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UK and US investigations into harmful international cyber campaigns

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has formally charged the leader of an organised cyber criminal group for their involvement

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Database with millions of SMS messages found online

A massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has

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IT contractor accidentally takes down NYPD’s fingerprint database with ransom malware

The NYPD was hit by this ransom malware when they hired a third-party IT, contractor, to set up a digital

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MedusaLocker Ransomware

MedusaLocker Ransomware has been active since September 2018, being distributed through phishing pages and attached directly to emails. A SentinelOne

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SectopRAT Remote Access Trojan

SectopRAT is a newly observed .NET-based remote access trojan sold through hacking forums. Despite its use in a number of

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Flaw revealed in Android camera app [CVE-2019-2234]

Google has acknowledged a now-patched security flaw (CVE-2019-2234) in Android phones that enabled third-party apps to bypass the camera permissions

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Wizards of the Coast data breach exposes thousands of gamers

A US gaming company has inadvertently leaked the personal information of thousands of online players. Wizards of the Coast, which

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Disney+ accounts hijacked within days of launch

Thousands of subscribers to the recently launched Disney+ online streaming platform have had their accounts hijacked, according to an investigation

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French hospital hit by cyber-attack

The University Hospital Centre (CHU) in Rouen, France was hit by a major cyber attack last week. Reports stated that

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Hackers demand millions in ransom from Mexico oil company

Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex, was targeted in a ransomware attack. Hackers have demanded $4.9m in bitcoin in order to

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