All news on the topic: Cybersecurity

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Sellafield issues an apology after pleading guilty to a series of cybersecurity failings
Nuclear site awaits sentencing over breaches that it admitted could have threatened national security
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Travel warning for Brits holidaying in Ibiza, Malia, Kos and Tenerife over ATM skimming fraud
Cybersecurity experts are raising awareness of the new wave of ’card skimming’ techniques and warning Brits about what to look out for when using an ATM abroad
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Crowdstrike IT chaos could mean some workers fail to get paid
On Friday morning, the world ground to a halt as an IT glitch caused by cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike lead airline and bank systems to falter, causing widespread chaos
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Cause of Microsoft global outage discovered as CrowdStrike chief speaks out
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has uncovered the cause of a major global IT outage that has plunged the world into chaos.
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Billions of passwords suddenly leaked - check now to see if yours is on the list
Users of online services are being urged to check their passwords after nearly 10 billion codes are leaked.
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Kaspersky denies being a security threat following US ban on the cybersecurity firm
The Commerce Department on Friday barred US companies from using computer security products from Kaspersky Lab, the Russian company whose products are widely used in the United States
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Cyber attack forces three major hospitals to cancel surgeries
A cyber attack has forced three major hospitals to cancel operations and divert emergency patients elsewhere.
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ESET: Turla, Russian FSB-linked group, behind new European government network backdoors
Researchers at the Slovakia-based cybersecurity company ESET have uncovered two new backdoors, dubbed LunarWeb and LunarMail, which they believe were likely used by a Russian state-affiliated hacking group to infiltrate the foreign affairs ministry of an unnamed European country.
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Cybercriminals allege hacking of EU police agency, posting data online
Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum.
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China poses genuine and increasing cyber risk, UK spy agency head says
China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge.
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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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Inside dangerous world of Royal Mail hackers LockBit as police take control
LockBit, a major criminal gang who runs an online website that organises ransomware cyber attacks, has been involved in many high-profile hackings over the last few years
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FBI issues warning of Chinese hackers set to cause mayhem and threaten US lives
FBI Director Christopher Wray this week warned the US House Select Committee that Chinese hackers may be preparing to damage American infrastructure
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Little-known trick shows you if someone is covertly logging onto your Facebook
People are only just realising you can track who has access to your Facebook account. Find out where they are, when they're doing it and how you can protect yourself
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Decades-old computer law 'hampering UK's battle against cyber attacks'
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
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Top 30 technical terms that leave over-65s baffled - including smishing and URL
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
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Major cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos making slot and ATM machines unusable
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
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Russia linked hackers hit UK Ministry of Defence as security secrets leaked
Hackers targeted the database of a firm which handles the security for some of Britain's most secretive sites - including a nuclear submarine base and a chemical weapon lab
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Parents share top 10 rules they set to make sure their child is safe online
The rules include never accepting requests from a stranger, and never sharing personal information, such as their address
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Hang up the phone immediately if you hear these 4 clues, security expert says
Scammers are making off with more and more of people's hard earned money each year - and a 2022 Harris Poll survey of around 2,000 American adults found 22% of had lost money to a phone scam in the past year
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Russian hackers in ultimatum to Brits working at Boots, BBC and British Airways
Clop, a Russian-speaking cybercrime gang, are thought to have been responsible for stealing the data of major British companies like BA, Boots, and the BBC through a flaw in the MOVEit software
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Russian hackers 'trying to black out Britain' by targeting power stations
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will issue a 'call to arms' to energy providers when he addresses the annual CyberUK conference in Belfast later
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UK far-right launch wave of transgender web hate in wake of Nashville shootings
The report comes in a study by analysts from London-based Tech Against Terrorism and follows the gun horror when Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender, rampaged through a school
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Urgent phishing warning issued to anybody who uses Gmail or Microsoft Outlook
The phishing scams are hard to spot, according to cyber defence company BlueVoyant, who have warned of a 240% increase in emails using techniques such as User Agent or IP restrictions
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'I was sent creepy Airdrop requests on a train - simple fix isn't the answer'
Two women share their experiences of feeling 'vulnerable' after being sent unsolicited Airdrops as cyber-flashing is set to become a criminal offence amid the Online Safety Bill