All news on the topic: Cyber Crime And Hacking

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Murky world of ’hitmen for hire’ sites revealed, featuring a ’kill list’ individual who paid $50,000 to inject his ex with heroin
Chillingly the man who shone a light onto the murder-for-hire plot warns scores of Brits may not know they are on a ’kill list’ too...
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A former UK prime minister has demanded an investigation into the CEO of the Washington Post
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for a criminal investigation of Washington Post Publisher William Lewis’ involvement in allegedly deleting emails related to a phone hacking scandal while he worked as an executive for Rupert Murdoch’s media company.
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NHS confirms patient data stolen in cyberattack
NHS England has confirmed its patient data managed by blood test management organisation Synnovis was stolen in a ransomware attack on 3 June.
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Genetic testing firm 23andMe investigated over hack
The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023.
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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers
ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details
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Myanmar militia group central to cyber-scam network
A militia group allied with Myanmar’s military rulers is at the center of a network of illegal casinos and cyber-scam compounds, which use trafficked people to contact victims online and extort money from them, an activist group said in a report published today.
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UK cops dismantle fraudulent website, arresting 37 in operation targeting up to 70,000 Brits
Criminals paid LabHost between up to £300 a month for membership so they could glean information to defraud people
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Russia ranked biggest cybercrime threat to rest of the world
Russia has topped the world’s first cybercrime index ranking, with Ukraine and China in second and third.
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Bank of England set to kick off cyber ‘stress test’ of UK’s financial system within days
A major attack on a European financial services payments system could lead to losses of £762billion, according to Lloyds of London