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U.K. attorney general: Allies must collaborate on attribution of international cyberattacks

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Britain’s top prosecutor says that countries need to work together to determine the identity of attackers behind cross-border cyberattacks. In a Wednesday speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank, U.K. Attorney General Jeremy Wright made the case that the world needs to do more to make sure that international law is enforced when it comes to cybercrime. To that end, he argued that the U.K. and its allies should make attribution a priority. “Cyberspace is not – and must never be – a lawless world. It is the U.K.’s view that when states and individuals engage in hostile cyber-operations, they are governed by law just like activities in any other domain,” Wright said. “The question is not whether or not international law applies, but rather how it applies and whether our current understanding is sufficient.” In his speech, Wright went at length to legally justify […]

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Healthcare IT Leaders Most Concerned about Ransomware and Insider Threats: Survey

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Just over a year ago, the WannaCry ransomware attack wreaked havoc on the UK National Health Service (NHS), ultimately disrupting a third of its facilities and causing a rash of canceled appointments and operations. Breaches are always a concern in hea… Continue reading Healthcare IT Leaders Most Concerned about Ransomware and Insider Threats: Survey→

WannaCry hero charged with creating Kronos banking malware

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The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins (@Malwaretech on Twitter), who
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Organisations across the UK are still struggling with ransomware

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A year after the WannaCry ransomware attack impacted an estimated 200,000 victims, new research has revealed that organisations across the UK are still struggling to deal with ransomware. Webroot surveyed over 400 IT decision makers at UK businesses an… Continue reading Organisations across the UK are still struggling with ransomware→

WannaCry Dominates Ransomware News in 2017, Drives 415 Percent Attack Boost

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WannaCry drove a 415 percent increase in ransomware attacks and accounted for 90 percent of all detection reports in 2017. In addition to these eye-popping numbers, F-Secure’s “The Changing State of Ransomware” report also offered some positive ransomware news: The lack of big paydays for campaigns such as WannaCry and NotPetya are now causing a […]

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Bitcoin Ransomware Hits Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy website

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The official website of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and coal was
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Lawmakers want to know how to mitigate cyber risk in medical devices

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House lawmakers are calling on stakeholders in the health care industry for tips on how to secure old technology in the medical field. The Committee on Energy and Commerce put out a request for information Friday detailing its concern that outdated equipment and software used in hospitals and other medical organizations pose cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can put patients at risk. “While health care cybersecurity is a complex, nuanced challenge with many different contributing factors, the use of legacy technologies, which are typically more insecure than their modern counterparts, continues to be a root cause of many incidents,” the committee wrote. Fueling the committee’s concern is the WannaCry ransomware attack that paralyzed operations at numerous hospitals and health organizations around the world. The May 2017 attack, which has been widely attributed to North Korea, exploited unpatched versions of Microsoft Windows. In some cases, the machines were being used to run medical devices, such as MRI scanners and […]

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