UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures
– Measures to tackle the threat of ransomware and protect businesses and critical services will be taken forward with industry following public consultation.
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Cyber security is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. These cyber attacks are typically aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information, extorting money from users, or interrupting normal business processes.
Paddy Power and Betfair users warned as parent company suffers data breach
– Flutter Entertainment, the world’s largest gambling company, which operates Paddy Power and Befair recently revealed a major data breach impacting up to 800,000 customers.
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Police arrest four in M&S and Co-op hacking investigation
– Four people have been arrested in the UK as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods.
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Ingram Micro Issues Statement Regarding Cybersecurity Incident
– Ingram Micro one of the USA’s biggest IT providers said in a statement that it recently identified ransomware on certain of its internal systems.
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New plans to supercharge UK cyber sector
– The UK’s growing and cutting edge cyber security sector will be boosted by millions in new investment and a roadmap for growth, as part of the Plan for Change.
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UK supermarket supplier hit with ransom demand
Peter Green Chilled, a transport provider serving several major UK supermarkets, has fallen victim to a cyberattack involving a ransom demand.
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Cyber-attack on the UK Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services
On Wednesday 23rd April, the UK Government became aware of a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services. These are the services through which legal aid providers log their work and receive payment from the Government.
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M&S admit customer data stolen in recent cyber attack
M&S have issued a statement on their website where they confirm that some personal customer data has been taken in a recent cyber attack.
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DDoS-for-hire empire taken down by Poland and US
EuroPol reports that in the latest blow to the criminal market for distributed denial of service (DDoS)-for-hire services, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals who allegedly ran a network of platforms used to launch thousands of cyberattacks worldwide.
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Co-op hackers stole large amount of customer data
The cyber criminals behind this attack claim to have the private information of 20 million people who signed up to Co-op’s membership scheme, but the co-op would not confirm that number. The criminals are using the name DragonForce, say they are also responsible for the attack on M&S and Harrods.
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