New analysis by Comparitech shows that government entities remain a frequent target for ransomware gangs. Of the 39 confirmed attacks — where the organization publicly acknowledges what’s happened — in April, 21 were on businesses, nine on government entities, six on healthcare companies and three on educational institutions. Among 440 unconfirmed attacks — claimed by […]

German police seized the dark web shop Pygmalion, gaining access to customer data linked to over 7,000 drug orders in a major investigation. A major dark web drug operation and marketplace operating under the name “Pygmalion” has been disrupted by German law enforcement, with its infrastructure dismantled and several individuals arrested following a months-long investigation. […]

  Process sensors are devices that respond to physical stimuli such as temperature, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, voltage, current, motion, time, etc. The physical stimuli are electronically converted to physical measurements such as temperature, volts, amps, pressure, level, flow, chemistry, etc., and provide trusted input to control systems, controllers, motors, protective relays, operational technology (OT) […]

Your business is in danger as infostealer malware surges. getty As high-street retailers in the U.K. are the latest to fall victim to devastating cyberattacks, with ransomware high on the criminal agenda, now is the time to start taking one oft-undervalued attack type very seriously indeed. Infostealer malware is responsible for the theft of billions […]

Guest blog courtesy of Halcyon.A ransomware attack on a printing vendor has resulted in the extraction of customer information from DBS Bank and the Singapore branch of Bank of China (BOC).  The incident, reported to authorities on April 6, did not involve a breach of bank systems or customer login credentials. DBS stated that around […]

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has spoken out following a wave of cyber attacks against British retailers that has stricken household names such as Marks and Spencer (M&S), Co-op, and Harrods, warning others to be on their guard against similar intrusions. The current series of incidents – which are not yet confirmed to […]