Microsoft launched its Cybersecurity Governance Council in 2024, and with it, named a group of deputy chief information security officers that ensure comprehensive oversight of the company’s cybersecurity risk, defense, and compliance. These leaders work in tandem with product and engineering leaders across the company to create accountability and advance cybersecurity protection for Microsoft, our […]

Flashpoint analysts have reported that between April 2024 and April 2025, the financial sector emerged as a prime target for cyber threat actors, with 406 publicly disclosed victims falling prey to ransomware attacks alone. This figure accounts for roughly seven percent of all ransomware victim listings during the period, underscoring the sector’s vulnerability to such […]

The wave of cyberattacks targeting British retailers is likely to continue, spelling more disrupted shopping for UK consumers, experts have warned. Harrods was the third major retailer to be targeted following ransomware attacks on Marks & Spencer and the Co-Op, for which a hacking gang has claimed responsibility. It is believed that hackers impersonated employees […]

This article includes a reference to violent sexual assault. Reports of a sophisticated new artificial intelligence platform started surfacing on cybersecurity blogs in April, describing a bespoke system whispered about on dark web hacker forums and created for the sole purpose of crime. But despite its shadowy provenance and evil-sounding name, Xanthorox isn’t so mysterious. […]

A pro-Russian hacking group has claimed to have successfully targeted a range of UK websites, including local councils and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, during a three-day campaign. In a series of social media posts, the group calling itself NoName057(16) suggested it had made a number of websites temporarily inaccessible, although it is […]

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Cyberattacks on hospitality businesses are more common than you may think, with hotels, restaurants, and other venues all prime targets for cybercriminals. Recently, Australian hotel group TFE Hotels (which manages Adina, Vibe, Travelodge and Rendezvous Hotels, to name a few) became the victim of a widespread cyberattack that completely disrupted operations. The cyberattack impacted TFE’s […]

Federal prosecutors have indicted a man living in Yemen who they believe to be the mastermind behind the Black Kingdom ransomware. The individual, Rami Khaled Ahmed, is accused of developing the ransomware, and then infecting around 1,500 computer systems with it. The infested systems were in the U.S. as well as other countries. Ahmed has […]