Sellafield nuclear waste dump faces prosecution over cybersecurity failures

The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has started legal action against the controversial Sellafield nuclear waste facility due to years of alleged cybersecurity breaches.

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Ransomware hits The Big Issue. Qilin group leaks confidential data

The Qilin ransomware group has targeted The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerable.

Spost on Qilin’s dark web leak site claimed the gang has stolen 550 GB of confidential data from the periodical’s parent company.

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Notorious Nemesis Market zapped by video game-loving German police

Nemesis Market, a notorious corner of the darknet beloved by cybercriminals and drug dealers, has been suddenly shut down after German police seized control of its systems.

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Ransomware: lessons all companies can learn from the British Library attack

In October 2023, the British Library suffered “one of the worst cyber incidents in British history,” as described by Ciaran Martin, ex-CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

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Smashing Security podcast #364: Bing pop-up wars, and the British Library ransomware scandal

There’s a Bing ding dong, after Microsoft (over?) enthusiastically encourages Chrome users to stop using Google, and silence hits the British Library as it shares its story of a ransomware attack.

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LockBit affiliate jailed for almost four years after guilty plea

An affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang has been sentenced to almost four years in jail after earlier pleading guilty to charges of cyber extortion and weapons charges.

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