Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments | Cybercrime | The Guardian
Prohibition would bring the NHS, schools and local councils into line with government departments
US senator targeted by deepfake caller posing as Ukrainian diplomat | US politics | The Guardian
FBI investigating call in which AI appearing to be Dmytro Kuleba asked Ben Cardin ‘politically charged questions’
MediSecure reveals about 12.9 million Australians had personal data stolen by hackers in April | Australia news | The Guardian
Company says it is unable to identify specific individuals affected by one of the largest breaches in Australian history
UK government weighs action against Russian hackers over NHS records theft
National Crime Agency may take retaliatory measures after Qilin gang steals data covering 300m patient interactions
Revealed: Russian legal foundation linked to Kremlin activities in Europe | Russia | The Guardian
Leaked internal documents have exposed the activities of a Russian state-backed legal defence foundation that European intelligence agencies and analysts say is in fact a Kremlin influence operation active in 48 countries across Europe and around the world. Internal documents from the Fund for Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots Living Abroad (Pravfond) indicate that the foundation finances propaganda websites targeted at Europeans, helped pay for the legal defence of the convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout and the assassin Vadim Krasikov, and has employed a number of former intelligence officers as the directors of its operations in European countries.
Data breach exposes details of 25,000 current and former BBC employees
Data breach at pension scheme being taken ‘extremely seriously’, but broadcaster says there is no evidence of a ransomware attack
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China.
‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets
Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants
Students turning to cyberfraud as huge phishing
LabHost enabled users to set up websites designed to trick victims into revealing personal information – with 70,000 allegedly duped in the UK
Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse | Israel | The Guardian
Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account
AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns
NCSC says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks
NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent | Health | The Guardian
Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sites
On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world
The long read: Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?
‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation
Royal Mail ransomware attackers threaten to publish stolen data
Postal service has been unable to send letters and parcels overseas since Wednesday due to hacking Royal Mail has been hit by a ransomware attack by a criminal group, which has threatened to publish the stolen information online. The postal service has received a ransom note purporting to be from LockBit, a hacker group widely thought to have close links to Russia.
Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack
Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home
Spanish prime minister’s phone ‘targeted with Pegasus spyware’
The Spanish government has said the mobile phones of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the defence minister, Margarita Robles, were both infected last year with the Pegasus spyware that its manufacturers claim is available only to state agencies.
Anonymous: the hacker collective that has declared cyberwar on Russia | Ukraine
The group has claimed credit for hacking the Russian Ministry of Defence database, and is believed to have hacked multiple state TV channels to show pro-Ukraine content
‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation
Royal Mail ransomware attackers threaten to publish stolen data
Postal service has been unable to send letters and parcels overseas since Wednesday due to hacking Royal Mail has been hit by a ransomware attack by a criminal group, which has threatened to publish the stolen information online. The postal service has received a ransom note purporting to be from LockBit, a hacker group widely thought to have close links to Russia.
Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack
Incident has hit parts of media company’s technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home
Spanish prime minister’s phone ‘targeted with Pegasus spyware’
The Spanish government has said the mobile phones of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the defence minister, Margarita Robles, were both infected last year with the Pegasus spyware that its manufacturers claim is available only to state agencies.
Anonymous: the hacker collective that has declared cyberwar on Russia | Ukraine
The group has claimed credit for hacking the Russian Ministry of Defence database, and is believed to have hacked multiple state TV channels to show pro-Ukraine content
Spanish prime minister’s phone ‘targeted with Pegasus spyware’
The Spanish government has said the mobile phones of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and the defence minister, Margarita Robles, were both infected last year with the Pegasus spyware that its manufacturers claim is available only to state agencies.
Anonymous: the hacker collective that has declared cyberwar on Russia | Ukraine
The group has claimed credit for hacking the Russian Ministry of Defence database, and is believed to have hacked multiple state TV channels to show pro-Ukraine content