Collaborate Disseminate
February’s crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Change Healthcare data for sale on dark web as fallout from ransomware attack spirals out of control
The international hotel chain Omni Hotels & Resorts has confirmed that a cyber attack last month saw it shut down its systems, with hackers stealing personal information about its customers.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-E blog. Continue reading 3.5 million Omni Hotel guest details held to ransom by Daixin Team
Police have successfully infiltrated and disrupted the fraud platform “LabHost”, used by more than 2,000 criminals to defraud victims worldwide.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Police smash LabHost international fraud network, 37 arrested
Take That’s Gary Barlow chats up a pizza-slinging granny from Essex via Facebook, or does he? And a scam takes a sinister turn – for both the person being scammed and an innocent participant – in Ohio.
All this and more is discussed in the latest e… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #368: Gary Barlow, and a scam turns deadly
Law enforcement officers in Zambia have arrested 77 people at a call centre company they allege had employed local school-leavers to engage in scam internet users around the world.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Zambia arrests 77 people in swoop on “scam” call centre
The East Central University (ECU) of Ada, Oklahoma, has revealed that a ransomware gang launched an attack against its systems that left some computers and servers encrypted and may have also seen sensitive information stolen.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading East Central University suffers BlackSuit ransomware attack
Learn more about the DragonForce ransomware – how it came to prominence, and some of the unusual tactics used by the hackers who extort money from companies with it.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading DragonForce ransomware – what you need to know
If 25 documents stolen is “very serious,” I’m not sure the words exist to describe the 1.3 terabytes of data that Leicester City Council now says it has had stolen by hackers. Continue reading When a breach goes from 25 documents to 1.3 terabytes…
MPs aren’t just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they’re receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?
All this and much m… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #367: WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore
Targus, the well-known laptop bag and case manufacturer, has been hit by a cyber attack that has interrupted its normal business operations.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Targus business operations disrupted following cyber attack