02

May

Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack

The luxury department store Harrods says it is the latest retailer to have been targeted by a cyber attack. The firm said it had "restricted internet access at our sites"…

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11

Apr

Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Morocco ‘s social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app…

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19

Feb

Italy Hit by Third Day of Pro-Russia Cyberattacks Targeting Banks and Arms Industry

Italy faced a third consecutive day of cyberattacks on Wednesday as the pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) launched another wave of DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks against key institutions. The…

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21

Oct

Cyberattacks Disrupt Airport Control Systems in Cyprus, Leading to Long Queues and Delays

The police control systems at Cyprus' airports and other key checkpoints have been fully restored following a series of six cyberattacks over the weekend, police spokesman Christos Andreou confirmed on…

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06

Aug

French police probe ransomware attack on Olympic venue

French cyber crime police are investigating a ransomware attack against the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris where Olympic events including fencing and Taekwondo are being held, Paris prosecutors said…

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19

Jul

What caused the global cyber outage?

A global tech failure disrupted operations across multiple industries on Friday, halting flights and forcing a number of broadcasters off-air, as the outage upended everything from banking to healthcare systems.…

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04

Jun

Poland to boost cybersecurity after fake news attack

Poland will spend over 3 billion zlotys ($760 million) to boost cybersecurity, the digitalisation minister said, after state news agency PAP was hit by what authorities say was likely a…

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30

May

International police operation takes down one of world’s biggest botnets

Between 27 and 29 May 2024 Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters, targeted droppers including, IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot. The actions focused on disrupting criminal services through…

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24

Apr

Italy registered a 29% rise in cyber attacks in 2023

Italy's National Cyber Security Agency (ACN) said Wednesday that it deal with 1,411 cyber attacks in 2023, 29% more than the previous year. In its annual report to parliament, ACN…

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30

Apr

U.S. deploys more cyber forces abroad to help fight hackers

By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO  (Reuters) - The United States is sending more of its cyber forces abroad to help foreign governments fight hackers, a top U.S. military official said…

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19

Apr

UK says Russian hackers targeting Western critical infrastructure

By James Pearson BELFAST, April 19 (Reuters) - The UK government's cyber defence agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical national infrastructure posed by hackers sympathetic…

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19

Apr

EU proposes $1.2 billion plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission announced a 1.1-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats, underscoring mounting concerns about a series of high-profile hacking incidents. The growing use…

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14

Apr

Global watchdog issues blueprint for banks to report cyber attacks

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The G20's financial watchdog on Thursday recommended a blueprint for banks to report cyberattacks in a common format in a bid to speed up responses…

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27

Mar

Australia’s Latitude says nearly 8 mln drivers licence numbers stolen

Repeats to widen distribution Data theft much bigger than flagged on March 16 Drivers license, passport numbers, customer records stolen Shares fall 2.5% By Byron Kaye and Navya Mittal March…

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04

Mar

U.S. unveils new cybersecurity strategy with tighter regulations

By Suzanne Smalley  (Reuters) - The White House this week announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the U.S. government to bolster its cyber defenses amid a…

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26

Nov

Cyber as important as missile defences – ex-NATO general

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) - A cyber attack on the German ports of Bremerhaven or Hamburg would severely impede NATO efforts to send military reinforcements to allies, retired U.S.…

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05

Nov

Australia sees spike in cyber attacks from criminals and states

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government report released on Friday equating the assault to one attack every…

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20

Oct

After telco hack, Australia faces a wave of data breaches

SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A data breach at Australia's second-largest telco may have raised the country's profile as a hacking target, cybersecurity experts said on Thursday, as federal police…

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15

Sep

EU proposes rules targeting smart devices with cybersecurity risks

BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to assess their cybersecurity risks and fix them under draft…

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07

Sep

Japan probes possible involvement of pro-Russian group in cyberattack

TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan is investigating the possible involvement of a pro-Russian group following the failure of multiple government websites, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.…

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04

Sep

Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy’s GSE hacking

STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) - Hacking group BlackCat was behind a recent attack on Italy's state-owned energy services firm GSE, stole a massive amount of data and threatened to publish if their…

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17

Mar

Russian government sites facing unprecedented cyber attacks -report

March 17 (Reuters) - Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital…

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28

Jan

Brace for Russian cyber attacks over Ukraine, Britain says

Britain warned big business on Friday to bolster defences against possible Russian cyber attacks as Western fears deepened that President Vladimir Putin would order his troops to annex another part…

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14

Jan

UPDATED: Russia detains three more suspected REvil group members

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Saturday remanded in custody three more suspected members of the ransomware crime group REvil over illegal trafficking of funds, a day…

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08

Jan

Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, blockchain researcher Chainalysis said, a record that comes as regulators call for more powers over the fast-growing sector.…

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04

Jan

China to order cybersecurity reviews for some firms seeking overseas listings

China said on Tuesday it will put in force new rules to increase its oversight of plans by Chinese platform firms to list on overseas stock markets in the latest…

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16

Dec

Russia proposes holding collective cybersecurity talks with EU

MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday proposed holding collective consultations on cybersecurity with the European Union, after successful talks with the Netherlands, France and Germany, the TASS news…

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21

Nov

American banks ordered to promptly flag cybersecurity incidents under new U.S. rule

