German Cyber-Security Watchdog Confirms Country’s First ‘Cyber-Catastrophe’ July 12, 2021 By Andreas Rinke A district council in eastern Germany has declared a disaster after its computer systems were paralyzed by a hacker attack...
Biden Under Pressure to Counter Growing Ransomware Threat July 8, 2021 By William Turton, Jennifer Jacobs and Jordan Fabian President Joe Biden on Wednesday discussed the possibility of responding to a spate of ransomware attacks against U.S. entities that...
How Russian Military Uses ‘Brute Force’ to Hack U.S. Government, Companies July 8, 2021 By Frank Bajak, Nomaan Merchan and Eric Tucker U.S. and British agencies disclosed last week details of “brute force” methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence...
Does It Ever Make Sense for Firms to Pay Ransomware Criminals? July 8, 2021 By Chris Beck and Blake Fleisher The global insurance company AXA announced in May it will stop writing cyber insurance coverage in France that reimburses customers...
Kaseya Ransomware Attack by REvil Gang Is Global in Scale July 6, 2021 By Frank Bajak Cyber-security teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some...
Denmark’s Central Bank Compromised by SolarWinds Cyber Attack: Media Report June 30, 2021 COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s central bank was compromised in last year’s global SolarWinds hacking operation, leaving a “backdoor” to its network...
European Commission to Form Cyber Unit to Fight Growing Online Crime June 23, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU’s 27 countries for a joint cyber...
Ransomware Is Key Online Threat Facing UK, Says Cyber Security Chief June 14, 2021 By Kitty Donaldson Professional criminals holding businesses to ransom — often with the support of nation-states — is the key online threat facing...
Forgotten Your Passwords? They Soon May Be Lost Altogether – with Insurers’ Help June 9, 2021 By James Patterson The most popular password in 2020 was exposed almost 24 million times and took less than a second to crack....
Russia-Linked Hacking Group Is Behind JBS Cyber Attack: Sources June 2, 2021 By Jennifer Jacobs, Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyber attack against JBS SA, according to four people familiar with the...