Top UK Universities Recovering Following Targeted DDoS Attack

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The attack, which has been claimed by Anonymous Sudan, has been confirmed to have impacted IT services at the universities of Cambridge and Manchester

LockBit Ransomware Takedown: What You Need to Know about Operation Cronos

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

What businesses should know about Operation Cronos and LockBit, one of the largest ransomware takedowns in history

Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities. From their report: In collaboration with OpenAI, we are sharing

Initial Ransomware Demands Jump 20% to $600,000 in 2023

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Arctic Wolf found that the median ransomware demand was $600,000 in 2023, a 20% rise on the previous year

Insider Steals 80,000 Email Addresses From District Councils

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A former employee at Stratford-on-Avon District Council stole residents’ emails to promote his business

Lockbit Infrastructure Disrupted by Global Law Enforcers

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

UK’s National Crime Agency has led an international operation to disrupt the Lockbit ransomware group

Report: Manufacturing bears the brunt of industrial ransomware

February 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Manufacturing continues to be the industrial sector hardest hit by ransomware, according to a new report by industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. The firm’s year-in-review reported more than 900 ransomware incidents

FBI, British authorities seize infrastructure of LockBit ransomware group

February 19, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An international law enforcement operation on Monday seized servers and disrupted the infrastructure used by the LockBit ransomware syndicate, a government official confirmed to CyberScoop after websites used by the

Fake Tokens Exploit BRICS Investment Hype

February 19, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Resecurity said bad actors exploited geopolitical narratives, spreading misinformation

Anatsa Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Targets European Banks

February 19, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

ThreatFabric said the campaign has evolved since last year, employing sophisticated methods and mainly targeting Samsung devices