Articles by Ryan Gallagher

PwC Probes Security Incident Tied to Russian-Speaking Clop Cyber Gang

A criminal hacking gang has added more names to its lists of alleged victims from a recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a popular file-transfer product. The group, known as Clop, threatened to post internal data from professional services …

US Agencies Hit in MOVEit Hacking Campaign as Victim List Grows

Multiple US agencies were compromised by a hacking campaign in which attackers have exploited flaws in a popular software tool to gather information from a range of victims. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a unit of the Department …

Russia-Linked Hackers Give Victims a Week to Open Ransom Negotiations

A Russian-speaking criminal cyber gang gave victims including British Airways and the BBC a week to start ransom negotiations after it exploited a vulnerability in an encrypted file-sharing software used by many high-profile firms. The hacker group, known as Clop, …

Capita Warns Customer Data May Have Been Stolen in Cyber Attack

Capita Plc, one of the UK’s biggest outsourcing companies, said that customer data may have been stolen during a recent cyberattack. There is “currently some evidence of limited data exfiltration from the small proportion of affected server estate which might …

Hackers Breached UK Pension Protection Fund, Stole Employee Data

Hackers obtained data on some employees of the UK’s Pension Protection Fund after exploiting a third-party data transfer service, according to a fund spokesperson. The Pension Protection Fund manages £39 billion of assets for its 295,000 members, according to its …

Hackers of ION Trading Also Hit UK Postal Service, Canada Hospital, U.S. Local Agencies

The hacking group behind a cyberattack against the software firm ION Trading UK has recently conducted a series of breaches throughout the world, with its victims including the UK’s postal service and local government agencies in the US. The gang, …

UK Water Supplier Hit by Cyber Attack, Highlighting Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

A company that supplies water to more than 1.5 million people in the UK disclosed it was hit by a cyber attack in an incident security experts said highlighted potentially dangerous vulnerabilities in the country’s critical infrastructure. South Staffordshire Plc …

Beware of ‘Zero-Click’ Hacks That Exploit Security Flaws in Phones’ Operating Systems

As a journalist working for the Arab news network Alaraby, Rania Dridi said she’s taken precautions to avoid being targeted by hackers, keeping an eye out for suspicious messages and avoiding clicking on links or opening attachments from people she …

Cybercrime Gang Tied to Ransomware Attacks in Germany, Colonial Pipeline Hackers

A Russia-linked cybercrime gang was allegedly responsible for ransomware attacks that took down a swath of Germany’s fuel-distribution system this week and hindered payments at some filling stations. Hackers using a strain of ransomware known as “Black Cat” infected computers …

Hackers Target Key Fuel-Distribution Firms in Europe

Europe’s fuel-supply network fell victim to a cyberattack — less than a year after the biggest refined petroleum pipeline in the U.S. was halted by a hack. The situation was serious “but not grave,” the head of Germany’s information technology …