Collaborate Disseminate
It’s just two days since former SNP leader Alex Salmond launched a brand new political party to campaign for an independent Scotland.
And already it has suffered a data breach. Continue reading Alex Salmond’s Alba party website leaks data in IDOR foul-up
UK fashion retailer FatFace, which made headlines this week by appearing to ask its customers to keep its cyber attack “strictly private and confidential”, has reportedly paid a $2 million ransom to the criminals responsible. Continue reading FatFace pays out $2 million to Conti ransomware gang
Insurance firm CNA Hardy says that it has suffered a “sophisticated cybersecurity attack” that has impacted its operations, including its email system. According to a statement posted on the firm’s website, CNA determined it had falle… Continue reading Cyber insurance giant CNA hit by ransomware attack
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and orga… Continue reading Get FREE threat intelligence on hackers and exploits with the Recorded Future Cyber Daily
Organisations hit by ransomware attacks are finding themselves paying out more than ever before, according to a new report.
According to the research, the average payment following a ransomware attack in 2020 rocketed up 171% to $312,493 compared to… Continue reading Average ransomware payouts shoot up 171% to over $300,000
British fashion retailer FatFace has been hacked.
Whoops! I said it. Sorry.
I’m not sure they wanted anyone to talk about it, so maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned it. Continue reading FatFace would like everyone to keep its data breach “strictly private and confidential”
PC manufacturer Acer might have received a $50 million ransom demand, a warning spreads on Facebook about a trick being used by hackers, and why are the City of London’s police not happy about Sci Hub?
All this and much much more is discussed in the… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #220: Ransoms, scandals, and glitter bombs
A man has been sentenced to two years in a federal prison after wreaking an act of revenge against a company, deleting so many staff’s user accounts that the firm had to shut down completely for two days.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender B… Continue reading Businesses! Beware the vengeful IT contractor!
Things don’t get much worse than having to admit to your employees that a gang of cybercriminals have broken into your infrastructure, stolen the private details (social security numbers, names and home addresses) of your staff, and are demanding that … Continue reading Bank loses customers’ social security numbers after ransomware attack
A member of the REvil ransomware gang claims that the group specifically targets firms who have taken our cyberinsurance.
And what’s more, it will hack insurance firms to identify them… Continue reading Ransomware gang says it targets firms who have cyber insurance