Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting...Read More
A surge in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the cybersecurity industry, fueling a race among startups and giants alike. Over 30 AI-focused cybersecurity startups have emerged in the past three years, many in Israel, where the sector is buzzing with activity. AI is transforming cyber threats and defenses: attackers exploit it with malicious prompts, employees...Read More
Over 700 workers were left jobless after Russian hackers gained entry to their company’s computer systems by guessing a weak password and blocking them from accessing any of their data. KNP, the 158-year-old transport company formerly known as Knights of Old, is one of thousands of UK businesses that have been hit by ransomware attacks....Read More
A Kansas City, Mo., man, Nicholas Michael Kloster, 32, has pleaded guilty for hacking into the computer system at an area nonprofit, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The story was widely covered in media outlets due to Kloster’s motivations behind his cyberattacks on three organizations, including a local health club. TechRadar reports that Kloster emailed...Read More
Join the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County for the upcoming Summer 2025 Child Safety and Wellness Workshops. Participants will have the opportunity learn about: Kids and Cars Child Passenger Safety: Child passenger safety technicians will be available to check if car seats are installed properly. A limited number of car seats will be available for...Read More
Phot: Pxfuel Nepal is rapidly embracing the digital world, but alongside its progress lies a growing danger of cybercrimes. Once considered a distant issue, it has become a serious threat to individuals, businesses, and institutions. From online scams and data breaches to cyberbullying and extortion, digital threats are rising in both number and sophistication. The...Read More
The German media group Südwestdeutsche Medienholding (SWMH), which owns the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, among other publications, has been the target of a “critical IT security incident,” it said on Tuesday. The group said its internal network was briefly accessed by unauthorized individuals in mid-July, affecting all the companies connected by it, including the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten dailies. It said...Read More
In the world of cybersecurity, we’re facing a dangerous paradox. Organisations are investing more in sophisticated defense tools than ever before, yet the attack surface is expanding at an uncontrollable rate, leaving them perpetually on the back foot. The accelerated push to digital transformation, cloud adoption, and remote work has created a sprawling, fragmented, and...Read More
A notorious ransomware actor known by the alias $$$ has unveiled GLOBAL GROUP, positioning it as a cutting-edge Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation. Promising automated negotiations, cross-platform payloads, and lucrative affiliate splits, the group claims innovation in scalable extortion. However, deep forensic analysis of malware samples, infrastructure setups, and operational logic uncovers that GLOBAL is merely a...Read More
The UK government is planning to ban public bodies from paying ransoms to computer hackers, and private companies will be required to inform authorities if they plan to cave into cash demands. The stance, announced on Tuesday by the Home Office security minister, Dan Jarvis, is intended to send a message to international cybercriminals “that...Read More
