USAID agency will allocate $60 million to strengthen Ukraine’s cyber security

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov met with the Deputy Head of USAID, Isobel Coleman. During the meeting, further cooperation of Ukraine with the US Agency for International Development was discussed. In particular, they were strengthening Read More …

UK cracks down on ransomware actors

Seven Russian nationals have assets frozen and travel bans imposed ransomware is a tier 1 national security threat, with attacks against businesses and public sector organisations increasingly common. Recent victims include UK schools, local authorities and firms – whilst internationally Read More …

‘Real arms race’ on defending Irish health system against cyber attacks

There is a “real arms race” between cyber attackers and efforts to defend Irish health systems, a committee has heard. The Public Accounts Committee also heard that 32,000 letters had been issued in recent weeks to patients, clients and staff Read More …

SNP MP Stewart McDonald’s emails hacked by Russian group

An MP has told the BBC his emails have been stolen and he fears they will be made public. The SNP’s Stewart McDonald said the hack took place in January and he wanted to pre-empt any publication sharing them. Read Read More …

Graphiron: New Russian information stealing malware deployed against Ukraine

The Nodaria espionage group (aka UAC-0056) is using a new piece of information stealing malware against targets in Ukraine. The malware (Infostealer.Graphiron) is written in Go and is designed to harvest a wide range of information from the infected computer, Read More …

Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability

Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems. The hacking attack sought to exploit Read More …

UK Engineering Company Vesuvius Hit by Cyber Attack

Vesuvius PLC said Monday that it is currently managing a cyber incident that involved unauthorized access to its systems. The U.K. engineered-ceramics manufacturer said as soon as it was aware of the unauthorized activity, it took the necessary steps to Read More …

Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine

Russian hackers have proved yet again how quickly cyber attacks can be used to respond to global events with a series of DDoS attacks on German infrastructure and government websites in response to the country’s plan to send tanks to Read More …

UK: Army spied on lockdown critics

A shadowy Army unit secretly spied on British citizens who criticised the Government’s Covid lockdown policies, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Military operatives in the UK’s ‘information warfare’ brigade were part of a sinister operation that targeted politicians and Read More …