Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence

South Korean e-tailer Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but says the accused deleted the stolen data. In a post published on Christmas, Coupang revealed it worked with Mandiant, Palo Read More …

Uncovering Hidden Forensic Evidence in Windows: The Mystery of AutoLogger-Diagtrack-Listener.etl

During a recent incident response engagement, FortiGuard IR services (FGIR) responded to a ransomware attack where the threat actor heavily used anti forensic techniques to cover their tracks and to avoid their malware getting into the hands of researchers. They Read More …

Trump’s national security strategy wants spy agencies to watch world supply chains

President Donald Trump’s national security strategy tasks the U.S. intelligence community with monitoring global supply chains as part of a sweeping goal to decouple the nation’s economy from foreign adversaries and advance American economic interests. The demands listed in the Read More …

Multiple London councils hit by ‘cyber attack’

Several London councils have been hit by a “cyber attack” which could have compromised residents’ data. Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Westminster City councils said they have been responding to a “cyber security issue” since Monday morning. The Read More …

UK: NHS providers reviewing stolen data published by cyber criminals

Pathology supplier Synnovis is contacting NHS organisations which had data stolen and published online following a major cyber attack last year. Synnovis has now completed its investigation into patient and staff data published online by the cyber criminal gang on Read More …

The end of ransomware? Report claims the number of firms paying up is plummeting

The number of companies paying ransomware attackers for decryption keys and delete stolen files has plummeted, and now represents just 23% of all victims, new research has claims. In its report, Coveware said ransom payment rates across all impact scenarios Read More …

Marks and Spencer drops Tata Consultancy Services IT service desk contract

Marks and Spencer (M&S) confirmed it has dropped its IT Service Desk partnership with Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The contract has been ended after TCS was investigated over speculation that it may be the source of the Read More …

Jaguar Land Rover hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history

The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from Read More …

Pen, Paper, and Preparedness: What the UK’s Latest Cyber Guidance Really Means

When the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends that organizations revisit pen and paper plans, it may sound retrograde. After all, modern cybersecurity strategies often focus on AI-enhanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time telemetry. But this latest Read More …

Identifying and Mitigating Potential Velociraptor Abuse

Open-source technologies and communities are a big part of the Rapid7 ethos, and that’s not by chance – it’s by design. Rapid7 believe that their Metasploit, AttackerKB, and Velociraptor initiatives help create a strong threat intelligence foundation as well as Read More …