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Organisation does not believe customer data has been compromised and says transport system not affected

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on six officials who were linked to cyber attacks against US infrastructure at home and abroad

Campaigners called for a shake-up of the Computer Misuse Act, warning it was hampering the fight against cyber attacks while costing billions of pounds and thousands of jobs

One in six say they can't wrap their head around jargon such as hyperlink, ransomware, and USB-C – with one in ten saying it would be easier to learn a foreign language

MGM Resorts, which operates hotel and gaming venues around the world, notably in Las Vegas, has been hit by a significant cyberattack that has paralysed networks

MGM Resorts International has said it has been hit by a major security breach that has left people across the US unable to access their hotel rooms or use the company's casinos

A major Russian cyber crime gang is facing international sanctions from both the US and UK for their hacking activities, which included infiltrating a hospital system during the Covid-19 pandemic

Strictly star Angela Rippon had her email address and National Insurance number stolen in a payroll software hack which also affected British Airways and Boots

Former spy chief Sir David Omand, who was the boss of GCHQ, suggested Moscow was behind the hack of the Electoral Commission that went undiscovered for 14 months

The Electoral Commission has issued an apology after it admitted hackers were able to access the names and addresses of anyone in the UK registered to vote between 2014 and 2022

The hack has suspected links to a Russian-speaking cybercrime gang called Clop, and relates to a flaw in a piece of software which is used by thousands of companies globally to transfer files

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will issue a 'call to arms' to energy providers when he addresses the annual CyberUK conference in Belfast later

All Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and users of other popular providers are being advised to be on the lookout for new emails that could hand personal details over to hackers.

Despite the hack, JD group has said payment card details were "safe", and that it has no reason to think the hackers have accessed users' passwords

Hackers are becoming increasingly difficult to detect, but cyber experts have told of 10 red flags to look out for when it comes to protecting your PC or Mac from dangerous malware