Australian horse riding organisations caught up in cyber attack impacting 10,000 people

Cyber criminals have targeted yet another Australian small business by stealing and leaking the data of 10,000 people. Last month, the data of a little-known company called Event Secretary was published on an online forum. Unfortunately, Event Secretary was the Read More …

‘Pay and benefits compromised’ in Dublin Airport cyber attack

The pay and benefits details of nearly 2,000 staff members of daa, which operates Dublin Airport, were compromised due to a recent cyber attack on professional service provider Aon, the Sunday Times reported. A spokesperson said that as a result Read More …

UK: Hacking gang BlackCat says it stole data trove from the Barts Health NHS Trust

A gang of cybercriminals says it has breached one of the UK’s largest hospital groups and is threatening to publish a trove of its confidential data. The gang, known as ALPHV or BlackCat, posted a statement on Friday claiming it Read More …

EU set to approve the use of spyware to uncover confidential journalist sources

The European Union is set to approve new laws that would let governments spy on journalists in the name of national security. The legislation would expand legal ‘loopholes’ that let governments install spyware on journalist’s phones and computers, including British Read More …

Military AI’s Next Frontier: Your Work Computer

It’s probably hard to imagine that you are the target of spycraft, but spying on employees is the next frontier of military AI. Surveillance techniques familiar to authoritarian dictatorships have now been repurposed to target American workers. Over the past Read More …

Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit

Hackers are threatening to release confidential data stolen from Reddit unless the company pays a ransom demand – and reverses its controversial API price hikes. In a post on its dark web leak site, the BlackCat ransomware gang, also known Read More …

Cyber attack results in data breach of all Louisiana driver licenses, IDs

Those with a Louisiana ID, registration or driver’s license could have their personal data exposed as a major cyber attack targeted the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles as well as other Government entities. According to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Read More …

UK media watchdog Ofcom data downloaded in cyber-attack

Media watchdog Ofcom has confirmed that it is a victim of a cyber-attack by hackers linked to a notorious Russian ransomware group. Confidential data about some companies regulated by Ofcom, and personal information from 412 employees was downloaded during the Read More …

Is Fighting Cyber-Espionage Against Dissidents Getting Difficult?

Spying on opposition leaders, dissidents and critics has always been a norm in countries ruled by right-wing, fascist or authoritarian governments. The latest method has been to use emerging technologies which penetrate email accounts or smartphones and acquire all information Read More …