and4You” found embedded in its payload. Read More …
The UK’s technology secretary revealed the full breadth of the government’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill for the first time this morning, pledging £100,000 ($129,000) daily fines for failing to act against specific threats under consideration. Slated to enter Read More …
A man has been charged after a cyber attack saw terror messages displayed across screens at Scotland’s busiest train stations. British Transport Police received multiple reports of a cyber security incident affecting Network Rail Wi-Fi services, provided by a third Read More …
A former GCHQ intern has admitted risking national security by taking top secret data home with him on his mobile phone. Hasaan Arshad, 25, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act on what would have been the Read More …
A mother and father have said they were arrested in front of their young daughter and held in a cell for 11 hours after making “disparaging” comments about her school. Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine Hertfordshire Constabulary officers turned up Read More …
An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a breach that put personal information Read More …
Ukraine’s state-owned railway Ukrzaliznytsia, the country’s largest carrier, has partially restored online services after a large-scale cyber attack hit passenger and freight transport systems, the company said on Thursday. An outage was first reported on Sunday when the rail company Read More …
