Commons Watchdog Warns UK’s ‘Crumbling’ Cyber Defences Lag Far Behind Rising Threats
Legacy IT and skills gaps leave public services wide open, MPs warn Britain’s ageing government computer systems are “outpaced by
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Ransomware Breach at Advisory Firm Exposes Data in U.S. Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Bankruptcies
Hacker infiltrates Berkeley Research Group; sensitive victim information potentially at risk A sophisticated ransomware attack on Berkeley Research Group (BRG)—the
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NSO Ordered to Pay Record $167 Million to WhatsApp in Landmark Spyware Verdict
Jury delivers the costliest blow yet to the spyware trade A federal jury in Oakland, California, has ordered Israel-based NSO
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Launch DDoS Blitz on UK Councils and Agencies—but Impact Remains Limited
Three-Day Campaign Targeted Local Government Sites A Kremlin-aligned hacktivist collective calling itself NoName057(16) has claimed responsibility for a wave of
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CrowdStrike to Lay Off 500 Employees as Part of Cost-Efficiency Plan
Cyber-security giant CrowdStrike will shed roughly 500 roles — about five percent of its global headcount — in a restructuring
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PayPal Phishing Scams Surge 600 %: “Action Required Within 48 Hours” Emails Target Millions
PayPal users worldwide are being urged to ignore—and report—any message claiming their account will be suspended unless they “update details
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‘Scattered Spider’ Creeps Back: Las Vegas Hackers Suspected in Wave of U.K. Retail Cyberattacks
A hacking collective blamed for paralyzing half the Las Vegas Strip in 2023 appears to have resurfaced—this time targeting some
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Google Urges Urgent Android Update as Zero-Day FreeType Bug Spreads Without a Tap
Google has issued an emergency security patch for billions of Android devices after confirming that attackers are already exploiting a
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Hack of TeleMessage Signal Clone Exposes U.S. Officials’ Data and Deepens “SignalGate” Fallout
A hacker has breached TeleMessage, the Israeli-built service that supplies modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp and other popular messengers to
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Europe’s Lights Go Out—And Cyber Fears Flicker On
When parts of Spain and Portugal plunged into darkness this week, the images were unsettlingly familiar: airport departure boards frozen
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