U.S. banking regulators this week finalized a rule that directs banks to report any major cybersecurity incidents to the government within 36 hours of discovery. Separately, the banking industry said…

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12

Nov

Ransomware takes center stage in U.S. official’s Middle East trip

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to the Middle East on Friday, a Treasury spokesperson told Reuters, where he will seek to build partnerships on ransomware and cybersecurity…

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13

Oct

Russia excluded from 30-country meeting to fight ransomware and cyber crime

Russia was not invited to attend a 30-country virtual meeting led by the United States that is aimed at combating the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, a…

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18

Aug

T-Mobile says hackers steal about 7.8 mln postpaid customers’ personal data

T-Mobile US Inc said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were…

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28

Jul

White House calls on America’s most critical companies to improve cyber defenses

The White House is signaling to U.S. critical infrastructure companies, such as energy providers that they must improve their cyber defenses because additional potential regulation is on the horizon. U.S.…

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28

Jul

Biden warns: If U.S. has ‘real shooting war’ it could be result of cyber attacks

President Joe Biden warned that if the United States ended up in a "real shooting war" with a "major power" it could be the result of a significant cyber attack…

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22

Jul

UPDATED: Cyber attack disrupts South African container terminals

A cyber attack disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa,…

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20

Jul

Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China

Norway said on Monday that a March 10 cyber attack on parliament's e-mail system was carried out from China, calling on authorities there to take steps to prevent such activities.…

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19

Jul

Using spyware against journalists ‘completely unacceptable’ -EU’s von der Leyen

Using spyware against journalists istotally unacceptable, the European Commission chief said on Monday after reports that Israeli spyware was used to hack the smartphones of journalists, government officials and rights…

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19

Jul

Israeli firm’s spyware used to target journalists’ cell phones

An Israeli company's spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation…

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05

Jul

Hackers demand $70 million to liberate data held by companies hit in mass cyberattack

The hackers suspected to be behind a mass ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data, according to a posting…

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03

Jul

Ransomware breach at Florida IT firm hits 200 businesses

Hundreds of American businesses were hit by an unusually sophisticated ransomware attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called Kaseya. The attackers changed a Kaseya…

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03

Jul

Hackers breached several Polish MPs’ email accounts

The email accounts of about a dozen members of parliament were hacked recently, Polish counter-intelligence revealed, disclosing further details of one of the biggest cyberattacks on the country in recent…

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23

Jun

Russian security chief says Moscow will cooperate with U.S. against hackers

Russia will work with the United States to locate cyber criminals, the head of the FSB security service said on Wednesday, a week after the countries' leaders agreed to step…

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17

Jun

UPDATED: Internet outages hit Australian lenders, central bank, websites of major U.S. airlines face outage

Australia's central bank, the postal service and several commercial lenders as well as other companies grappled with internet outages on Thursday, disrupting customer accounts and financial transactions before some services…

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10

Jun

Al Jazeera network targeted in cyber attack

Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said it was subjected to continual hacking attempts over recent days but the cyber attack on Qatar's flagship broadcaster had been fended off. Al Jazeera's…

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05

Jun

U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism

The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by…

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28

May

UPDATED: Microsoft says group behind SolarWinds hack now targetting government agencies, NGOs

The group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp said on Thursday. "This week we…

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22

May

German cyber security chief fears hackers could target hospitals

German hospitals may be at increased risk from hackers, the head of the country's cyber security agency said on Saturday, following two high-profile digital attacks this month on the Irish…

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16

May

U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack

Widespread gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast began to ease slightly on Saturday as the operator of the nation's biggest fuel pipeline said it was back to delivering "millions…

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14

May

UPDATED: Irish health service hit by ‘very sophisticated’ ransomware attack

Ireland's health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect it from a "significant" ransomware attack, crippling diagnostic services and forcing hospitals to cancel many appointments.…

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10

May

UPDATED: U.S. govt, top fuel supplier work to secure pipelines as closure enters 4th day

The U.S. government and the top U.S. fuel pipeline operator on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East Coast's supplies as a shutdown to…

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08

May

Top U.S. pipeline operator shuts major fuel line after cyber attack

Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack, the company said in a statement. Colonial's network supplies fuel from U.S refiners on…

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22

Apr

Encrypted chat app Signal alleges flaws in Cellebrite equipment

Encrypted chat app Signal suggested in a blog post that products sold to law enforcement from Israeli surveillance provider Cellebrite can easily be sabotaged. Cellebrite DI Ltd, which specializes in…

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21

Apr

Hackers use previously unknown vulnerability to target SonicWall customers

Hackers have targeted customers of California-based network services firm SonicWall via a previously undisclosed vulnerability in its email security product, the company and cybersecurity firm FireEye said. In a statement,…

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03

Mar

Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software

A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - an example…

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18

Feb

US charges three North Koreans in $1.3 billion hacking scheme

The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks…

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23

Jan

After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists ‘world class’ cybersecurity team

President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defense officials and investigators as the U.S. government works to recover…

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27

Dec

Cybercriminals’ favourite VPN taken down in global action

The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down over the Christmas period in a coordinated law enforcement action led by the German…

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24

Dec

U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are ‘impacting’ state, local governments

The U.S. cybersecurity agency said that a sprawling cyber espionage campaign made public earlier this month is affecting state and local governments, although it released few additional details. The hacking…

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