Increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware poses rising threat, warn government agencies

A surge in “sophisticated, high impact” ransomware attacks has prompted the United States, UK, and Australian cybersecurity agencies issue a joint advisory about the techniques being used by cybercriminals to attack businesses and organisations.

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The bizarre couple alleged to be behind one of the biggest cryptocurrency hacks of all time

A Manhattan couple in their 30s have been arrested in Manhattan in connection with the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

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Smashing Security podcast #261: North Korea hacked, DEA cosplay, and Horizon Worlds drama

Who’s wearing the pyjamas while they take down North Korea’s internet? Is it a case of cop or cosplay in Oregon? And what’s to fear about the metaverse?

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A US hacker blasted North Korea off the internet following missile tests

Last month, as North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a series of sabre-rattling hypersonic missile tests, cyber attacks disrupted the country’s internet infrastructure. But who was responsible?

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