AI is already being used by ransomware gangs, warns NCSC

In a newly published report, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that malicious attackers are already taking advantage of artificial intelligence and that the volume and impact of threats – including ransomware – will increase in … Continue reading AI is already being used by ransomware gangs, warns NCSC

AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks

All types of cyber threat actor are already using artificial intelligence (AI) to varying degrees, UK National Cyber Security Centre’s analysts say, and predict that AI “will almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of c… Continue reading AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks

Former British Cyberespionage Agency Employee Gets Life in Prison for Stabbing an American Spy

Former British cyberespionage agency employee was sentenced in a London court for attempted murder, will have to serve at least 13 years in prison.
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FBI, GCHQ Unite To Foil Russian Malware Hacking Tool

By Owais Sultan
A joint advisory from the National Cyber Security Centre has detailed how the UK and its allies have cracked Snake, a Russian malware used by the FSB.
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Streamlining cybersecurity decision-making for analysts and CISOs

Using structured, machine-readable data in defensive systems can present a significant challenge. In this Help Net Security interview, Giorgos Georgopoulos, CEO at Elemendar, discusses these challenges and how Elemendar’s application can help cyb… Continue reading Streamlining cybersecurity decision-making for analysts and CISOs

As Russia invades, Ukrainian government networks suffer high-profile DDoS disruption

A series of Ukrainian government websites were inaccessible Wednesday after what a government official described as a “mass DDoS attack,” marking the second apparent distributed denial-of-service disruption to hit government sites there in the last eight days. The websites for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers suffered network disruptions in an incident that “appears consistent with recent DDOS attacks,” according to NetBlocks, a London-based organization that tracks internet access. DDoS attacks knock sites offline by flooding them with phony traffic. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, said the country was experiencing another DDoS attack that also targeted Ukrainian banks, the Kyiv Independent reported shortly after observers around the world began noticing the disruptions. In a subsequent message posted to Telegram Fedorov said a “mass DDoS attack” began at about 4 p.m. local […]

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My Participation in GCHQ’s Top Secret “Lovely Horse” Program to Monitor Hackers Online – An Elaboration

Dear blog readers,Did you know that you can actually find me in Snowden’s archive by simply searching for my name where it will eventually lead you to a GCHQ Top Secret lawful surveillance program to monitor hackers online in specific their Twitter acc… Continue reading My Participation in GCHQ’s Top Secret “Lovely Horse” Program to Monitor Hackers Online – An Elaboration