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UnitedHealth shares good news as some systems back online

UnitedHealth shares good news as some systems back online

Things may finally be looking up for UnitedHealth after some of its pharmacy systems have been finally brought back ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Mar 2024
Microsoft and Commonwealth Bank announce new AI initiatives

Microsoft and Commonwealth Bank announce new AI initiatives

Cyber security and artificial intelligence are key planks of the new “letter of understanding” between the pair.

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Mar 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 8 March

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 8 March

LockBit finally has a competitor, and numbers drop overall – plus China gets hacked!

David Hollingworth Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Most cyber experts not prepared for AI-augmented cyber threats

Most cyber experts not prepared for AI-augmented cyber threats

Cyber criminals are increasingly using AI to their advantage, and most cyber security experts say they aren’t prepared

Daniel Croft Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Swiss government details impact of 2023 Play ransomware attack

Swiss government details impact of 2023 Play ransomware attack

Approximately 65,000 government documents were published on the darknet in the wake of a cyber attack on a Swiss IT ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Medusa ransomware claims attack on US Federal Credit Union

Medusa ransomware claims attack on US Federal Credit Union

The infamous Medusa ransomware gang has claimed an attack on a US Federal Credit Union, leading to the leak of personal ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 08 Mar 2024
US lawmakers push for TikTok divestment

US lawmakers push for TikTok divestment

ByteDance warned to divest its controversial social media app or risk a total US ban.

David Hollingworth Fri, 08 Mar 2024
The industry speaks: International Women’s Day

The industry speaks: International Women’s Day

Women in STEM, the value of diversity, and why making your cyber security team more inclusive leads to greater outcomes ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 08 Mar 2024
BEC campaign sees hackers impersonating US government agencies

BEC campaign sees hackers impersonating US government agencies

Hackers have been observed impersonating US government agencies as part of a business email compromise (BEC) campaign ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Mar 2024
Chinese software engineer arrested for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google

Chinese software engineer arrested for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google

A former Google staffer was charged with four counts of stealing AI-related trade secrets from the search engine giant ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 07 Mar 2024
Famous Belgian beer halts production following ransomware attack

Famous Belgian beer halts production following ransomware attack

Belgian beer brand Duvel has had to halt its manufacturing process after a ransomware attack was detected on its systems

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Mar 2024
Meta suggests security breach caused global outage

Meta suggests security breach caused global outage

A security breach could be to blame for yesterday’s (6 March) Meta outage that logged users out of Facebook and ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Mar 2024
European Union comes together to fight growing cyber threat

European Union comes together to fight growing cyber threat

The European Parliament reaches a provisional agreement on the Cyber Solidarity Act to combat “large-scale cyber ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 07 Mar 2024
Experts raise security and privacy concerns in health and fertility apps

Experts raise security and privacy concerns in health and fertility apps

Apps and IoT health and wellbeing devices are a potential minefield of safety and security issues.

David Hollingworth Thu, 07 Mar 2024
ALPHV affiliate behind Change Healthcare attack could be a Chinese state-sponsored actor

ALPHV affiliate behind Change Healthcare attack could be a Chinese state-sponsored actor

The ALPHV (BlackCat) affiliate behind the Change Healthcare ransomware attack may be a Chinese state-sponsored threat ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Mar 2024
German authorities rule out hack in military communications leak

German authorities rule out hack in military communications leak

It wasn’t the Russians; it was just a poorly configured Cisco conferencing application.

David Hollingworth Wed, 06 Mar 2024
AUCloud releases 3 new managed cyber security packages

AUCloud releases 3 new managed cyber security packages

New packages include backup solutions as well as cyber security training for staff.

David Hollingworth Wed, 06 Mar 2024
ALPHV fakes website seizure and calls it quits, lists malware code for $5m sale

ALPHV fakes website seizure and calls it quits, lists malware code for $5m sale

It seems that one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs is finally throwing in the towel, with the ALPHV ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 06 Mar 2024
Raft of Australian companies compromised in hosting service hack

Raft of Australian companies compromised in hosting service hack

The Black Basta ransomware gang has posted details of a hack affecting nearly a dozen Australian organisations.

David Hollingworth Wed, 06 Mar 2024
Worldwide Meta outage sparks cyber attack concerns, threat groups claim responsibility

Worldwide Meta outage sparks cyber attack concerns, threat groups claim responsibility

Tens of thousands of people across the globe were logged out of their Facebook and Instagram accounts overnight due to a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 06 Mar 2024