Young Army officers must be ‘more unconventional’ in warfare and master ‘cyber and space’ 

Young Army officers have been told they will be expected to be ‘more unconventional’ in warfare and master the ‘new domains of cyber and space’. The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sandhurst graduates that the highly anticipated Integrated Defence and Security review, spearheaded by Dominic Cummings, would soon be published and would bring with it … Read more

How FBI tracked down the celebrity Twitter hackers: Cyber criminals were ‘extremely sloppy’

The FBI were able to track down three hackers who pulled off the largest Twitter breach in history because they were ‘extremely sloppy’ with how they moved their Bitcoin transactions around.  Graham Ivan Clark, 17, of Tampa, Florida; Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, Florida; and Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, U.K. have all be charged … Read more

British firms paid out more than £200m in ransoms to cyber criminals last year, experts reveal 

British businesses were forced to pay out more than £200 million in ransoms to cybercriminal gangs last year, it has been revealed. High profile companies including smartwatch maker Garmin, foreign exchange giant Travelex and the National Trust have been targeted with malicious software by hackers, many from Russia or Eastern European countries. They have then … Read more

Just 1 in 10 GP appointments are face to face as patients fear cyber visits are here to stay

Only one in ten GP appointments is face to face – three months after ministers vowed to get the NHS back to normal.  A major survey found 61 per cent of consultations are via phone call, 6 per cent through text or email and 4 per cent by online video.  Telephone triage assessments and home … Read more

Cyber banking converts who won’t be duped by fraudsters

No going back: Roger Jewitt is now banking online For years, Roger Jewitt had absolutely no interest in banking online.  The 70-year-old had heard horror stories of people losing thousands of pounds after their personal details were stolen by fraudsters and feared the same could happen to him.  But he is now among a growing … Read more

Coronavirus: Russian cyber raids target vaccine research

University of Oxford Clinical teams at the Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January, now named AZD1222 since a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca was secured. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase.  Lead of the project Professor … Read more

Cyber criminals with ties to North Korea are stealing US shoppers’ information

Cyber criminals with ties to North Korea are stealing US shoppers’ information by hacking into the checkout carts of dozens of large retailers including Claire’s Security experts have uncovered a skimming attack on large US retailers The team is pointing to the group Hidden Cobra, which has ties to North Korea The hackers have been … Read more

Scott Morrison warns UK as Australia hit by ‘China cyber hack’

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges UK to stay alert after his country was ‘hit by huge China cyber hack’ on businesses, schools and hospitals The cyber attack, believed to be by China, targeted everything from government to schools Scott Morrison, Australian PM, did not name the superpower responsible Morrison flagged his concerns over the … Read more

Amazon fought off largest denial of service cyber attack ever

Amazon says it spent three days fighting off the largest denial of service cyber attack ever recorded AWS Shield says it safeguarded against the biggest DDoS attack ever recorded The attack funneled 2.3 terabits of data per second at its target A previous record was set in 2018 with a max of 1.7 terabits per … Read more

Huge cyber attack is aimed at the Australian government 

‘A sophisticated state-based actor’: Huge cyber-attack on Australian government and businesses was conducted by a foreign government sparking fears China is responsible Cyber attack has been aimed at the Australian government and companies It is not clear who made the attempt or if it was successful  Last year China was responsible for a cyber-attack on … Read more